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Level 6 Diploma in Accounting and Business

Law of Contract and Obligations

AB601 · Corporate and Business Law — Week 2 of 16

CourseAB601
Week2 of 16
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This week’s topics

Law of Contract and Obligations

  1. Essential elements of contract formation
  2. Express and implied terms
  3. Vitiating factors
  4. Discharge and common law remedies for breach
  5. Chapter 9- Vitiating Factors Misrepresentation Mistake Duress and Undue Influence - Contract Law
  6. Chapter 10 - Discharge and Remedies - Contract Law
  7. Common law: Remedies for Breach - ACCA Corporate and Business Law (LW) (ENG)

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Analyse the law of obligations and contracts.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the law of obligations and contracts.

Study materials

Videos

  • Chapter 9- Vitiating Factors Misrepresentation Mistake Duress and Undue Influence - Contract Law · YouTube · SQE1window · 16 min · for registered students
  • Chapter 10 - Discharge and Remedies - Contract Law · YouTube · SQE1window · 16 min · for registered students
  • Common law: Remedies for Breach - ACCA Corporate and Business Law (LW) (ENG) · YouTube · OpenTuition · 27 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Cavendish Square Holding BV v Makdessi; ParkingEye Ltd v Beavis [2015] UKSC 67 · PDF · Other, case law; 93 pages · for registered students
  • Misrepresentation Act 1967 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
  • Sale of Goods Act 1979 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: English Legal Framework
  • Week 2: Law of Contract and Obligations
  • Week 3: Sale of Goods and Supply of Services
  • Week 4: Competition and Anti-Trust Framework
  • Week 5: Cross-Border Competition and International Trade
  • Week 6: Intellectual Property Rights and Strategy
  • Week 7: Company Formation and Constitution
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Corporate Capital and Financing
  • Week 10: Company Management and Administration
  • Week 11: Corporate Fraud, Financial Crime, and Insolvency
  • Week 12: Applying Corporate and 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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