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LAWS77-203: Franchising and Small Business Law

Description

Franchising and Small Business Law is an elective subject in postgraduate programs offered by the Faculty of Law. The rapid growth of franchising both domestically and internationally has created a legal specialization of expanding importance. The course objectives are to provide the student with an understanding of the scope of franchise law and regulation and an appreciation of some of the more complex and subtle issues of this area of the law. Franchising and Small Business Law makes an excellent capstone subject as it encompasses topics of contract law, intellectual property, tort law, consumer law, competition law, real estate, and insurance, as well as theories of regulation.

Subject details

Code: LAWS77-203
Study areas:
  • Law

Learning outcomes

  1. Students will assimilate and evaluate information about franchising from a range of sources. Students will gain an understanding of and structure of regulatory framework for the franchise sector in Australia.
  2. Students will develop effective working capabilities and expand their knowledge of the topic through completing classwork in groups, evaluating and negotiating contracts and dispute resolution exercises.
  3. Students will improve their oral skills by presenting to the class on a topic regarding franchising law and/or regulation.
  4. Students will develop writing skills by writing a paper outlining and explaining the issues of their presentation topic.
  5. Students will develop an appreciation of ethical issues involved in the practice of franchising.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil

Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Assumed Prior Learning (or equivalent):

Juris Doctor students are expected to have completed a minimum of 80 credit points of compulsory law subjects.

Restrictions:

Must be admitted into a Masters Law degree OR LA-43040 Doctor of Legal Science (Research) OR be an approved Law Study Abroad or Law Exchange student.

This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.