CourseLAW506

Week7 of 16

SemesterII

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This week’s topics

Rights of rejection under CIF contracts: Kwei Tek Chao v British Traders

How rights of rejection affect CIF

What you will be able to do

2.5 Discuss how rights of rejection affect CIF.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: discuss how rights of rejection affect CIF.

Study materials

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Course plan

Week 1: Sale of Goods Act 1979: scope, implied terms and amendments
Week 2: Passing of property (s18 rules) and risk (s20); frustration…
Week 3: Retention of title clauses: Romalpa and later cases
Week 4: Shorthand standard-form international sale contracts and th…
Week 5: Harmonisation: INCOTERMS, the ICC and the Vienna Convention…
Week 6: Ex Works, Ex ship, FOB, CIF and Delivered Duty Paid contrac…
Week 7: Rights of rejection under CIF contracts: Kwei Tek Chao v Br…
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Law governing the contract and the arbitral agreement: Arbi…
Week 10: Enforcing and challenging awards: New York Convention 1958,…
Week 11: Mediation (facilitative and evaluative, CEDR) and conciliat…
Week 12: Applying International Business Law in practice: case studi…
Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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