TY - BOOK AU - Harvey,Callie TI - Cornerstones of Australian law: foundation skills SN - 9780734610669 AV - KU72 .H37 2005 U1 - 349.94 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Prahran, Vic. PB - Tilde University Press KW - Law KW - Study and teaching KW - Australia KW - Legislative bodies KW - Courts KW - Justice, Administration of N1 - Includes index; pt. A. The Australian legal system -- The basis of Australian law -- The Australian parliamentary system -- The hierarchy of courts -- How courts make laws -- The adversarial trial model -- pt. B. Torts -- Tort of negligence -- Defamation, nuisance and trespass -- pt. C. Contract law -- pt. D. Property law -- Mortgages and leases -- Insurance law -- Sale of goods -- Consumer protection -- Restrictive trade practices -- Consumer credit -- Debt recovery -- Marketing -- Advertising -- Intellectual property -- pt. F. Business ownership & bankruptcy law -- Agency -- Business entities -- Partnerships -- Companies -- Bankruptcy law N2 - "Extensively revised, expanding and updating the content of previous editions, and includes more case examples. Divided into 6 main parts: Part A looks at the Australian legal system; Part B addresses torts, plus coverage of defamation, nuisance and trespass; Part C covers contract law which is divided into three chapters; Part D covers property law, specifically mortgages and leases and insurance law; Part E details consumer law including the sale of goods, consumer protection, restrictive trade practices, marketing and advertising law and intellectual property law; Part F covers business ownership and bankruptcy law." -- pref ER -