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Undergraduate Course: Business Entities (LAWS08099)

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) Credits10
Home subject areaLaw Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionAn introduction to the law of business entities as it is in force in Scotland, some of which is also applicable at the UK level and EU levels.

Topics covered include: (i) agency (including commercial agents); (ii)partnership; (iii) limited liability partnerships; (iv) companies.
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-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to the law of business entities as it is in force in Scotland, with reference to applicable UK and EU law.

The objectives of the course are to provide members of the class with a basic knowledge of the subject, set in its appropriate business and economic context, and to develop, through a tutorial programme, powers of reasoning about, and skills in analysing, factual, theoretical and practical situations in terms of business entities, with a view to advising on and writing about problems involving this branch of the law.

Students should also be able to answer multiple choice questions designed to test knowledge learnt and its application.
Assessment Information
A two-hour examination, 40% of which MCQ.

Visiting Student Variant Assessment:
This course will be assessed by an essay worth 100% of the final mark. This is to be submitted at the end of the first semester.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserMr Parker Hood
Tel: (0131 6)50 2048
Email: Parker.Hood@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
Email: Krystal.Hanley@ed.ac.uk
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