Commercial Law

Description of the course

Degree: Business Administration
Department: Private Law
Course Title: Commercial Law Code: 2048009
Type of course: Basic Area of knowledge:
Year of Study : 1st Level of course: 1st cycle Mode of delivery: on-campus
Semester: 2nd ECTS Credits: 6 Number of Groups: 
Pre-requisites and co-requisites: It is required to have basic knowledge in law and understand the legal terminology. For higher efficiency it is recommended to follow the socio-economic life, especially by reading the specialized press or relevent sections in the daily press.
Name of lecturer/s: Alejandro Roche Navarro

Course Contents:    

Content Unit Topic
I. Businessman and Companies 1. Legal Status of a Businessman and Companies
2. Companies House
3. Industrial Property
4. Competition Law
II. Corporate/Companies Law 5. Introduction to Companies
6. Corporations. Concept, Main Features and Types

Recommended or Required readings:

Title Principios de Derecho Mercantil
Author Fernando Sánchez Calero
Publisher Thomson Aranzadi

Planned learning activities and teaching methods: The students will perform different works on individual and group basis.
Assessment methods and criteria: The acquisition of skills related to this course and its learning outcomes will be assessed through continuous evaluation. The different activities to be jointly evaluated include theoretical and practical exams, participation in class, individual and group works, workshops as well as participation in complementary activities. All activities will be evaluated within the grade scale from 1 to 10. For successful completion of the course, the student shall obtain a final mark equal to or higher than 5. Each activity will form a part of the final grade in equivalent percentage value, which will not exceed 40%. The student is entitled to two evaluations. The second evaluation process will be carried out only for those activities, which shall be revaluated. The students, who fail to obtain the required skills through activities that cannot be revaluated, will have to register again for the course in the following academic year for the purpose to acquire those competences. .
Language of instruction: English Work Placement: Vicálvaro