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!Faculty!of!Law! ! !

LAW!454! !REMEDIES! ! !

Semester!2,!2019! ! Unit!Outline! ! ! Dr!Elise!Histed!! ! ! ! ! ! !!

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Tuesdays!2-3pm!(and!always!by!email)!

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Mr!Andrew!Walker!

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Lecturer!&!Tutor:!

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Dr!Adrian!Staples!

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TBA.!!However!you!are!welcome!to!make!an!appointment! by!email.!

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Mr!Muhammed!Zain!Ul!Abedin!

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© The University of Tasmania 2015

CONTENTS! !

WHAT IS THE UNIT ABOUT?

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UNIT!DESCRIPTION!

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INTENDED!LEARNING!OUTCOMES!

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LEARNING!ACCESS!PLAN!ADJUSTMENTS!

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GRADUATE!QUALITY!STATEMENT!

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ALTERATIONS!TO!THE!UNIT!AS!A!RESULT!OF!STUDENT!FEEDBACK!

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PRIOR!KNOWLEDGE!&/OR!SKILLS!

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HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED?

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ASSESSMENT!SCHEDULE!

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ASSESSMENT!DETAILS!

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HOW!YOUR!FINAL!RESULT!IS!DETERMINED!

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SUBMISSION!OF!ASSIGNMENTS!

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REVIEW!OF!RESULTS!AND!APPEALS!

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ACADEMIC!REFERENCING!

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ACADEMIC!MISCONDUCT!

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WHAT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE?

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MYLO!

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RESOURCES!

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ACTIVITIES!

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COMMUNICATION!

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CONCERNS!AND!COMPLAINTS!

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FURTHER!INFORMATION!AND!ASSISTANCE!

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UNIT!SCHEDULE!

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WHAT IS THE UNIT ABOUT? Unit!description! The!question!of!‘what!remedy’!permeates!all!areas!of!law:!contract,!property,!company! law,!insolvency!law,!tax!law,!etc.!This!unit!provides!students!with!an!integrated! understanding!of!the!role!of!remedies!in!the!law!though!exposure!to!the!differing! types!of!remedy!–!from!self-help!remedies!to!compensation!and!equitable!remedies.! As!remedies!form!part!of!all!common!law,!we!will!be!considering!cases!from!a!number! of!other!countries!in!our!journey.!!Most!of!these!are!from!the!United!Kingdom,!but!we! may!also!be!looking!at!cases!from!New!Zealand!and Canada!as!we!look!at!and!compare! the!divergence!of!Australian!law!from!all!of!these!jurisdictions.!!! !

Intended!Learning!Outcomes! ! Law!Threshold! Learning! Outcomes!

Unit!Learning!Outcomes! On!completion!of!this!unit,! students!should!be!able!to:!

Assessment! Methods!

UTAS!Graduate! Attributes!

identify!key!legal!concepts! Examination!! Knowledge! relating!to!Remedies!in!the! Weekly!notes! Global! cases,!legislation!and! hypothetical!factual! perspective! scenarios! ! • explain!(in!writing!in!the! examinations,!and!orally!in! tutorials)!legal!principles,! legislation!and!policies! used!by!judges!to!guide! their!decision-making!in! Remedies! • apply!those!legal!principles,! legislation!and!policies!to! hypothetical!factual! scenarios!in!order!to! predict!how!a!judge!might! decide!the!issues!arising!on! those!facts;! • critique!the! appropriateness!of!those! legal!principles,!legislation! and!policies!in!the!current! •

TLO!1! Knowledge!

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TLO!3! Thinking!Skills!

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TLO!5!

Communication! and! collaboration! •

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TLO!6! Selfmanagement!

