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BSL165: Foundations of Business Law 
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BSL165: Foundations of Business Law - at Murdoch University

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 - 2025

University	Murdoch University
Study Level	Undergraduate
Unit Code	BSL165
Unit Name	Foundations of Business Law
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Format	PDF
Page Length	54

This is a complete summary of everything that is examinable for the BSL165: Foundations of Business Law - Murdoch University. Within this document, you will find a comprehensive evaluation of the examinable topics for the unit. 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 & the final exam!

This unit, Foundations of Business Law (BSL165) introduces students to the Australian legal system, its operation and development, and to the principles of law applicable to core areas of business, such as contract law, tort law and agency law. Students studying Business will usually find this unit essential and prerequisite to further studies.

✔ Upon completion, you will be able to confidently:

describe the Australian legal system in the context of the business world;
identify the basic legal rules and principles of agency law, partnership law, contract law and tort law;
identify situations where legal advice is necessary and communicate in an intelligent and informed manner with legal advisors on agency and contractual matters;
AND - critically analyse a hypothetical legal problem and clearly and coherently advise a hypothetical client on the relevant legal issues and support the advice by reference to primary sources.

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BSL165: Foundations of Business Law - at Murdoch University

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