Module Description
This module is designed to provide a framework of relevant Irish business law principles necessary for the application of Retail and Services Management.
Sources of Law
Outline of sources and development of Irish Law including:
court structure, civil and criminal law, role of commercial court, legislation (rules, presumptions), case law (stare decisis), EU law.
Contract
Formation: offer and acceptance, intention to create legal relations, consideration
Form of contract
Capacity to contract
Terms and Exclusion Clauses: express terms, implied terms, exclusion clauses, importance and relative effects of contractual terms
Electronic contracts
Validity: mistake, misrepresentation, duress, undue influence
Discharge: discharge by performance, agreement, breach, discharge by frustration
Remedies: damages, equitable remedies.
Consumer Law and the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980
Data Protection
Employment Law
contracts of service and for services
terms of employment contracts
redundancy
remedies of employee
Tort
Nature & Defences
Negligence: Duty of care, causality, remoteness of damages, professional negligence
Company Law
Formation. The nature of a company including limited liability & veil of incorporation and other consequences
Management and Administration
Directors: Appointment & Dismissal, Types, Powers & Duties, Disclosure Requirements, Breach of Duties, Restriction & Disqualification Orders. Contractual Capacity, Shareholders Remedies, Board Meetings, Annual Returns
Other Officers: Chairperson. Company secretary: appointment, role, duties. Auditors: appointment, role, duties, removal
Company Meetings
Class lectures, group discussions, case study exercises in class.
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |