Business Entities (VS1) (U02810)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : LAW-2-U02810

An introduction to the law of business entities as it is in force in Scotland, some of which is also applicable at the UK level and EU level.

Topics covered will include: (i) agency (including commercial agents); (ii) partnership; (iii) limited liability partnerships; and (iv) companies.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U02809

? Pre-requisites : This course is only available for visiting students who are studying in the School of Law for one semester as part of an approved exchange programme.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	14:50	Central
Lecture	Friday	14:00	14:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to the law of business entities as it is in force in Scotland, with reference to applicable UK and EU law.

The objectives of the course are to provide members of the class with a basic knowledge of the subject (excluding insolvency), set in its appropriate business and economic context, and to develop, through a tutorial programme, powers of reasoning about, and skills in analysing, factual, theoretical and practical situations in terms of business entities, with a view to advising on and writing about problems involving this branch of the law.