JU6-1000 Business Law

Contents and structure

The course provides an introduction to important elements of business law: contract law, consumer law, company law, marketing law, employment law, law of negotiable instruments, financial criminal law and bancruptcy law. The course also includes an introduction to legal method, how to identify and apply a legal rule and how to solve specific legal questions.

Learning Outcome

Knowledge:

The student shall:

• achieve knowledge of sentral rules withing the subjects ontract law, consumer law, company law, marketing law, employment law, law of negotiable instruments, financial criminal law and bancruptcy law.
• achieve basic knowledge of legal metod.

Skills:

The student shall:

• be able to solve legal questions relating to the relevant subject.

General competence:

The student shall:

• be aware of the role that the law plays in society
• be aware that the law sets boundaries for private and public sector, and the importance of staying within these boundaries

Entry requirements

None

Recommended previous knowledge

None

Teaching methods

Lectures and problem solving.

Compulsory learning activities

Up to tre written assignments. Must be done individually.

Assessment

4 hour written exam.

Examination support material

"Næringslivets lovsamling" (Sverre Faafeng Langfeldt) and/or Lovdata pro in exam mode, as well as bokmål/nynorsk dictionary.

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Course reductions

• JU6-101 - Forretningsjus for rekneskapsførarar - Reduction: 5.5 studypoints
• JU6-103 - Jus for eiendomsmeglere 1 - Reduction: 5.5 studypoints
• EM6-1003 - Jus for eigendomsmeglarar 1 - Reduction: 7.5 studypoints