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Undergraduate Course: Commercial Law Ordinary (LAWS08095)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaLaw Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionAn introduction to commercial law as it is in force in Scotland, some of which is also applicable at the UK level and EU levels. Topics covered include secured transactions, insolvency, insurance, negotiable instruments and aspects of international sales.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Legal Reasoning and Legal System (LAWS08106)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements All students taking this course should also have taken Legal Reasoning and Legal System U02831, although a pass in that course is not essential, provided that it is being retaken.
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesThis course is only open to visiting students coming through a direct exchange with the School of Law (this includes Erasmus students on a Law Exchange).
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture18-29 14:00 - 14:50
CentralLecture18-29 12:10 - 13:00
CentralLecture18-29 14:00 - 14:50
First Class Week 1, Tuesday, 14:00 - 14:50, Zone: Central. Appleton Tower, LT 4 on Tues and Fri, and DHT LTB on Wednesday
Additional information tutorial attendance is required
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to the law of commerce as it is in force in Scotland. The objectives are to provide members of the class with a basic knowledge of the subject, set in its business and economic context, and to develop, through a tutorial programme, powers of reasoning about, and skills in analysing, factual situations in terms of commercial law, with a view to advising on and writing about problems involving that branch of law. Students should be able to develop their oral and written skills in legal analysis and debate. The course is one that is normally taken in the second year of the LLB, and it builds on the knowledge and skills developed in the first year in such courses as Contract. The topics covered are necessary for admission to the legal profession in Sotland, so that the course is intended to play a part not only in the academic development of students but also in their professional formation.
Assessment Information
One final two-hour examination (100%). 60% of marks are based on a pre-seen problem question covering multiple aspects of the course distributed in advance of the examination. The question can be varied in certain respects for the examination. The remaining 40% of marks would be based on answers to an unseen problem question. Students would have a chioce of 2 or more problem questions.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserMr Daniel Carr
Tel:
Email: dcarr2@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
Email: Krystal.Hanley@ed.ac.uk
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