Présentation
Ability to work in English
Knowledge of basic French Law to be ablse to compare it with English Law
Discovering and Comparing the English legal system to the French one
Being able to lead a Legal Reasoning following the rules of a foreign law
At the end of the course, the student shouble be able to:
Understand the basic functioning of English law
Spot the differences between French and English legal system
o The English Legal System:
Types of Law
Criminal
Civil
Sources
Common law mainly
Legislation
Court Structure
Legal Profession
o Contract law:
Formation, Terms and Remedies
Contracts for goods and contracts for services : differences
Exclusion clauses
Are they allowed?
Conditions
Exclusion and Exemption Clauses
o Law of Tort: Negligence
Definition
When is it recognized?
Consequences
Remedies
o Liability:
Types
Object
Sanctions
o Introduction of Company and Employment law
Modalités
Deals with a foreign law
Exercises at the end of each session: students can get trained and discover a foreign legal reasoning (Most of time: practical case to resolve)
The courses and presentations of each subject rely on Powerpoint presentations. The slides are then sent to the students so they can use them to study for the exam
Ressources
MacIntyre: Essentials of Business Law (Pearson)|| Rush & Ottley: Business Law (Cengage)