LA372-15 Commercial Law
Introductory description
Deals with basic concepts of commercial law such as agency, assignment, negotiability and property and looks at how these are used by the courts and by practitioners to achieve the results commercial lawyers and their clients need, in the particular context of providing businesses with credit finance.
Module aims
Foundations of Commercial Law deals with basic concepts of commercial law such as agency, assignment, negotiability and property and looks at how these are used by the courts and by practitioners to achieve the results commercial lawyers and their clients need, in the particular context of providing businesses with credit finance. It aims to develop the techniques and skills involved, in particular the skill of manipulating legal concepts to achieve practical ends, both in dispute resolution but more particularly in the planning of commercial transactions. It will thus build on the skills and knowledge acquired in the core modules of Tort Law and Contract Law, and will enable students to apply the concepts learned there, plus the further concepts mentioned above, to the particular context of commercial transactions. It will also add further to skills of research, analysis, synthesis, and oral and written presentation as well. Students will be encouraged to think critically about the concepts, the legislation and the case law in the commercial context. By way of comparison there will be limited reference to the context of consumer contracting, where the needs are often very different.
Outline syllabus
This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.
Sale of Goods: obligations and remedies in respect of
defective goods (revision of material covered in contract law)
Sale of Goods: the passing of property between seller and
buyer and the passing of risk
Transfer of title by non-owners
Agency
Assignment of debts and similar obligations
Real security over personal property
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- Have a thorough knowledge andunderstanding of the generalprinciples of commercial law.
- Demonstrate transferable andcross-curricular skills, such as those of interpersonal communication and collaborative group-working.
- Demonstrate high-level skills of written and oral communication of complex legal issues.
- Analyse and appraise a complicated legal scenario, and offer appropriate legal advice.
- Demonstrate effective use of legal research skills and methods, applicable both to academic studies and to the practical resolution of commercial disputes
- Critically appraise the current law in the context of a wide range of commercial transactions and disputes.
Indicative reading list
Reading lists can be found in Talis
Specific reading list for the module
Subject specific skills
No subject specific skills defined for this module.
Transferable skills
No transferable skills defined for this module.
Study time
| Type | Required |
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| Lectures | 18 sessions of 1 hour (12%) |
| Seminars | 7 sessions of 1 hour (5%) |
| Private study | 123 hours (82%) |
| Assessment | 2 hours (1%) |
| Total | 150 hours |
Private study description
No private study requirements defined for this module.
Costs
No further costs have been identified for this module.
You must pass all assessment components to pass the module.
Students can register for this module without taking any assessment.
Assessment group B4
| Weighting | Study time | Eligible for self-certification | |
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Assessment component |
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| Centrally-timetabled examination (on campus) | 100% | 2 hours | No |
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Reassessment component is the same |
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Feedback on assessment
Generic feedback via Moodle, with the option for one to one feedback in October by student request.
Pre-requisites
To take this module, you must have passed:
Courses
This module is Optional for:
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ULAA-M130 Undergraduate Law
- Year 3 of M130 Law
- Year 3 of M130 Law
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ULAA-M131 Undergraduate Law (4 Year)
- Year 3 of M131 Law (4 year)
- Year 4 of M131 Law (4 year)
- Year 4 of ULAA-M132 Undergraduate Law (Year Abroad)
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ULAA-M135 Undergraduate Law and Sociology
- Year 3 of M135 Law and Sociology
- Year 4 of M135 Law and Sociology
- Year 4 of ULAA-M133 Undergraduate Law with French Law
- Year 4 of ULAA-M134 Undergraduate Law with German Law
- Year 3 of ULAA-M136 Undergraduate Law with Humanities (3 Year)
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UPHA-V7MW Undergraduate Politics, Philosophy and Law
- Year 3 of V7MW Politics, Philosophy and Law
- Year 3 of V7MW Politics, Philosophy and Law