- Lecture
- Seminar
- Class participation
- Case analysis
- Case studies
- Case assignments
- Introduction to the Canadian legal system
- Tort law and professional liability
- Formation of contracts 1
- Formation of contracts 2
- Impeachment of contracts
- Interpreting contracts and privity
- Discharge, breach and remedies
- Employment and labour law
- Sale of goods and agency
- Insurance, guarantee and bailment
- Business organizations: sole proprietorship and partnership
- Business organizations: the corporation and publicly traded securities
- Negotiable instruments
- Bankruptcy and creditors’ rights
The student will be able to:
- articulate accurate knowledge of the legal climate of Canada and one’s personal rights, including that part of the common law applicable to most business situations. The course is not designed to make the student a “lawyer”, but to give one sufficient background and sophistication to identify those circumstances in which one will require the professional assistance of a lawyer;
- explain the operation of the Canadian Legal System, the civil litigation process, and various aspects of substantive law which relate to, and have applications in business and commerce;
- successfully apply the correct law to legal problems and questions arising from the following legal areas: Tort Law, Professional Liability, Contract Law, Forms of Business Organization, the Sale of Goods, Negotiable Instruments, Employment Law, Agency, Creditors’ Rights, Bankruptcy, Labour Relations, Publicly Traded Securities and Intellectual Property;
- explain how contracts may be enforced and the remedies available if a contract is breached, and be familiar and knowledgeable of some of the more important provincial and federal statutes that apply to the business environment;
- define frequently used legal terms and terminology and perform basic legal reasoning upon commonly experienced problems in the business world;
- identify and articulate general legal issues in business.
| Assignments and/or quizzes | 10% |
| Midterm examination 1 | 15% |
| Midterm examination 2 | 20% |
| Midterm examination 3 | 25% |
| Final examination | 30% |
| 100% |
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students
At the instructor’s discretion, any one of the following texts:
McInnes, M., Kerr, I., Van Duzer, J.A., Charmody, C. Managing the Law, latest edition. Prentice Hall Canada.
Smyth, J.E., Soberman, D.A., Easson, A.J. The Law and Business Administration in Canada, latest edition. Prentice Hall Canada.
Willes, J.A., Willes, J.H. Contemporary Canadian Business Law; Principles and Cases, latest edition. McGraw Hill Ryerson.
Willes, J.A., Willes, J.H. Essentials of Canadian Business Law, latest edition. McGraw Hill Ryerson.
Recommended but not required:
Dukelow, D. Pocket Dictionary of Canadian Law, latest edition. Carswell.
Study Guides produced by publisher for selected textbooks, if available.
Selected cases and handouts.