Corporate Law Individual Research Essay Outline

This document is an outline for the individual research essay on corporate law, discussing the remedies available for breach of contract. It includes the understanding of the essay question, primary and secondary sources, and an outline of the argument.

CORPORATE LAW (BO1CLAW314)
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH ESSAY: OUTLINE
DUE DATE: Night before your CLAW class in WK7 (see example at the end)
ESSAY OUTLINE
Q 1: My understanding of the essay question is: _____________________________________________
_________The essay has helped to understand the remedies that are available with the aggrieved party
when he faces a breach of contract. It was understood that there are :
1. legal or statutory remedies
2. Equitable remedies.
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Tips f or ans wering Q1 : Bre ak the que sti on dow n i nto smalle r parts Explain to me, usi ng pl ai n English, what the que stion me ans/ is asking Only focus on the que sti on… ple ase do NOT start e xplaining your e ssay ye t
Q 2: The primary authorities (Case Law/ Legislation) I plan to refer to in my essay are:
 Primary sources:
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 English Common Law of Contract
 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)
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STUDENT DETAILS: ________________________________________________________________________

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Res earch : Pl e ase i ndi cate (**) which two (2 ) authoritie s we re NOT found in
your te xtbook
Q 3: The secondary sources (books, articles, websites etc) I plan to refer to in my essay are:
 __ Secondary sources:
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 Stone, R. and Devenney, J., 2017. The modern law of contract. Routledge.
 McKendrick, E., 2014. Contract law: text, cases, and materials. Oxford University Press (UK).
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Q 4: Outline of your argument :
“In my essay I plan to argue that: _________________________________________________________
The remedies that are available with the aggrieved party when he faces a breach of contract. There are
two types of remedies:
1. legal or statutory remedies
2. Equitable remedies.
When there is a breach of contract, the aggrieved party is available with certain remedies under the
law of contract. Remedies can be of two type: legal or statutory remedies and equitable remedies which
help they aggrieved party recover monetary compensation from the breaching party. However, legal or
statutory remedies are mainly granted for recovering damages while the equitable remedy is granted
when the monetary damages are not sufficient to recover the loss sustained by the aggrieved party.
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“I will come to the conclusion that: _______________________________________________________
It is to be concluded that at certain times legal or statutory remedies and equitable remedies are both
awarded by the court. Such situations will be discussed in brief in the main solution.
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Tips f or ans wering Q4 :
 Think of i t thi s w ay: If I w as to ask you to e xplain your e ntire line of
argume nt to me i n unde r 10 se conds, what would you say? Be spe cifi c! (“I pl an to use the law and come to a good conclusion” is NOT
acce ptabl e ) It is a good i de a to i ncl ude the name of one of the case s/ article s you plan
to rely on and te l l me how you plan to use that case / article to come to your
conclusion NOTE: You are NO T al l ow e d to copy and paste your answe rs dire ctly into
your e ssay.
ABOUT THIS TASK:
This task is an outline of Assessment 3 (Individual Research Essay). The Outline is due in Week 7 and
the essay is due in Week 8.
WHY DO AN OUTLINE?
The aim of this outline to is to get you to start thinking about your essays EARLY and to give you an
opportunity to (a) work out whether you are on the right track and (b) correct any serious errors
before submitting your essay in Week 8.
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WHEN IS IT DUE?
Night before your WEEK 7 class
EXAMPLE: In WK 7, Sydney has class on Monday, 29 April… so the Sydney Outlines are due no later
than 00:00am on Sunday 28 April 2019).
HOW TO SUBMIT THE OUTLINE:
Outlines must be submitted in Word format through Turnitin AND you must bring a printed copy to
class in Week 7.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure you submit the outline to the correct link. If you are unsure,
ask your lecturer. The link is called: “ESSAY OUTLINES”
HOW THE OUTLINE IS MARKED:
Outlines will be marked in class (Week 7 tutorial time), and form part of CP marks. Lecturers will
move between the groups and carry out a brief discussion with each student about their outline. CP
marks (mark out of 3%) will be awarded on an individual bases and will be based on the student’s
understanding of their own outline.
NOTE: Lecturers are not able to give individual feedback outside of class times or by email. Students
who are unable to attend class in Week 7, will have to wait until Week 8 to receive feedback on their
outlines.
ABOUT YOUR ARGUMENT:
You are not locked in to the answers you provide in your outline. To be clear, if you tell me you plan
to come to a conclusion that the sky is blue, you are allowed to change your mind and tell me that
the sky is sometimes grey when you write your final essay.
ABOUT THE WORD COUNT:
Not relevant, but NOTE… you are NOT allowed to add any lines to the outline. Only use the lines
provided.
OTHER QUESTIONS: (*)
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(*) Please write down any other questions you may have (to help me add to future outlines)
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