| Type: | Postgraduate Subject |
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| Code: | LAWS77-772 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Law |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
Dispute Resolution: Practice and Procedure is an elective subject in postgraduate programs offered by the Faculty of Law. This subject deals with a range of practical aspects of dispute resolution with a focus on the roles of legal practitioners as third party interveners (mediators and arbitrators) and as legal representatives for the parties in a range of dispute resolution processes (including those of negotiation, mediation, collaborative law and arbitration). The subject is designed to prepare students for those aspects of dispute resolution which have practical application in the day to day practice of lawyers, considering current trends in dispute resolution in the Australian civil justice system. The subject examines a range of issues, from advising clients about the benefits (and disadvantages) of dispute resolution processes, to helping clients deal with psychological impediments to settlement, to drafting the terms of settlement reached by the parties.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Write a research paper based on the critical analysis of legal research related to processes and practices of dispute resolution.
- Diagnose causes of conflict and develop strategies to manage the conflict within the relevant dispute resolution processes.
- Identify and apply ethical obligations and responsibilities of lawyers and mediators in dispute resolution processes.
- Inform clients about appropriate dispute resolution options and prepare them for participation in various dispute resolution processes.
Enrolment requirements
| Requisites: |
Nil |
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| 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. Juris Doctor students are expected to have completed a minimum of 80 credit points of compulsory law subjects. |
| Restrictions: |
This subject is not available to
Students must be admitted into a Masters level 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. Anti-requisites: |
Subject outlines
- January 2025 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - Dispute Resolution: Practice and Procedure]
- January 2024 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - Dispute Resolution: Practice and Procedure]
- January 2023 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - Dispute Resolution: Practice and Procedure]
- January 2022 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - Dispute Resolution: Practice and Procedure]
- January 2021 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - Dispute Resolution: Practice and Procedure]
- January 2020 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - Dispute Resolution: Practice and Procedure]
- January 2019 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - Dispute Resolution: Practice and Procedure]
- January 2018 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - Dispute Resolution: Practice and Procedure]
Subject dates
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January 2025
Non-Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 10/11/2024 Semester start: 20/01/2025 Subject start: 20/01/2025 Last enrolment: 31/01/2025 Teaching census: 13/02/2025 Withdraw - Financial: 14/02/2025 Withdraw - Academic: 02/03/2025
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| Enrolment opens: | 10/11/2024 |
| Semester start: | 20/01/2025 |
| Subject start: | 20/01/2025 |
| Last enrolment: | 31/01/2025 |
| Teaching census: | 13/02/2025 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 14/02/2025 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 02/03/2025 |