Introduction to Civil Obligations - Exam Preparation

Introduction to Civil Obligations - Exam Preparation

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  EXAM PREPARATION: AGREEMENTS & NEGLIGENCE Thelaw regulates private interactions between citizens in society, both planned (contracts) and unplanned (negligence). The law imposes elements for a contract to be valid and for a negligence claim to be successful. Both the common law and statutory protection provide stakeholders with remedies. QSA Legal Studies Syllabus
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  THE EXAM During examblock – Weeks 7 and 8  Exact time TBC  DE will do the exam the same week 90 minutes Extended response to stimulus 400-600 word response Seen stimulus (on Learner.Link) Unseen questions Case names provided Essay format (no ‘I’, ‘my’, ‘me’, ‘we’, etc)  Eg. NOT I recommend, RATHER It is recommended
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  TOPICS WE HAVECOVERED (MANY HAVE SUBTOPICS AS WELL) Agreements pp38-66  Elements of a contract  Promissory estoppel  Terms of a contract  Form of an agreement  Misrepresentation  Mistakes  Legislation  Implied obligations  Exclusion clauses  Remedies  Contemporary issues Negligence pp67-89  Duty of care  Defences  Remedies  Motor vehicles  Product liability  Workplaces  Insurance  No-fault compensation schemes  Duty of care in schools  Duty of care in sport
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  LEGISLATION Agreements  Electronic Transactions(Queensland) Act 2001 (Qld)  Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)  Sale of Goods Act 1896 (Qld)  Fair Trading Act 1989 (Qld) Negligence  Law Reform Act 1995 (Qld)  Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld)  Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 (Qld)  Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)  Sale of Goods Act 1896 (Qld)  Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) Write notes on how these Acts relate to the topics of Agreements and Negligence.
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  CASES Agreements Negligence Use yourtextbook to list important cases for various topics we have studied this semester. Identify the name of the case, summarise what happened (perhaps use a flow chart), identify the claims being made and detail the outcome. These cases can be used as precedents in your exam. Many of the main cases are identified in the textbook as ‘Case Study’ in a beige box (eg. p40 Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company). Others are discussed in the text (eg. P43, first column, bottom paragraph, Roscorla v Thomas)