This course has been designed for lawyers who practice in, or who desire to practice in Federal Litigation.
This course will teach students how to apply the Federal Court Rules 2011 when commencing and conducting federal court litigation. The course includes the legal requirements and the following important principles of Federal Court litigation:
• The Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011
• Pleadings
• Class Actions
• Applications to the Court on the Papers Active Case Management
• Complex Litigation and Discovery
• Errors of Law
• Appointing an Expert Witness.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
By the conclusion of this course it is intended that students who have successfully completed all of the course requirements will have an understanding of how to:
1. Describe, apply and have an understanding of Federal Court practice and procedure under the Federal Court Rules 2011.
2. Demonstrate an ability to draft a Federal Court Originating Application or a Notice of Appeal in accordance with the Rules and case law.
3. Critically analyse and evaluate pleadings.
4. Identify an error of law in a judgment.
5. Summarise, analyse and debate complex litigation and discovery according to the Federal Court Rules 2011 and current case law.
6. Interpret, analyse and draft an Advice to a client relating to a Federal Court Originating Application or a Notice of Appeal.
7. Hypothesise and critically discuss the process for ensuring Federal Court Litigation is conducted according to Federal Court Rules 2011, current case law and according to active case management within the Federal Court.
Other Information
This course is run on WATTLE. Once enrolled logon to WATTLE using your ISIS username and password. When available students will be able to gain access to the course materials.
Indicative Assessment
Indicative assessment may include:
1. A short exercise each week for ten weeks from week 1 to 10 on individual topics - 40%
2. Online discussion forum on WATTLE - 10%
3. Federal Court Process and Advice - 50%, 4000 words
The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.
Workload
Equivalent to 26 contact hours online through WATTLE.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
There is no prescribed text. Information on suggested readings will be made available in the Course Study Guide
Preliminary Reading
There is no required preliminary reading, but suggested readings will be listed in the Course Study Guide which will be posted to the Wattle course site prior to the commencement of the course.
Assumed Knowledge
Students must have completed an LLB or JD or equivalent.
This course does not assume a specialised knowledge of Federal Litigation as such, but students enrolling in it will have general background in federal jurisdiction in Australia from their LLB studies.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $3252 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $4638 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2413 | 15 Feb 2016 | 26 Feb 2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 27 May 2016 | Online | N/A |
