Faculty & Staff
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Jeffrey Davis Professor of Law Gerald A. Sohn Research Scholar Gainesville, FL 32611 e-mail: davis@law.ufl.edu 352.273.0956 / Fax: 352.392.3005 |
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Courses
- LAW 5000 - Contracts
(4 credits)
Introduction to the law and theory of legally enforceable agreements and promises, including elements of contract formation, consideration, effects of non-performance, conditions for relief from or discharge of obligations, and remedies.
Prerequisites: None. - LAW 6010 - SALES (2 or 3 credits)
The law applicable to the sale of goods, including bulk transfers, with emphasis on the legal devices utilized in the distribution of such property. - LAW 6020 - PAYMENT SYSTEMS (2 or 3 credits)
The study of the laws and regulations governing checks and notes, the collection of checks in the banking system, electronic funds transers, credit and debit cards, and other evolving payment systems. - LAW 6056 - ADVANCED PROBLEMS IN BANKRUPTCY AND DEBTOR - CREDITOR LAW (2 or 3 credits)
The objective of the course is to give the student a grounding in bankruptcy processes, a strengthened appreciation of the philosophical and policy-based underpinnings of bankruptcy, and a deepened understanding of selected aspects of bankruptcy practice. The course will consist of a number of selected problems of current interest in the practice of bankruptcy and debtor-creditor law.
Prerequisite: Creditors’ Remedies and Bankruptcy (LAW 6052) or Debtor-Creditor Law (LAW 6050). - LAW 6052 - Creditor's
Remedies & Bankruptcy (3 or 4 credits)
A study of individual collection of monetary judgments and administration of insolvent estates under the Bankruptcy Code and state law. The non-bankruptcy materials cover execution, attachment, garnishment, proceedings in aid of execution and the liens and priority produced by judicial process. Bankruptcy focuses principally on liquidation proceedings and the trustee's powers to avoid transfers, with greater attention being given to business workouts when the course is taught for four credits.
Prerequisites: Credit for Debtor-Creditor Law (LAW 6050) precludes additional credit for this course.