POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS IN COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
A POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATION IN COMMERCIAL LITIGATION GIVES YOU AN EDGE
The College of Law helps you strengthen your expertise across pre-trial procedure, dispute resolution, and courtroom advocacy in commercial contexts. Your career is an opportunity to unlock your potential. Postgraduate study equips you with the practical skills to do it, helping you meet a version of yourself who can achieve things you could only imagine.
Advance your career with the practical skills to manage complex cases, refine your advocacy and develop effective litigation strategies. Study a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master of Laws and explore areas such as construction, insurance, intellectual property, insolvency, and corporations litigation.
Refine your advocacy, manage complex proceedings, and build recognition as a commercial litigation specialist.
Scroll down to explore postgraduate litigation law courses and subjects.
Intake 4, Starts 10 November 2025 | Intake 1, Starts 9 February 2026
PROGRAM OPTIONS - COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Graduate Certificate in Applied Law
2
Choose any two subjects across practice areas
A recognised law degree (LLB, JD, or equivalent)
Approx 6 months
Graduate Diploma of Applied Law (Commercial Litigation)
4
3 core subjects (CLP1, CLP2, CLP3) and 1 CLP elective subject
A recognised law degree (LLB, JD, or equivalent)
1 year part-time
Master of Laws (Applied Law) majoring in Commercial Litigation
8
3 CLP subjects, 4 elective subjects or a second major and the Capstone project in Commercial Litigation
A recognised law degree (LLB, JD, or equivalent)
2 years part-time
OR START WITH A GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
Take control of your career
If you decide later to progress towards a Masters, you’ll receive credit towards that award.
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION SUBJECTS
CLP00 - Capstone Project (Commercial Litigation)
Intake 2, 4TOPICS
THE SUBJECT HAS FOUR COMPONENTS
- Four short answer questions
- Two legal writing samples
- Oral communication (e.g. client interview) assessment held through online conferencing
- Reflective analysis
CLP1 - Foundations of Commercial Litigation
Intake 1, 3TOPICS
- Commercial relationships and contractual disputes
- Cutting across contracts
- Termination without breach – frustration and mistake
- Termination for breach of contract
- Statutory overlays on contracts
- Negligence, misrepresentation, and misleading and deceptive conduct
- Damages and other forms of relief
CLP2 - Pre-trial Procedures
Intake 2TOPICS
- Advising on commercial disputes
- Security for costs
- Preliminary discovery, search orders and freezing orders
- Commencing proceedings and identification of issues
- Preparing pre-trial applications and affidavits
- Gathering and managing evidence
- Conducting a hearing
- Early resolution and practical outcomes of proceedings
CLP3 - Dispute Resolution Processes
Intake 4TOPICS
- Dispute analysis and management
- Alternative dispute resolution processes
- Negotiation and conflict-handling skills
- Expert determination and commercial arbitration
- Mediation
- Collaborative law and conciliation
- Drafting deeds of release
- Dispute resolution by court hearing
CLP4 - Managing Complex Litigation
Intake 3TOPICS
Taking initial instructions and managing the client Understanding litigation costs Managing a project team Electronic discovery Managing issues of privilege Urgent applications and injunctions Class actions Foreign judgments, service and evidenceCLP11 - Building and Construction Disputes
Intake 1TOPICS
- Understanding building and construction contracts
- Common disputes issues
- Resolving disputes: Alternative dispute resolution and legal action
- Adjudication and judicial review
- Extra-contractual remedies in construction disputes
- Actions concerning residential building work
CLP12 - Insurance Disputes
Intake 4TOPICS
- Regulatory environment for insurance
- The contract of insurance
- Specific insurance issues
- Preparing and conducting insurance
- Litigation relating to agents and brokers
- Reinsurance arbitration
CLP13 - Intellectual Property Litigation
Intake 3TOPICS
Introduction to intellectual property Intellectual property disputes Pre-emptive strategies for protecting intellectual property Litigation strategy Pleading infringement Defending an action Final relief, and providing and quantifying damages Expert evidence and appealsCLP14 - Insolvency Litigation
Intake 2TOPICS
- Introduction to insolvency Personal insolvency – bankruptcy proceedings and processes
- Personal insolvency – administering a bankruptcy
- Corporate insolvency – voluntary and involuntary liquidation
- Corporate insolvency – administering a winding up and issues arising in an external administration
- Corporate insolvency – voluntary administration and deeds of company arrangement
- Corporate insolvency – receivers, managers and controllers, and the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) Examination by liquidators
- Corporate insolvency – proceedings to recover creditors’ assets and cross-border insolvency
CLP15 - Corporations Litigation
Intake 1TOPICS
- Corporate and other business structures
- Regulatory framework in Australia
- Obligations of directors and officers; defences, indemnity and directors' and officers' liability insurance
- Boards and disputes between directors; members' rights and general meetings
- Securities regulation; responding to an ASIC investigation
- Shareholder class actions
- Members’ remedies
- Managed investment schemes
CLP16 - Competition Litigation
This subject covers the nature of competition law disputes. It looks at the regulatory environment (including the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)) and the strategies and major issues prior to and after commencement of competition litigation.
