Course TitleCommercial Law
Course Code12333
Number of Credits: 3
Teaching Hours: 48
Prerequisites: None
Overview
The law impacts on all business activity. Whether dealing with customers, suppliers or employees, or protecting the physical and intellectual assets of your business, it is essential that business people have some knowledge of the appropriate legal issues. An understanding of commercial law and its operation will aid both those who make business decisions and those who advise others on business decisions.
Commercial Law is designed to equip students with a thorough grounding of the fundamental principles of commercial law. Students will be introduced to the fundamental commercial law issues that commonly arise in legal practice and the key aspects of substantive commercial law.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
l Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the basic principles that inform commercial law.
l Analyze and interpret case law and statute law relevant to commercial law.
l Bring to bear, where appropriate, a critical appraisal of modern commercial law and
l Identify and apply relevant legal principles in the analysis of a given factual situation, and to present an appreciation of the legal position.
Syllabus
l The nature of commercial law
l The drafting and construction of commercial agreements
l The law of agency
l The law of sale of goods and the transfer of title and property in goods
l The law of bailment
l Business to business transactions and the Trade Practices Act
l Franchising
l Insurance law
l Business finance
l Guarantees
Teaching method
Weekly lectures and tutorial sessions: lectures will deliver the basic principles and practices or case analysis in classes. The lecture materials will be the course books supported by material from websites. Students will be encouraged to make use of electronic sources as well as traditional legal materials and learn independently. Tutorials will concentrate on the development of written communication skills and the use of statute and case law for problem solving.
Assessment
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Final Examination
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80%
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Homework assignments and class participation
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20%
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Total
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100%
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To achieve a pass grade in this course, students must obtain 60% or more as an aggregate mark on the assessment.