Module BUSI5G315: MANAGING LEGAL RISK (DL)

Department: Economics, Finance and Business (Business)

BUSI5G315: MANAGING LEGAL RISK (DL)

Prerequisites

• None.

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• To increase students' knowledge and critical appreciation of the legal and regulatory framework within which corporate business must be conducted (with special reference to the UK and EU).

Content

• Company law: separate legal personality and limited liability; formation and management; corporate governance; director's liability.
• Contract: basic principles; supply of goods and services; contract risk management.
• Regulatory environment: competition law; environmental and health and safety protection; discrimination; product safety.
• Real estate: land use - rights and responsibilities.

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of the module students will:
• be able to evaluate critically the impact of the law on corporate ethics, decision making and planning;
• have deepened their appreciation of the legal and regulatory framework within which corporate business must be conducted (with special reference to the UK and EU);
• have a critical awareness of the relationships between national and supranational law in the short, medium and long term (with special reference to the UK and EU).

• By the end of the module students will:
• have developed specialised skills in incorporating a legal perspective in the decision making process;
• be able to apply a risk-based approach to the identification and management of legal issues.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• The module is delivered in discrete Units. These are designed to enable the learning outcomes to be achieved through a combination of specially written material, directed reading, reflection through self-assessed assignments and guidance for further reading. Module tutors provide feedback on formative work and are available for individual consultation as necessary (by email, telephone, post or fax).
• The written assignment will test students’ understanding of relevant concepts and their ability to apply and interpret what they have learned to the analysis of a particular issue in depth.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Written assignment of 1,500 words maximum.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University