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Level 5 Diploma in Law

Applying International Business Law in practice: case studies

LAW506 · International Business Law — Week 12 of 16

CourseLAW506
Week12 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Applying International Business Law in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Discuss the Sale of Goods Act 1979, where it applies, and the amendments made by subsequent legislation.
  • 2.2 Analyse the rules around international contracts and understand the need for harmonisation and INCOTERMS/ICC.
  • 2.3 Evaluate the principles of main examples of international contracts, including Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF), Free On Board (FOB), Ex ship and Ex Works.
  • 2.5 Discuss how rights of rejection affect CIF.
  • 3.2 Analyse the law governing the arbitral agreement and arbitral process.
  • 3.3 Discuss the law governing the enforcement of the award.
  • 3.4 Analyse the concept and rules surrounding Mediation.

Activity

Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

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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