Dept. of Construction Economics and Management course

This course aims to develop an understanding of property law. Topics include: the meaning and function of law and legal rules; the main divisions of the law; the structure of the courts, officers of the courts and different court procedures; sources of South African law; basic concepts of Private Law; an outline of South Africa's Constitution; the Bill of Rights and Land Use; the Expropriation Act; the impact of the environmental clause and environmental legislation on land use; sectional title and share block schemes; general principles of the law of contract; specific or applied contracts: sale and lease; forms of security: contractual and property rights; Insolvency law: the effect of insolvency on property and uncompleted contracts; commercial agency: estate agents; alternative dispute resolution; and case studies.