Pre-requisite: It is highly recommended that you successfully complete unit 51005
Pre-requisite: before enrolling in this unit. If you have not, you may find it
Pre-requisite: difficult to successfully complete this unit.
In the introductory law unit students were exposed to basic principles of legal liability. In this unit the study of those principles is extended and applied to specific situations such as professional liability and consumer protection. Also, the opportunity is taken to canvas general principles of civil liability not previously covered including equitable remedies and the examination of the management of liability through insurance. In the second part of the course, critical aspects of financing businesses are dealt with through topics on property law, credit, securities and bankruptcy.