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TU956/676

Published on Sep 24, 2021

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Business Law

  • 1 semester module
  • TU925 Business law (Law1046)
  • TU676 Business & Consumer law (Law1024)
  • Class merge.
  • Students will enrol on Brightspace under (law1046)

Learning Objectives

  • The purpose of this module is to equip the student with the knowledge, skills and practices of business law with an Irish Retail context.
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Irish Legal System

  • Functions & Sources of Law
  • Division of Law - Civil & Criminal
  • Administration of Law
  • Structure of the Courts

Contract Law

  • Nature of a contract
  • Elements of a contract
  • Remedies for breach of contract
  • Breach of contract
  • Remedies for breach of contract

Consumer law

  • Sale of Goods
  • 5 implied terms
  • Supply of Services
  • 3 implied terms
  • Consumer Protectoion

Company law

  • Company formations
  • Director's Duties
  • Role of shareholders/employees
  • Compare with sole traders/partnerships
  • Company operations
  • Company dissolution

Insurance Law

  • Principles of Insurance
  • Duty to disclose
  • Types of Insurance contract
  • Consumer Insurance Contracts
  • Principles of Insurance
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Employment law

  • Contract of Employment
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Statutory Pay, Leave,
  • Dismissal
  • Remote working
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Assessment

  • 100% CA
  • 50% in-class MCQ's
  • 50% Portfolio & Class contribution

Reading list

  • Essential Reading: Keenan, Áine. Essentials Of Irish Business Law. Gill & MacMillan 7th Edition (2021)
  • Thuillier, Anthony and Cathy Mac Daid. Business Law In Ireland. (2015) Davenport Ruth Make That Grade: Fundamentals of Irish Law, Gill and McMillan, 2nd Edition (2012)
  • Davenport Ruth Make That Grade: Fundamentals of Irish Law, Gill and McMillan, 2nd Edition (2012)
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