This week’s topics
Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
- Drafting against the criteria
- Tutor and peer feedback
- Improving the final submission
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.
- 1.2 Explain the law surrounding passing of property and risk and when property passes; understand when frustration may apply to goods.
- 1.3 Understand the rules of frustration.
- 1.4 Define retention of title clauses.
- 2.1 Explain common forms of international sale contracts.
- 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.
- 2.4 Define where transfer of property and risk take place in international contracts.
- 2.5 Discuss how rights of rejection affect CIF.
- 3.1 Explain the law governing the contract/substantive dispute.
- 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.
- 3.5 Define Conciliation and how it adapts principles of mediation.
Activity
Draft the assignment, get feedback and improve it before submission.
Study materials
The teaching notes, exercises and videos of this week are in the student portal. Your portal is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance, so you can open them before the semester starts.