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legal!environment;!and! appreciate!some!of!the!core! distinctions!between!the! law!of!Remedies!in! Australia!and!some!other! common!law!jurisdictions.! distinguish!issues!that!lack! legal!significance!from! those!that!are!legally! significant!in!a!Remedies! context! apply!legal!knowledge!the! subject!of!TLO1!to!a!variety! of!Remedies!related!factual! scenarios!! read!and!analyse!the! relevant!Remedies!law,!and! ascertain!the!relevant! principles!and!the!factors! that!determine!their! application! read!and!analyse!relevant! academic!commentary!on! principles!of!Remedies! communicate!analysis!of! legal!issues!and!broader! areas!of!legal!/!academic! dispute!in!Remedies!law! make!persuasive!arguments! in!solving!legal!problems! relating!to!Remedies! work!independently,! manage!time!effectively! and!reflect!upon!your!own! understanding!and! ongoing!performance!in! the!unit;! practice!effective!study! techniques!for!problem! solving!based!assessment.!

Examination!! Problem-solving! skills! Weekly!notes!! Tutorial! preparation! in!advance!of! exams!

Examination! Tutorial! preparation! in!advance!of! exams!

Communication! skills!

Tutorial! Knowledge! preparation! in!advance!of! exams! Weekly!notes! Examination!

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Learning Access Plan Adjustments If you are on a Learning Access Plan (LAP), you are still required to satisfy all of the Threshold Learning Outcomes (TLOs) of this unit. The TLOs set out what an LLB graduate ‘is expected to know, understand and be able to do’ as a result of their learning in the course; they are ‘expressed as minimum standards of performance, achievement or attainment’. For example, the TLOs require that you: •

communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences;

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collaborate effectively; and

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learn and work independently.

You are responsible for making yourself aware of the TLO standards and for proactively engaging with academic staff to adequately and appropriately implement adjustments to unit requirements. Any requests for extensions on assignments must comply with ‘Requests for extensions’ as stated in this Unit Outline. For the avoidance of doubt, you are required to request any extension prior to the due date for the assignment, even if your LAP indicates that extensions should be considered. You are specifically expected in this unit to: i. ii. iii.

Proactively assess the compatibility of all unit assessment with your current Learning Access Plan; Identify the need for adjustments in accordance with their Learning Access Plan; and Discuss any proposed adjustments with the Unit Coordinator during Week 1 or within one week of the development of a new Learning Access Plan.

NOTE: You are required to provide a copy of your LAP to Dr Elise Histed within two weeks of the start of semester, or within obtaining one. If you do not, she will not make any special arrangements for you. !

Graduate!Quality!Statement! Successful!completion!of!this!unit!supports!your!development!of!course!learning! outcomes,!which!describe!what!a!graduate!of!a!course!knows,!understands!and!is!able! to!do.!Course!learning!outcomes!are!available!from!the!Course!Coordinator.!Course! learning!outcomes!are!developed!with!reference!to!national!discipline!standards,! Australian!Qualifications!Framework!(AQF),!any!professional!accreditation! requirements!and!the!University!of!Tasmania’s!Graduate!Quality!Statement. Course! Learning!outcomes!for!the!Bachelor!of!Laws!are!the!Australian!Learning!and!Teaching!

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Council!(Threshold!Learning!Outcomes),!in!which!the!LACC!Prescribed!Areas!of! Academic!Knowledge!(Priestley!11)!are!embedded.!! ! The!University!of!Tasmania!experience!unlocks!the!potential!of! individuals.!Our!graduates!are!equipped!and!inspired!to!shape!and! respond!to!the!opportunities!and!challenges!of!the!future!as! accomplished!communicators,!highly!regarded!professionals!and! culturally!competent!citizens!in!local,!national,!and!global!society.! University!of!Tasmania!graduates!acquire!subject!and!multidisciplinary! knowledge!and!skills!and!develop!creative!and!critical!literacies!and!skills! of!inquiry.!Our!graduates!recognise!and!critically!evaluate!issues!of!social! responsibility,!ethical!conduct!and!sustainability.!Through!respect!for! diversity!and!by!working!in!individual!and!collaborative!ways,!our! graduates!reflect!the!values!of!the!University!of!Tasmania.! ! !

Alterations!to!the!unit!as!a!result!of!student!feedback! ! No!alterations!have!been!made.! ! !

Prior knowledge &/or skills ! Other!than!the!knowledge!and!skills!obtained!in!the!unit!pre-requisites!and!corequisites,!no!further!knowledge!and/or!skills!are!required.! ! !

