LEGAL426-20B (HAM)

Commercial Transactions

15 Points

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Te Piringa - Faculty of Law

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Convenor(s)

Alberto Alvarez-Jimenez

Alberto Alvarez-Jimenez
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N.5.12
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Joel Manyam

Joel Manyam
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Paper Description

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An examination of the law on sale of goods, personal property securities, credit contracts and consumer finance, and aspects of fair trading and consumer guarantees law.
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Paper Structure

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This is a Semester B paper. The teaching component comprises ONE, 2 hour lecture per week.
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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • (a) Identify and apply to given fact scenarios, the statutory and common law rules that apply to contracts governed by the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017.
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  • (b) Identify and apply to given fact scenarios, relevant statutory rules in respect of the financing of the commercial sale and purchase of goods, as provided for by the Personal Property Securities Act 1999.
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  • (c) Identify and apply, relevant statutory rules, relating to credit contracts and consumer finance, as prescribed by the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003.
    (d) Identify and apply, relevant statutory provisions and legal principles in relation to fair trading law as contained in the Fair Trading Act 1986
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  • (e) Identify and apply relevant statutory rules that relate to the provision of consumer guarantees in respect of both goods and services pursuant to the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
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Assessment

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Assessment Components

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Legal Opinion/Essay
10 Sep 2020
5:00 PM
40
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
2. Test
60
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
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Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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Required and Recommended Readings

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Required Readings

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All law students are required to purchase, for use in all law papers, a copy of McLay, Murray & Orpin, New Zealand Law Style Guide, 3rd edition, Thomson Reuters (2018). This is available from Bennetts, at an approximate price of $37 incl GST.

In addition to the texts identified below, the Faculty of Law requires that students purchase the course materials book(s), of which there are TWO, for this paper. These are available from Waikato Print.

Required

Paper materials- there are TWO materials books for this course.

Statutes

Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003

Fair Trading Act 1986

Personal Property Securities Act 1999

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Recommended Readings

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Highly Recommended

Holderness, H., Introduction to Commercial Law, LexisNexis NZ Limited, Wellington), 5th Edition 2016

Miller L. & Barber M., Understanding Commercial Law, 9th Edition, 2019, LexisNexis NZ Limited, Wellington

Allan,B., The Law of Secured Credit, Thomson Reuters, Wellington, 2016

Tokeley K (ed), Consumer Law in New Zealand, 2nd Edition, 2014, LexisNexis NZ Limited, Wellington

Wood N.,Sale of Goods Law in New Zealand, Thomson Reuters, Wellington, 2018

Recommended

Allan B., Personal Property Securities Act & Analysis, Thomson Reuters, Wellington, 2010

Webb D., and Birkenshaw C., Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance in New Zealand, Brookers Limited, Wellington, 2004.

Bevan B., Consumer Credit, LexisNexis NZ Limited, 2005

Bevan & Others., Consumer Law, LexisNexis NZ Limited, Wellington, 2009

Of Interest

Malbon J and Nottage L(ed), Consumer Law & Policy in Australia and New Zealand, The Federation Press, 2013

Sarah Summers & Stuart Walker, Lending and Securities-changes to consumer and commercial credit laws, June 2012, New Zealand Law Society Continuing Legal Education Limited.

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Online Support

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Online support for this paper is provided via Moodle.
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Workload

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Students should expect to spend 150 hours in total on this paper. In addition to lecture attendance, significant time will need to be spent on background and complementary reading. Students should allow for periods of more-focused research time in the preparation of assignments.
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Linkages to Other Papers

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The University of Waikato Calendar 2019, stipulates LEGAL204 Contracts, as a prerequisite. LEGAL426-19B Commercial Transactions is NOT a compulsory course for the law degree.This paper supplements the core law papers with knowledge and skills essential to putting them into practice. However, for students seeking admission as members of AMINZ(Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand), it is a compulsory requirement that they complete LEGAL426-19BCommercial Transactions.
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Prerequisite(s)

Prerequisite papers: LEGAL204 or LAWS204

Corequisite(s)

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Restriction(s)

Restricted papers: LAWS426

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