“Society cannot survive cannot eat, breathe, or
walk (it seems) - without
law”
(Lawrence M. Friedman, Law and Society:an
introduction, Prentice Hall, 1977, p.3)
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BMAN 10901: LAW IN A MANAGEMENT CONTEXT
- single Semester/10 credits
- 100% exam
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BMAN 24042: BUSINESS LAW 1: Law, Business Liabilities and the
Consumer
- single Semester/10 credits
- 20% coursework/80% exam
- Prerequisite: BMAN 10901
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BMAN 24052: BUSINESS LAW 2: Law and the Modern Corporation
in an International Context
- single Semester/10 credits
- 20% coursework/80% exam
- NO prerequisites
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BMAN 31410: EMPLOYMENT LAW
- full year [ie 2 Semesters]/20 credits
- 50% Coursework/50% Exam
- NO prerequisites
Contact:
Roger M Walden MA LLB,
Lecturer in Labour & Employment Law, MBS
E-mail: r.walden@manchester.ac.uk
Office: E.27, MBS East
BMAN 10901: LAW IN A MANAGEMENT
CONTEXT
Law is pervasive in modern society and nowhere is this
more true than in relation to the area of business and
management. This module aims, therefore, to provide students
with a basic understanding of the English Legal System, its
principles and institutions. By familiarising students with key legal
concepts, distinctions and issues, it is intended that they will be able
to recognise and evaluate the relevance of law to business and
management both in theory and practice. To this end, the module
compares and contrasts legal mechanisms with alternative methods
of dispute resolution, and seeks to place the English legal system
within a broader European and international context. It also
introduces students to some important substantive legal and policy
issues, including business forms, corporate manslaughter, general
employer liability, intellectual property, the impact of European
Union Law and the legal regulation of the employment relationship.
Finally, the course will seek to arm students with a range of basic
legal skills and an understanding of how to apply these to
business/management examples.
BMAN 24042: BUSINESS LAW 1 - Law,
Business Liabilities and the Consumer
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Contract Law 1: offer and acceptance
Contract Law 2: intention to create legal relations and
consideration
Contract Law 3: terms and exclusion clauses
Contract Law 4: misrepresentation and economic duress
Contract Law 5: termination and remedies
Agency
Consumer law
Tort 1: Negligence and the duty of care (negligent
misstatement and psychiatric damage)
Tort 2: Breach of duty and damage
Tort 3: Occupiers’ liability
Tort 4: Passing off, malicious falsehood, deceit
BMAN 24052: BUSINESS LAW 2 - Law
and the Modern Corporation in an
International Context
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COMPANY LAW –
basic forms (includes admin);
constitutions (& Co.Sec.);
directors – approval, removal, duties, breach, binding the Co.)
members (share issues, transfer, disclosure, capital maintenance);
shareholder powers/rights
insolvency
comparative company law
COMPARATIVE INTERNATIONAL LAW
Governance / compliance issues
CRIME - UK fraud & bribery/international money laundering
EMPLOYMENT - whistleblowing & corporate ethics
COMPETITION LAW - UK, European Union & International
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Definitions
supra-national standards
INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS
choice of law
A.D.R.
BMAN 31410: EMPLOYMENT LAW
DIMENSIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & LABOUR RELATIONSHIPS
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL
POWER
POLITICAL
LEGAL
“The nature and extent of legal regulation [of the
employment relationship] has been determined
not by some abstract rule-making force, but by
the interplay of judicial innovations, public policy
controversy, the relative power of management
and labour interests and party politics with a
view to electoral advantage”
(Lewis, R: “The Historical Development of Labour Law” in [1976] 14 BJIR 1)
The course aims to give students a sound basic
understanding of the principles of individual and
collective Employment & Labour Law, together with an
insight into the extent to which the law recognises the
essentially “social” nature of the employment
relationship and the “political” dimension to its
regulation. It intends, in particular, to highlight those
areas of the subject that are controversial or on which
there is current interest, and to explore the ever-growing
influence of both human rights and, most crucially,
European Union law on the UK domestic legal
framework. The emphasis of the course will therefore
shift from year to year and, indeed, may be modified
during any one year, to accommodate legal and public
policy developments.
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