LAU33041 Commercial Law

Learning Outcomes  

Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:

• Identify the relationship between law and the commercial world;
• Use appropriate legal concepts, case law and statute law to analyse and solve legal problems within the world of commerce;
• Evaluate the contribution made by default rules provided by the law as opposed to choices made by parties using freedom of contract;
• Map the relationship between law and society in a commercial context, including the role of law in promoting and responding to social change.

Module Learning Aims

The objective of this module is to provide students with a good knowledge of key areas of commercial law.

Module Content

Commercial Law is taught with a practical emphasis on what occurs in business life and will be of benefit to students who intend to go into professional practice in this area. The module begins with the history and nature of commercial law and moves on to consider legal regulation of a range of areas which are significant in the business world. These include the law of agency, insurance law and the banker-customer relationship. A particular emphasis is on the regulation of the sale of goods and supply of services.