Course outline
Course unit title
Name(s), surname(s) and title
of lecturer(s)
Level of course
Semester
ECTS credits
Working hours
Prerequisites
Language of instruction
Objectives of the course
Adjusted with the expected
learning outcomes
To introduce general principles
of legal regulation of business,
regulation of separate Business
Law institutes. The aim is that
students, while working in
business environment could
correctly apply legal norms,
when starting their business
could correctly evaluate legal
environment, in the role of
consumer/client would know
their rights and could find legal
measures for the protection of
their rights, would know how to
find, interpret and apply
lawsregulating business in
practice.
To analyse the basis of legal
liability and ways of dispute
solving.
To analyse the basis for legal
Business Law
Laura Beinoriene
First level
1
5
Contact hours
48
lectures 28
seminars 16
practical classes
laboratory classes
consultations 4
82
Independent work
Total 130
None
English
Learning outcomes
Student knowledge,
comprehension, skills and
abilities
The student gets acquainted
with general Business Law
terms and definitions, acquires
theoretical
and
practical
knowledge and abilities to
independendly find, interpret
and apply laws regulating
business based on legal
doctrine and jurisprudence.
Assessments methods
Activities where the learning
outcomes are demonstrated, proved
Case studies are performed during
seminars while using all available
materials.
liability and dispute resolution.
Teaching methods
Course unit content
List of Topics
Will be able to analyse and
Business start situations are
evaluate legal business
modelled
environment, and business
prospects; will be able to
develop a business plan, taking
into account the country‘s
legal environment.
Student acquired practical Case studies, drafting of claims,
abilities
and
theoretical replies to claims, drafting of debt
knowledge how to defend payment schedules etc.
violated rights – how to write a
claim, how to answer to a
claim, is able to evaluate a
situation – is it worth to initiate
a court case.
Student acquires ability to find Practical case studies
laws, which regulate different
aspects of business, prepare
basic legal documents, analyze
contracts and claims.
Student acquires practical Practical case studies
skills
and
theoretical
knowledge how to find and
apply laws which regulate
business.
Lectures, active discussions, case studies, work in groups,
presentations of students, the Moodle platform is used
The purpose of the course is to introduce students to general issues,
main principles of laws regulatig business, main features of separate
institutes of Business Law, so students are able to find, interpret and
apply civil law regulations in practice and to draft simple legal
documents.
Topic title
Contact
hours
1. Introductory lecture
2
2. Natural persons
2
Assignments and
independent study
hours
7–
Students
independently study
the
indicated
materials
and
lectures,
prepare
themselves on the
topics of seminars
provided to them in
advance
3. Legal persons, kinds
enterprises, representation
4. Transactions
of 6
8
5. Law of obligations, Contract 16
law, main kinds of contracts
7. Regulation of Procurement
4
8. Basics of Labour Law
4
8–
Students
independently study
the
indicated
materials
and
lectures,
prepare
themselves on the
topics of seminars
provided to them in
advance
11–
Students
independently study
the
indicated
materials
and
lectures,
prepare
themselves on the
topics of seminars
provided to them in
advance
30–
Students
independently study
the
indicated
materials
and
lectures,
prepare
themselves on the
topics of seminars
provided to them in
advance
8–
Students
independently study
the
indicated
materials
and
lectures,
prepare
themselves on the
topics of seminars
provided to them in
advance
8–
Students
independently study
the
indicated
materials
and
lectures,
prepare
themselves on the
topics of seminars
provided to them in
advance
9. Review of Public Instituions 4
regulating Business
10–
Students
independently study
the
indicated
materials
and
lectures,
prepare
themselves on the
topics of seminars
provided to them in
advance
Reading list, no more than 5 sources
Year of
publishing
2009
2002
2007
2013
Year of
publishing
Authors and title of the publication
Civil law (Civilinė teisė. Bendroji dalis : vadovėlis) / [Alfonsas
Vileita ... [et al.]
Mikelėnas, Valentinas. Law of Obligations (Prievolių teisė.
Pirmoji dalis)
Egidijus Baranauskas, Justė Tušaitė, Dalia Vasarienė , Rūta
Zmejauskaitė, Daivis Švirinas, Antanas Rudzinskas, Vadimas
Toločko Verslo teisė : [vadovėlis]. Business Law (Textbook)
Special Part of civil Law: Practicum, Textbook (Civilinės teisės
specialioji dalis : praktikumas : mokomasis leidinys)/ Vaidas
Jurkevičius, Jūratė Kemežytė
Additional reading
Authors and title of the publication
Publishing house
Justitia
Justitia
Vilnius : Vilniaus
miesto ir apskri-ties
versli-ninkų darbdavių konfede-racija
MRU
Publishing house
The commentary of the Civil Code, I book. (Lietuvos Respublikos
2001
civilinio kodekso komentaras. Pirmoji knyga. Bendrosios
Justitia
nuostatos.)
The commentary of the Civil Code, II book. (Lietuvos Respublikos
2002
Justitia
civilinio kodekso komentaras. Antroji knyga. Asmenys.)
The commentary of the Civil Code, VI book. (Lietuvos
2003
Respublikos civilinio kodekso komentaras. Šeštoji knyga. Prievolių Justitia
teisė. I dalis.)
2002
Contract law / general editors Hugh Beale ... [et al.]
Hart Publishing
Students shall take an exam, which consists of test questions (with an
Assessment requirements
option to choose an answer) and open questions – case evaluation
and practical tasks
The theoretical knowledge and practical skills to choose and submit
Assessment criteria
a correct answer, ability to analyze and evaluate a case study, draft
basic legal documents
2 intermediatetests shall compose 30 percent of the final mark, the
The composition of final
preparation and presentation of a case study shall compose 10
accumulative mark
percent of the final mark and the final exam shall compose 60
Course outline arranged by
Approved by the Study
Program Committee
percent of the final mark
Laura Beinoriene