Commercial Contracts

Academic year: 2010-2011 Course code module MREC0770 Semester: 2nd semester Credits: 3 Study load (hours) 84 Theory (hours): Practice/Exercises(hours): 30,00 Other (hours): Part-time program: Instructor(s) Melissa Vanmeenen Language of instruction: Dutch Semester exam information: exam in the 2nd semester Contract restriction information: 1. Prerequisites *Algemene competenties Knowledge of the basic courses of law of obligations and commercial and economic law *Sequentiality None 2. Objectives (expected learning outcomes) Good command and in-depth insight in standard business contracts. Being able to analyse and critise model contracts Being able to draft standard business clauses 3. Course content In the first part of this course some standard boilerplate clauses will be analysed. The purpose and the content of all these clauses is analysed by means of different examples.   Secondly some standard business contracts will be discussed, e.g. franchising, leasing, factoring, licence agreement, ... The content of the course may vary according to the personal interest of the students.   In this course the focus will be on how to draft these contracts taking into account all relevant rules and legislation. 4. Teaching method Direct contact: Lectures Tutorials Personal work: Assignments - individual Assignments - in group 5. Assessment method Exam: Written, with oral presentation Closed book Open questions Continuous assessment: Assignments Participation in classroom activities 6. Compulsory reading – study material Slides and documentation are available at Blackboard. 7. Recommended reading - study material D. Deschrijver, A. Gutermann, M. Taeymans, Standard Business Contracts, Larcier, 2006 8. Tutoring laatste aanpassing: last update: 17/01/2011 21:44 melissa.vanmeenen