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HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED? Assessment!schedule! Assessment task

Date due

Percent weighting

Links to Intended Learning Outcomes

Assessment!Task!1:!Attendance!at! tutorials!!

Entire! Semester!

5%!

TLO!3,!5,!6!

Assessment!Task!2:!Weekly!Notes! on!Readings!to!be!handed!in!at! Monday!lectures!

Entire! Semester!

20%!

TLO!1,!3,!6!

Assessment!Task!3:!Final! Examination!

End!of! Semester!

75%!

TLO!1,!3,!5,!6!

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Assessment!details! Assessment!task!1! Task description

5%!of!your!assessment!is!calculated!upon!your!attendance!at! tutorials.!!Attendance!registers!will!be!taken!at!all!tutorials.!!One! mark!will!be!given!for!each!tutorial!round!attended. If!you!have! good!reason!for!not!attending!(e.g.!medical)!you!should!contact! your!tutor!to!explain!your!absence!and!organise!to!attend!a! different!tutorial!group!instead!for!that!tutorial!round.!

Assessment criteria

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Links to unit’s intended learning outcomes

TLO!3,!5,6!

Task length

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Assessment!task!2! 20%!of!your!assessment!is!comprised!of!weekly!notes!to!be! handed!in!to!Law!Reception!by!5!pm!on!Wednesday!of!each!week.!! You!will!be!expected!to!attend!and!to!hand!in!each!week!the!set!of! ‘Notes!on!Readings’.!!One!set!at!random!of!your!Notes!will!be! marked!and!form!part!of!the!mark!for!this!section!of!your!

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assessment.!!The!first!set!of!notes!handed!in!will!be!broadly! assessed!and!returned!so!that!you!know!you!are!performing! appropriately.!By!doing!this!you!will!have,!at!the!end!of!semester,! a!full!set!of!your!own!notes!to!revise!for!the!examination.!!You! must!keep!copies!of!what!you!hand!in.!!On!MyLO!you!will!find! guides!to,!and!examples!of,!weekly!notes.! ! Assessment criteria

See!below!

Links to unit’s intended learning outcomes

TLO!1,!3,!6!

Task length

As!you!feel!appropriate.!

Date due

Wednesday!of!each!week.!

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Final!Exam! Description / conditions

Open!book!examination!worth!75%!of!your!marks.!

Assessment criteria

See!below!

Links to unit’s intended learning outcomes

TLO!1,!3!5,!6!

Duration

Two!hours!

Date

The!final!exam!is!conducted!by!the!Student!Centre!in!the!formal! examination!period.!!See!the!Examinations!and!Results!page!on! the!University’s!website,!or!access!your!personal!exams!timetable! by!logging!into!the!eStudent!Centre!-!Personal!Exams!Timetable! for!specific!date,!time!and!location!closer!to!the!examination! period.!!

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Remedies!Assessment!Criteria:! 1

Identification of Question

Does not identify the major legal issues being asked. Fails to scope question

Identifies the major legal issues, but fails to identify the secondary legal issues. Scopes the question appropriately

Identifies the major legal issues, but fails to identify the secondary legal issues. Scopes the question appropriately, with consideration of minor tangential issues.

Clear ability to Identify all legal issues and scopes the question accordingly

Excellent ability to Identify all legal issues. Scopes question thus.

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Knowledge and understanding of the law

Shows significant or fundamental errors in knowledge and understanding of the law. Provides little or no evidence that relevant cases and legislation have been consulted

Shows a basic understanding of the relevant law. Provides little evidence that relevant cases and legislation have been consulted and analysed

Demonstrates a competent understanding of the law. Basic evidence that relevant cases and legislation have been read, understood and analysed.

Demonstra tes a good understand ing of the law and its underlying rationale. Evidence that relevant cases and legislation have been consulted and analysed, but could have been used more fully

Demonstrates a very good understanding of the law and its underling rationale. Evidence that relevant cases and legislation have been consulted and analysed in depth

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Critical Analysis & Argument

No application or critical analysis OR Application or analysis demonstrates a significant or fundamental lack of understanding about the relevant legal principle.

