Module manager: Federica Casano
Email: F.Casano@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2026/27
LAW1030 Contract Law OR LAW1076 An Introduction to Law: What is Law? OR LUBS2810 Business and the Legal Environment
| LAW1035 | Contract Law |
| LAW1076 | Introduction to Law |
| LUBS2810 | Business & the Legal Environ. |
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 commercial law 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. 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 successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
Critically analyse and synthesise legal concepts, values, principles, and rules to assess their effectiveness in resolving complex issues in domestic and international commercial law.
Synthesise information and legal reasoning to construct a coherent and well-supported account of complex legal issues arising in commercial transactions.
Apply relevant legal concepts, authorities, and scholarly perspectives to solve actual or hypothetical problems in domestic and international sales law, presenting reasoned and evidence-based arguments.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
Demonstrate critical and creative thinking skills in analysing complex legal and ethical issues, proposing solutions;
Employ advanced research methodologies to tackle complex legal questions, integrating diverse sources of information to support reasoned conclusions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Seminar | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 179 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 21 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
179
A formal formative assessment opportunity will be provided for each summative assessment task, which is specifically pedagogically aligned to that task. As part of this, each student will receive feedback designed to support the development of knowledge and skills that will be later assessed in the summative task.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Coursework | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
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Last updated: 30/04/2026
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