This module will cover the following content:

• English Legal System and Dispute Resolution
• Sources of English Law
• English Legal System and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Contract Law and Professional Negligence
• Contract Law and Commercial Transactions
• Tort Law and Civil Remedies
• Employment Law and Employee Rights and Privileges
• Business Structures
• Company Finance
• Corporate Governance (business liability and directors' duties and obligations)
• Fraud & Insolvency
• Criminal Behaviour
• Discrimination Law
• Health and Safety Law
• Environmental Law - corporate liability for environmental harm caused by business organisations.
• Consumer Law
• Intellectual Property Law

An academic poster and a 1000 word commentary addressing LOs 1-3.

Lectures will be interactive and you are required to engage in study materials by answering the questions posed by the lecturer related to materials studied. The lecture led sessions will follow a general pattern of introduction of a topic and provision of frameworks and models for student learning, followed by application by students to appropriate data or case study materials in tutorial sessions. Tutorials will contribute to a thorough understanding of the module concepts and issues with the aim of testing your understanding and developing problem-solving skills. You will be expected to perform set exercises/case study, etc., these will include the analysis, discussion and presentation of case-based work both individually and as part of a learning group. Digital tools will be used to enhance learning. You are expected to obtain supplementary information from several sources as part of your preparation, as recommended by your lecturer.

You will undertake formative assessments during the module to help you monitor your learning and provide you and us with ongoing feedback on your progress, that helps you prepare for the summative assessment at the end of the module.

1. Explain the relevant legal systems and its impact on business and organisations.
Knowledge & Understanding

2. Analyse the applications of law to business scenarios, contexts and problems, and draw well-reasoned conclusions.
Analysis

3. Present information, together with analysis and argument, in a form which will be understood by its intended audience.
Communication

The University Library and Learning Resources
Westlaw e-library
The module VLE (LMS T & L material)
Selected contemporary problem/practice-based case examples

Kelly D, Hammer R and Hendy J, Business Law (4th edn, Routledge 2020)
Marson J and Ferris K, Business Law (6th edn, Oxford University Press 2020)
Miller R L and Hollowell W E, Business Law: Text & Exercises (10th edn, Cengage Learning 2022)
Liuzzo A L, Hughes JD, Essentials of Business Law (11th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2022)