Advanced Civil Litigation

Subject LAWS70202 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 7 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

June, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 24 to 26
Total Time Commitment: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Prerequisites: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Corequisites: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Recommended Background Knowledge: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Non Allowed Subjects: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Core Participation Requirements: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.

Contact

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Subject Overview:

Principal topics will include:

  • Recent significant procedural reforms in Australia and overseas
  • Law reform proposals
  • Cost of justice, including legal aid, contingency fees and compensatory costs
  • Judicial intervention, including case management
  • Duties to the court, including communications with the court and behaviour in court
  • Questions of jurisdiction
  • Preservation of the status quo, including Mareva injunctions, Anton Piller orders, provisional liquidation and receivership
  • Discovery and the duty to disclose
  • Acting on behalf of foreign and interstate litigants
  • Security for costs
  • Enforcement of judgments
  • Appeal processes
  • Tax implications of litigation
  • Pleadings
  • Pre-trial settlement procedures
  • Acting for infants and persons with a disability
  • Limitations of actions of claim
  • Tribunals and civil justice.
Objectives:

A student who has successfully completed this subject should:

  • Be able to assess issues of civil procedure at an advanced level
  • Be able to examine the procedures of state, federal and overseas courts on a comparative basis.
Assessment:

2 hour examination (50%) (13 August, pm)
5,000 word research paper (50%) (30 September) on a topic approved by the subject coordinator

Prescribed Texts: Visit the subject website for more information
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

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