Business Law

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Business Law

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Business Law Course

Regardless of what the nature of your involvement in business is - and whether you are working in the private or public sector - as a business man or woman you will face an array of legal controls and obligations of an unprecedented scope and complexity.

About Business Law

This business law course is designed to introduce students who are preparing for a career in business to some of the legal rules and issues which you will encounter once you enter the world of commerce.

You will not become an expert in any area of the law as a result of studying the course, however at the end of your study of this course it is hoped that you will not only have increased your knowledge a…

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Business Law Course

Regardless of what the nature of your involvement in business is - and whether you are working in the private or public sector - as a business man or woman you will face an array of legal controls and obligations of an unprecedented scope and complexity.

About Business Law

This business law course is designed to introduce students who are preparing for a career in business to some of the legal rules and issues which you will encounter once you enter the world of commerce.

You will not become an expert in any area of the law as a result of studying the course, however at the end of your study of this course it is hoped that you will not only have increased your knowledge about the law as it applies to the business world; but that you would have developed some competence at identifying legal issues, applying legal rules to factual situations and having a European perspective

Syllabus

Unit 1: The English Legal System

Section One: The Nature of Law

  • Introduction
  • Some social functions of law
  • Criminal and civil law
  • Common law and equity
  • Equitable rights
  • Equitable remedies
  • Maxims of equity
  • Common law damages
  • Summary of section one

Section Two: Sources of Law

  • Legislation
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Precedent
  • European Union law
  • Summary of section two

Section Three: The Courts and Tribunals

  • Possible classifications
  • The legal process
  • Criminal courts
  • Indictable offences
  • Summary offences
  • Offences triable either way
  • Civil courts
  • Tribunals
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation
  • Summary of section three

Section Four: Legal Personnel and Legal Aid

  • Magistrates
  • Juries
  • Members of tribunals
  • The solicitor
  • The barrister
  • The judges
  • Legal aid and other sources of legal assistance
  • Summary of section four

Unit 2: Legal Relationships

Section One: Liability for Employees and Agents

  • The employment relationship
  • Vicarious liability
  • The contract of employment
  • Agency
  • Types of agent and formation
  • Responsibilities of the parties
  • Terminating an agency
  • The commercial agents regulations
  • Summary of section one

Section Two: Sole Traders and Partnerships

  • Business organisations introduced
  • Sole traders
  • Partnerships
  • Liability of partners
  • The partnership agreement
  • Ending the partnership
  • Summary of section two

Section Three: Forming a Company

  • Basic principles
  • Separate legal personality
  • Company membership and limited liability
  • Types of company
  • Forming a company
  • The constitution: memorandum and articles
  • The Memorandum of Association
  • The Articles of Association
  • Changing the constitution
  • Summary of section three

Section Four: Managing the Company

  • Capital
  • Shares
  • Borrowing
  • Company management
  • Summary of section four

Unit 2: additional questions

Additional questions: guidance

Unit 3: Business Contracts

Section One: Making a Contract

  • What is a contract?
  • Creating the contract
  • Agreement - offer
  • Concluding the agreement - acceptance
  • Intention to create legal relations
  • Consideration
  • Summary of section one

Section Two: What Can Go Wrong During the Making of a Contract

  • What can go wrong in the making of a contract and how it affects the contract
  • Lack of certainty
  • Lack of necessary formality
  • Lack of capacity
  • Illegal contracts
  • Misrepresentation
  • Summary of section two

Section Three: Contractual Terms

  • The contents of a contract
  • Terms and pre-contractual statements
  • Contractual terms - express and implied
  • Conditions, warranties and innominate terms
  • Terms which exclude or limit liability
  • Summary of section three

Section Four: Discharging a Contract

  • How contracts come to an end
  • Discharge by performance
  • Discharge by agreement
  • Discharge by breach of contract
  • Frustration of contracts
  • Remedies
  • Summary of section four

Unit 3: additional questions

Additional questions: guidance

Reading list for Unit 3

Unit 4: Non-Contractual Obligations of the Seller/Producer

Section One: The Duty of Care in Negligence

  • Negligence: an introduction
  • The duty of care
  • Special circumstance
  • Negligent statements and professional negligence
  • Summary of section one

