BSc Management (Marketing) with Industrial/Professional Experience

A  broad coverage of international legal issues including: corporate law, insolvency, corruption, competition law, IPR and  international  contracts.

Only available for students on: Mgt/Mgt (Specialism), IM, IMABS, BA Econ & IBFE. Core for BSc Management A&F Specialism and level 3 BSc Accounting.

- To introduce students to contrasting international attitudes to legal regulation and usage;
- To familiarise students  with  legal terminology and institutions;
- To introduce students to substantive law in the basic areas of international corporate law;
- To enable students to identify international legal risk and avoid liability where possible, or to recognise when expert advice is necessary;
- To enable students to analyse potential legal problems and work effectively alongside expert advisers.

By the end of this module students should be able to :
- Identify key institutions, concepts and definitions in this area ;
- Use  the correct legal terminology;
- Research  and evaluate  a variety of specialist  sources of law;
- Understand and apply substantive law  ( civil & criminal ; national & supra-national ) ;
- Recognise and comply with  a range of attitudes to the legal regulation of business ;
- Recognise, evaluate and resolve a variety of legal issues arising in international commerce.

Methods of Delivery

Lectures and seminars

Virtual Learning Environment

Lecture  slides and seminar materials will be provided on Blackboard

Informal Contact Methods

1. Peer Assisted Study Sessions
2. Email

Group Presentation exercise  40%

Examination   60%

The examination will consist of three sections:  section  A  is a compulsory case study ;  section B is a compulsory problem question ; section C  is  a  choice  of  seen  essay.

The coursework will consist of a group presentation, recorded by the group and submitted as a  video file. Assessment is on an individual basis.
 

 

In class and ad hoc as required.

This list contains suggested  texts and websites for  research and reference  purposes. You may find it useful  to purchase  a Company Law textbook ; any  general  Business Law textbook you may already  have  will usually  contain  a  section on Company Law

n.b.  page numbers will not be given – you are expected to locate information as part of your skills development.
n.b.       always double check   you are using the latest   edition !!!

GENERAL REFERENCE 
Hanson,  Learning Legal Skills & Reasoning   ( Routledge )
Haigh, Legal English  ( Routledge )
www.westlaw.co.uk
www.lexisnexis.co.uk

COMPANY  LAW
www.gov.uk
(  now  the portal   for  Companies  House, Revenue & Customs, Business & Innovation, Competition & Markets Authority, Office of Fair Trading, Financial Conduct Authority  etc – transitional stage -  some original hyperlinks  are still  being used in tandem    )
www.ec.europa.eu/competition
www.internationalcompetitionnetwork.org
www.london-gazette.co.uk
www.competitionpolicyinternational.com

Sealy & Worthington,  Cases & Materials in Company Law  ( OUP )

 Hannigan,Company Law (OUP)
Roach, Company Law (OUP)

GOVERNANCE
www.unescap.org
www.frc.org.uk
www.ibe.org.uk
www.oecd.org
www.ceres.org
www.pwc.co.uk
www.cauxroundtable.org
www.bsr.org
Clarke, International Corporate Governance ( Routledge )

BRIBERY , MONEY LAUNDERING etc
as above plus
www.gov.uk    (  for  FCA,SFO, NCA, whistleblowing  etc )
www.lawsociety.org.uk/advice
www.acas.org.uk
www.fatf-gafi.org
www.unodc.org
www.worldbank.org
www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt

I.P.R.,  ADR
www.gov.uk   (  for Intellectual Property Office  as well )
www.asa.org.uk
www.marketinglaw.co.uk
www.wipo.int

INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS
www.uncitral.org
www.unidroit.org
Zimmerman & Whittaker (eds), Good Faith in European Contract Law ( CUP )
Jan & Harm, A Basic Guide to International Business Law  ( Routledge  )

COMPARATIVE LAW
Cheeseman,  Contemporary Business Law   (Pearson)  
Zweigert & Kotz, An Introduction to Comparative Law ( OUP )
Casebooks for the common law of Europe  - ius commune series ( Hart)
Bussani & Mattei,  The Cambridge Companion to Comparative Law (CUP )
Kraakman et al, The Anatomy of Corporate Law ( OUP )
Andenas & Wooldridge, European Comparative  Company Law ( CUP  )
Cahn & Donald, Comparative Company Law ( CUP  )
Munkert, Stubner & Wulf, Founding a Company : Handbook of Legal Forms in Europe   ( Springer-Verlag    )
Siems & Cabrelli (eds), Comparative Company Law  ( Hart   )
Siems, Comparative Law   ( Law in Context Series : CUP )

GENERAL BUSINESS LAW
Adams,  Law for Business Students (  Pearson   )
Keenan & Riches, Business Law  (  Pearson )
Marson & Ferris,  Business Law  (  OUP )
Jones,  Introduction to Business Law   (  OUP  )   
Carr, International Trade  Law  ( Routledge )
DiMatteo,

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures	22
Seminars	10

Independent study hours
Independent study	68

Teaching staff

Staff member	Role
Fiona King	Unit coordinator

Additional notes

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