Course Details

1. Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental legal principles and legal concepts.
2. Recognize the implications of such legal principles in common law jurisdictions such as Cyprus and United Kingdom.
3. Identify and rank sources of Law. Discuss the Primacy of EU Law.
4. Discriminate legal systems regarding Civil Law, Common Law, Customary Law and/or Religious Law.
5. Outline basic principles of law with an emphasis on contract law, torts law and company law.
6. Apply working knowledge of legal principles to given scenarios and case studies.

General Introduction to law 

What is Law?

A Definition

 Characteristics

Rules

Legal Systems Description :

Civil Law

Common Law

Customary Law

Religious Law

Mixed

Common Law and Equity

Sources of Law :

Sources of Law in the Republic of Cyprus

Sources of Law - UK

EU Law as a source of Law : Primacy of EU Law

Primary Legislation

Secondary Legislation

Sources of English Law

Primary Legislation

Secondary Legislation

Statutory Instruments

Orders in the Council

By – Laws

Codes of conduct and professional Regulations

Case Law

Precedents, the Hierarchy of courts, binding precedents

Books of Authority

Customs

The English Judicial System

The court System

LEGAL PERSONALITY

Legal Capacity of the natural persons

The Legal Personality

Nationality and domicile

Infants or minors

Mental incapacity and intoxication

Artificial Persons

Classification

Chartered Corporations

Statutory corporations

Registered companies

By liability

Limited liability

Companies limited by shares     

Companies limited by guarantee

Unlimited liability

By number of members

Public Companies         

Private Companies        

Corporate personality 

The veil of incorporation

Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd (1897)       

  Lifting the veil of incorporation

Ultra vires doctrine

Shareholders Meetings

Entry into Shipping transactions

CONTRACTS

OFFER

To the world at large

To a particular person

Invitation to treat

Acceptance of offer

Rejection of offer

Acceptance

Form of acceptance

Communication of acceptance

Tenders

CONSIDERATION

Types of consideration

Rules

Performance of existing duties

Waver of existing rights

Promissory estoppel

INTENTION TO CREATE LEGAL RELATION

Domestic and social agreements

Commercial agreements

Collective agreements

CONTENTS OF CONTRACTS

Conditions and warranties

Express and implied Terms

Exemption clauses

VITIATING FACTORS

Mistake

Misrepresentation

Duress

Undue influence

Discharge of Contracts

by agreement

by performance

by frustration

by breach

Remedies for breach of contract

AGENCY

Creation

The authority of an agent

Principal and agent

Duties of principle

Rights of an agent

Termination of agency

SALE OF GOODS LAW

The sale of goods law

Express and Implied Terms in Contracts of Sale of Goods – the duties of Seller and Buyer

Transfer of Property and Risk

Export Sales (CIF, FOB, Ex-works)

THE LAW OF TORTS

Nature of tortious liability

Capacity and defence

Vicarious liability

Negligence

Breach of statutory Duty

CONFLICT OF LAWS

Jurisdiction clauses

EC Regulation 44/2001

The doctrine of Forum Non Convenience

• Keith Owens, Law for NON-LAW Students,3rd edition, Cavendish Publishing Limited
• Charles Wild & Stuart Weinstein, Smith & Keenan’s English Law text and cases, 16th ed., Pearson Education

• Brenda Hannigan, Company Law, 1st ed., Oxford University Press.
• Ewan McKendrick, Contract law, Text, cases and Materials, 2nd ed., Oxford University Press.
• John Cooke, Law of Tort, 7th ed, Pearson Longman
• Paul Richards, Law of Contract, 7th ed, Pearson Longman
• Phil Harris, An Introduction to Law, 6th ed., Butterworths
• Vivienne Harpwood, Modern Tort Law, 6th ed., Cavendish Publishing