Section Two: Other Aspects of Negligence and Product Liability

  • Breach of duty
  • Factors in setting the standard
  • Proof of breach
  • Resulting damage
  • Defences
  • Remedies
  • Product liability
  • Summary of section two

Section Three: Other Aspects of Tort

  • Nuisance
  • The rule in Rylands v Fletcher
  • Occupier's liability
  • Summary of section three

Section Four: Liability in Respect of Employees

  • Vicarious liability
  • Liability for employees only
  • Within the course of employment
  • Health and safety at work
  • Making the system work
  • Summary of section four

Unit 4: additional questions

Additional questions: guidance

Unit 5: European Community Law

Section One: The Development of the European Community

  • Introduction and history
  • The Treaty of Rome
  • The four main institutions
  • The Treaty of Maastricht
  • Terminology
  • Summary of section one

Section Two: The Functions of the Institutions

  • The role of the institutions
  • Inter-relationship of the institutions
  • Recent changes
  • Summary of section two

Section Three: The Sources of European Community Law

  • Transformation of European Community law into English law
  • The enacted sources of European Community law
  • The general principles of EC law
  • Modes of interpretation
  • Summary of section three

Section Four: The Integration of European Community Law at a National Level

  • Supremacy of European Community law
  • Direct effect
  • Indirect effect of EC law
  • State liability for non-compliance with EC law
  • Summary of section four

Section Five: Enforcement of European Community Law at a European Level

  • Introduction
  • Control of the institutions
  • The action for failure to act
  • The plea of illegality
  • The action for damages
  • Control of Member States
  • The preliminary reference procedure
  • Comment
  • Summary of section five

Unit 5: additional questions

Additional questions: guidance

Further reading

For a more detailed syllabus on this course, click here

Qualifications

On completion of your course, you will receive the dual award:

Award 1 is issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges: Business Law Diploma

Business Law Diploma issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, to view a sample of the college’s award, please click here.

Award 2 is issued by our Awarding Body: Level 4 Business Law Award

At the end of this course successful learners will also receive a Level 4 NCFE Award Certificate of Achievement. Our course has been accredited under our NCFE IIQ Licence and the course measurable learning outcomes have been benchmarked at Level 4 (using Ofqual’s Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) level descriptors) to allow you to consider the depth of study, difficulty, and level of achievement involved.

This award has been designed by Stonebridge Associated Colleges to meet specific learners' or employers' requirements. Accreditation by NCFE is a guarantee of quality. It means that this learning programme has been scrutinised and approved by an independent panel of experienced educational professionals and is quality audited biannually by NCFE.

To view a sample of the NCFE Certificate of Achievement, please click here.

To view a sample of the NCFE Candidate Unit Summary, please click here.

What is NCFE

NCFE is the UK's longest established awarding body, recognised as a highly professional and responsive organisation, committed to maintaining excellent customer service and a friendly approach.

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.

Accreditation by NCFE is a guarantee of quality. It means that the college has been inspected and approved by an independent and experienced education professional and is quality audited biannually by NCFE. The centre delivering the programmes has been licensed by NCFE on the basis of its own quality systems. At the end of an accredited course, successful learners will also receive an NCFE Award certificate of achievement.

For more information on this award, click here

Requirements for Entry

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

Study Options

In order to offer our students the most convenient and flexible distance learning courses, Stonebridge Associated College offers you the option to study for your course via two methods:

  • 1. Via the traditional paper-based method.
  • 2. Through the online method via ElearnUK.

If you do not have Internet access, or would prefer to study this course via the traditional paper/postal based study method, you can find more information on the course by clicking on the link below.

Stonebridge Prices

Studying by Post. If you would like to pay by instalments, we do offer an affordable interest free payment plan scheme which allows you to spread the cost of your course over a number of months. However, to use this option you will need to study for your course using the traditional paper-based method. For more information on our payment plans please visit our website at www.stonebridge.uk.com

The reason why the course fee is less if you choose to study online, is because with online study there are no costs associated with postage and printing etc. and thus we are able to offer the course at a reduced rate.

The total amount payable over the term's period, is no more than the total cash price of the course.
(APR = 0%). Written quotations are available on request.

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 110 hrs.

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