Module manager: Dr Leopoldo Parada
Email: L.Parada@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
LAW1030 Contract Law OR - LAW1076 An Introduction to Law: What is Law? OR - LUBS2810 Business and the Legal Environment
LAW3371 Commercial Law: Commercial and Consumer Sales
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module covers the sale of goods in relation to business-to-business transactions. The broader emphasis is on domestic commercial transactions, providing knowledge regarding domestic commercial contracts, including, among other relevant matters, the classification of goods, issues of passing property, risk, the use of retention of titles clauses, contractual terms, and remedies available for breach of commercial contracts. The module will also examine some basic aspects of international commercial sales under English law, exclusively, namely standard trade terms such as Cif and Fob, the role of the bill of lading, and payments methods in international transactions such as the letter of credit.
The main purpose is to help students develop some knowledge and understanding of the general principles of law governing these areas through a critical analysis of the relevant case law and statutes. Students will realise that business sales transactions were also a tangential part of their study of Contract Law since a sale is a contract. In Commercial Law, and they will understand that contractual principles still have a large part to play in relation to commercial sales transactions, whilst they dig into the specificities of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and the relevant case law.
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of the legal context of the commercial sale of goods both domestically and internationally.
Demonstrate knowledge, and ability to assess, identify potential liabilities that may arise because of a business sale transaction.
Identify and evaluate the rules that govern the payments methods, transfer of property, risk, breach of contract, and remedies in the context of commercial sales transactions.
Analyse and apply relevant law to a range of practical problems involving domestic and international sales.
The module is divided in four units:
Unit 1: Domestic Sales: Mechanics of ownership
Introduction to the sale of goods
Classification of goods
Transfer of property and risks
Conflicts of titles
Unit 2: Domestic Sales: Contract terms and breaches
Delivery, acceptance, and payment
Statutory implied terms
Seller’s and buyer’s duties
Unit 3: Domestic Sales: Remedies
Seller’s statutory remedies
Buyer’s statutory remedies
Unit 4: International Sales
Introduction to international commercial sales
Bill of Lading
Letter of Credit
Fob and Cif contracts under English law
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-line Learning | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Lecture | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Seminar | 5 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| Private study hours | 176.5 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 23.5 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
The online learning element is broken down into 15 minute tasks, there will be 20 x 15 minute tasks overall.
A formative assessment opportunity will be provided.
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Open Book exam | 48.0 Hrs Mins | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100 | |
The exam will be a problem question with two sub-questions, one on domestic sales and one on international sales (2,500 words limit).
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 4/29/2024
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