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Originality

Poor engagement. Little or no originality of thought.

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General Structure, grammar, expression, spelling, etc.

Spelling errors, poor grammar, structure illogical.

Displays a basic ability to apply and critically analyse the law in the context of the legal issue raised.

Displays competent ability to apply and critically analyse the law in the context of the legal issue raised.

Displays a good ability to apply and critically analyse the law in the context of the legal issue raised. AND Demonstrate s a clear and evaluative approach, with a good ability to identify and evaluate counter agreements.

Displays an exceptional ability to apply and critically analyse the law in the context of the legal issue raised. AND Demonstrates a clear and evaluative approach, and extremely good ability to identify and evaluate counter arguments.

Engages with the topic but typically provides a summary of facts/cases.

Some engagement with the topic. Limited originality.

Good engagem ent with the topic and originality of thought

Excellent engagement with the topic and originality of thought

Spelling accurate, and grammar has only occasional errors. Structure generally logical but with some misplacement

Grammar is correct, spelling is accurate and structure is logical

Grammar is correct, spelling is accurate and structure is logical

Grammar is correct, spelling is accurate and structure is logical.

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How!your!final!result!is!determined! Your!final!result!will!be!determined!by!adding!together!your!marks!for!all!assessment! tasks!and!the!final!exam!to!produce!a!mark!out!of!100.! !

Submission!of!assignments! ! Weekly!notes!are!to!be!submitted!to!reception!by!5!pm!on!Wednesday!each!week.!! There!is!a!Guide!to!how!to!create!the!Weekly!Notes!available!on!MyLO!under!the! Assessment!heading,!together!with!an!example!of!an!HD!set!of!notes!on!Self-Help.! You!must!keep!a!copy!of!what!you!hand!in.! !

Requests!for!extensions! If!you!require!an!extension,!you!must!email!Mr!Muhammed!Zain!Ul!Abedin!or!Dr! Adrian!Staples!and!ask!for!one,!specifying!what!the!reason!is!for!inability!to!submit!the! notes!and!when!you!are!going!to!be!able!to!submit!them.!!You!should!be!aware!that! long!extensions!will!not!be!permitted,!as!this!will!build!up!the!amount!of!work!you! have!to!do!each!week!and!also!mean!you!will!fall!behind!in!understanding!in!lectures.! !

Penalties! If!you!have!not!handed!in!a!set!of!notes!for!the!week!that!will!be!chosen!at!random!for! marking,!you!will!not!have!any!marks!for!this!part!of!the!assessment.! !

Review!of!Results!and!Appeals! ! The!Law!Faculty!follows!the!standard!University!procedures!for!review!of!results!and! appeals.!

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Any! queries! in! respect! of! results! awarded! in! the! unit! should! be! directed,! in! the! first! instance,!to!the!Unit!Coordinator.!!! Requests!for!review!of! internal( marks!need!to!be!made! within! 5! days! of! release! of! marks.! Final!Results:!!If!you!lodge!an!official!Application!for!Review!of!Assessment,!please! note!Senate!Rule!6,!clause!5.12.1:!‘A!student!may!apply!for!a!review!of!their!final!result! notified!to!them!under!clause!5.5,!only!when!there!are!academic!or!procedural!reasons! for!the!request.’!Your!application!must!specifically!articulate!a!valid!ground!of!review,! being!academic!or!procedural.!If!the!ground!is!academic,!your!explanation!should! specifically!reference!particular!marking!criteria!or!other!circumstances!indicating!an! academic!fault!or!flaw!in!the!unit!assessment.!Applications!lacking!a!valid!ground!of! review!will!be!returned!for!insufficiency.!No!refunds!are!available!for!fees!paid.!! The!standard!of!review!applied!in!the!Faculty!of!Law!is!as!follows:!Was!the!mark! ‘unreasonable’!in!the!sense!that!no!reasonable!assessor!with!expertise!in!the!subject! matter!and!having!regard!to!the!curriculum!and!content!of!the!unit!could!have! awarded!the!mark?! ! !

Academic!referencing! In!your!written!work!y...