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Aspects of contract and business law

Aspects of contract and business law
Unit 21
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Aspects of contract and business law

Aspects of contract and business law
Unit 21

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Today's program
  • Detailed planning
  • Grading criteria
  • Learning outcomes
  • Instruction (interactive)
  • Work on case study
  • Check learning outcomes and evaluate lesson


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DETAILED
PLANNING
 



Aspects of contract and business law (UNIT 21) 



September 2019 – November 2019 



 


















































































Date 



Subject 



Criteria 



Theortical part Task A 



Practical part 


Task B 



wk 36


02 – 06
September 2019
 



Introduction unit 


1.Contracts 



P1 


P2 


M1 



Pages 80 – 89 


 



 



wk 37


09 – 13 September 2019 



1.2   Factors which
invalidate or vitiate contracts 


 



P3 



Pages 89 93 


 



 



wk 38


16 – 20
September 2019



2.1 Types of terms 


2.2  Impact of contractual
terms 



P4 


P5 


D1 



Pages 93 96 



 



wk 39


23 – 27
September 2019



2.3
Impact of statutes on common contractual terms
 


 



P5 



Pages 96 99 


 



 



wk 40


30
September – 04 October 2019



Theoretical assessment task A


on 30 September 2019



 



TEST 


Pages 80 - 99 



Introduction task B 


 



wk 41 


07 – 11
October 2019
 



3.1 Sale
of goods
 


3.2
Supply of goods and services
 


3.3
False trade descriptions
 



P6 


M2 



 



Pages 101 – 106 


 



wk 42


14   18 October 2019 



4.1
Remedies
 


4.2
Application of remedies
 



P7 


M3 


D2 



 



Pages 106 - 111 



wk 43 


21 – 25 October 2019



Fall Break 😊



 



 



 



wk 44


28 October01 November
2019
 



Review
of all aspects of contract and business law.



P1 – P7 M2


D1-D2



 



Pages 80 - 111 



wk 45 


04 – 08
November 2019
 



Practical
assessement task B on 18 January 2019 
 


Redo task A and task B also in this week.



 



 



Work on task B 


Assessment task B


Redo task A


Redo task B 


 




* In the case of an adjustment you are informed by return 



 



Resubmission of task A and
B will be on Friday November 8, 2019
 



 



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wk 41 


07 – 11
October 2019
 



3.1 Sale
of goods
 


3.2
Supply of goods and services
 


3.3
False trade descriptions
 



P6 


M2 



 



Pages 101 – 106 


 



wk 42


14   18 October 2019 



4.1
Remedies
 


4.2
Application of remedies
 



P7 


M3 


D2 



 



Pages 106 - 111 



wk 43 


21 – 25 October 2019



Fall Break 😊



 



 



 



wk 44


28 October01 November
2019
 



Review
of all aspects of contract and business law.



P1 – P7 M2


D1-D2



 



Pages 80 - 111 



wk 45 


04 – 08
November 2019
 



Practical
assessement task B on 18 January 2019 
 


Redo task A and task B also in this week.



 



 



Work on task B 


Assessment task B


Redo task A


Redo task B 


 




* In the case of an adjustment you are informed by return 



 



Resubmission of task A and
B will be on Friday November 8, 2019
 



 



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Grading criteria

  • Pass: P1 up to and including P7
  • Merrit: pass + M1 up to and including M3
  • Distinction: merrit + D1 and D2

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Learning outcomes:

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What do you know about
contract law already?

Slide 7 - Mind map

Slide 8 - Video

Contract
An agreement or set of promisses, enforcable  by law made between two or more parties to do or refrain from doing something.

In business:
  •  intention to create legally binding
  •  intention to add value

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Example of contracts

Slide 10 - Mind map

Advantages verbal
contracts

Slide 11 - Mind map

Disadvantages
verbal contracts

Slide 12 - Mind map

Types of contracts
- write down (individualy) at least two contract that must me written;
- write down two advantages of written contacts.
- write down two differances between written en verbal contracts
Finished? compare your answers to the person beside you and asjust and/or complete your answers when needed.
timer
10:00

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Look up what standard form contracts are (p.81). Type in your own words.

Slide 14 - Open question

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Offeror
The person making the offer
Offeree
The person receiving an offer
Counteroffer: 
an offer that invalidates the original offer

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Communication of offers
An offer must be:
- communicated to the other party (usuallly writen, verbal is also valid)
- curtain and not too vague (if not it will be invalid)
- Exception "reward cases"

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Activity
- Read p. 80-83
- Form groups of two
- Make:
* case study  Stevensons Jacques & Co v Mc Lean (1880)
* case study Household Fire & Carriage Accident Insurance Co v Grant (1879)
Uplaod your worddocument in Moodle
timer
15:00

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What is a standard form
contract?

Slide 19 - Mind map

Battle of the forms:
When two business parties use their own form contracts, wich one is valid? Explain

Slide 20 - Open question

Consideration
Value attached to the promises of a contract, without consideration no valid contract.

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Types of consideration
- Find out which types of consideration exist, write them down and explain the difference in your own words.
- Give for each type an example
- Finished? Compaire your answers tot the student next to you and improve your answer.

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Consideration

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Third party in a contract
- Privity of contract: relationship between third party and mainparties to a contract. A legal concept denying third parties the right to sue ona contract

- Contract Act. 1999
A law
A law
A statutary exception to privity of contract

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Capacity as applied to business situations
Capacity: legal power to inter into a contract

- Minors: people < 18. Limited circumstances  (necesary goods and employment)
- Incapacitated persons: diagnosted menthel health condition

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Activity
- Read pages 84 – 8 
- Form groups of two​ 
 - Make: ​ 
Case study McArdle (1951)​ 
Case study Nishing Shipping Co. Ltd v Cleaves & Co. Ltd (2004)​
timer
10:00

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Types of organisations that can enter a contract
- Registered companies​  
- Unincorporated associations​  
- Partnerships​  
- Local authorities​ 
 

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Activity
- Read pages 88 - 89​  
- Work individually​  
- Describe the contractual position for each type of organisation
timer
0:10

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Objectives of the lessons achieved?
- Write down what you learned today? 
- What did you find easy?
- What did you find difficult?

Upload in Moodle

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Wrap up
Study 1.1 and 1.2
Thank you for your attention and see you next time.

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