TOPICS
- Introduction to competition and consumer law in Australia
- Identifying the market and understanding competition
- Restrictive trade practices
- Consumer protection
- The written brief and strategies for dispute resolution
- ACCC investigations
- Understanding litigation in the Federal Court
- Expert evidence
START DATES
| Aug Intake 3 | Nov Intake 4 | Feb Intake 1 | May Intake 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| START DATE | 11 Aug 2025 | 10 Nov 2025 | 09 Feb 2026 | 11 May 2026 |
| CENSUS | 27 Aug 2025 | 03 Dec 2025 | 25 Feb 2026 | 27 May 2026 |
| END DATE | 31 Oct 2025 | 06 Feb 2026 | 01 May 2026 | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Subject | Start Date | Census | End Date | Workshop Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRP3 - Advocacy | 22 Sep 2025 | 01 Oct 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
10, 16 and 17 October 2025 |
| DRP4 - Mediation | 19 Jan 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 | 27 Feb 2026 |
9 - 13 February 2026 |
| FDR1 - Family Law and Mediation | 09 Feb 2026 | 18 Feb 2026 | 20 Mar 2026 |
2-4 March 2026 NSW/VIC |
| FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution | 22 Sep 2025 | 01 Oct 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Intake 2, 2025 |
| FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution | 23 Mar 2026 | 01 Apr 2026 | 01 May 2026 |
Intake 2, 2025 |
| FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution | 03 Nov 2025 | 12 Nov 2025 | 12 Dec 2025 |
Intake 2, 2025 |
| FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution | 04 May 2026 | 13 May 2026 | 12 Jun 2026 |
Intake 2, 2025 |
| FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone | 26 Jan 2026 | 04 Feb 2026 | 06 Mar 2026 |
16 - 18 Feb 2026 QLD & WA 6 - 8 July 2026 QLD & WA |
| FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone | 15 Jun 2026 | 24 Jun 2026 | 24 Jul 2026 |
16 - 18 Feb 2026 QLD & WA 6 - 8 July 2026 QLD & WA |
| FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice | 08 Sep 2025 | 18 Sep 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Intake 2, 2025 |
| FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice | 06 Apr 2026 | 16 Apr 2026 | 29 May 2026 |
Intake 2, 2025 |
| LB3 - Business Strategy: Planning for Success | 03 Nov 2025 | 12 Nov 2025 | 12 Dec 2025 | |
| LB3 - Business Strategy: Planning for Success | 04 May 2026 | 13 May 2026 | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Subject | Start Date | Census | End Date | Workshop Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDR1 - Family Law and Mediation | 09 Feb 2026 | 18 Feb 2026 | 20 Mar 2026 |
2-4 March 2026 NSW/VIC |
| FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution | 22 Sep 2025 | 01 Oct 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Intake 2, 2025 |
| FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution | 23 Mar 2026 | 01 Apr 2026 | 01 May 2026 |
Intake 2, 2025 |
| FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution | 03 Nov 2025 | 12 Nov 2025 | 12 Dec 2025 |
Intake 2, 2025 |
| FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution | 04 May 2026 | 13 May 2026 | 12 Jun 2026 |
Intake 2, 2025 |
| FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone | 26 Jan 2026 | 04 Feb 2026 | 06 Mar 2026 |
16 - 18 Feb 2026 QLD & WA
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| FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone | 15 Jun 2026 | 24 Jun 2026 | 24 Jul 2026 |
16 - 18 Feb 2026 QLD & WA
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| FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice | 08 Sep 2025 | 18 Sep 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Intake 2, 2025 |
| FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice | 06 Apr 2026 | 16 Apr 2026 | 29 May 2026 |
Intake 2, 2025 |
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I was able to sharpen my skills working on course assignments, which were mostly very practical. I also gained insightful feedback in relation to a number of points that I could improve upon to become a better lawyer.
Tiago Silva, LLM Graduate- Commercial Litigation
Earlier in my career, flexibility was important to me. I also needed a course that was delivered online. The College of Law’s Masters of Commercial Litigation met both requirements.
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