Undergraduate Course: Commercial Leases (LAWS10177)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course aims to consider fundamental concepts in the law of commercial leases in Scots law. The course will explore both the common law of commercial leases and the main provisions encountered in commercial lease documents. The course also allows students to consider the law of contract as it applies to the lease agreement between landlord and tenant. |
| Course description |
In teaching the course use will be made of a style commercial lease. This will allow reflection on the difficulties and limitations of the common law of leases and gain an understanding of how the landlord and tenant relationship is regulated by the lease agreement entered into between the parties.
Important provisions of commercial leases will be considered in their historic and commercial contexts. The course will examine how these provisions have been developed by the courts. Remedies available to the landlord and tenant will be discussed. Current problems encountered in the law of leases will also be explored.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2018/19, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 25 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
60% take home essay of 4,000 words excluding footnotes and bibliography
25% assessed element: this component of assessment may consist of a presentation in class, a blog entry, or a case analysis, as selected by the course organiser. The assessment technique selected will be indicated in the course guide.
15% class participation. |
| Feedback |
Students will be able to complete a formative essay. Feedback will be provided in week 9 to allow students to make use of feedback in advance of submitting the assessed element and take-home essay. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Be able to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the concepts that apply to the landlord/ tenant relationship and the fundamental factors that shape this relationship, together with a critical understanding of important aspects of the law of leases.
- Be able to critically analyse source materials and use them to present a structured argument, and be able to plan and draft a piece of independent research.
- Be able to assemble information derived from a number of different sources, distinguish the relevant from the irrelevant, and create a coherent synthesis, and be able to make a reasoned choice between rival positions on legal questions.
- Have developed their ability to work independently under fixed deadlines, and an ability to present the outcome of independent research in a clear written and oral form.
- Have developed the ability to participate effectively in seminars and discussions.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Commercial Leases |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Lorna Richardson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5563
Email: Lorna.Richardson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Olivia Hayes
Tel: (0131 6)50 9588
Email: Olivia.Hayes@ed.ac.uk |
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