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BU1112 - Business Law 
Comprehensive Revision Guide and Course Notes 2024 
 
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James Cook University - BU1112: Business Law

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2023 - 2024

University	James Cook University
Study Level	Undergraduate
Subject Code	BU1112
Subject Name	Business Law
Notes Title	Comprehensive Revision Guide and Course Notes
Page Length	54

This is a complete summary of everything that is examinable for the BU1112: Business Law - James Cook University. Within this document, you will find a comprehensive evaluation of the examinable topics for the subject. You will learn and discover the law affects business decision making and operations. It does so by examining a number of fundamental legal principles that impinge upon key business areas such as contract law, tort law, and consumer law. It also considers the relationship between business and regulators. This ideal guide is extremely helpful for you to revise all the topics, and to prepare for your assessments and the final exam.

The subject outlines the nature of law and its sources both nationally and internationally. The Australian legal framework is considered and the different courts within the system are introduced together with other dispute resolution options. The subject focuses on law in the context of business with special reference to contracts, torts, trade practices regulation, contract and consumer protection, property and intellectual property. Ethical perspectives to the law will be embedded throughout the subject by considering the nature of professionalism and the duties of professionals in the business context.

By the end of this subject, you will be able to:

examine and describe the Australian legal system and sources of law;
demonstrate an understanding of the core principles of the law of torts including negligence; the law of contract; consumer protection law; intellectual property law; agency law; and property law;
and - examine and describe the legal considerations and requirements associated with starting a business.

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BU1007	Principles of Data Analysis for Business
BU1104	Introduction to Management Concepts and Applications
BU1108	Marketing Matters
BU1112	Business Law
BX2011	Foundation of Accounting Principles
BX2012	Cost Management and Control
BX2014	Principles of Finance
BX2021	Managerial Economics
BX2022	Macroeconomic Policy
BX2031	Investment and Portfolio Analysis
BX2032	Financial Institutions and Markets
BX2122	Econometrics and Big Data Analysis
BX3011	Corporate Financial Accounting
BX3031	Multinational Business Finance
BX3112	Taxation Law
SC2202	Quantitative Methods in Science

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