LWST 114
Introduction to Commercial Law
Course overview
This course introduces you to the legal system in Aotearoa-New Zealand, including business entities, contract law, property laws, agency law, negligence, data protection and privacy laws.
Course information
| Prerequisites and Restrictions | You must satisfy the following requirement(s):
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| Credits | 15 |
| Domestic fees | $841.00 |
What you will learn
After successfully completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Discuss the importance of commercial entities appropriately managing their relationships with the macro-environment, as well as interactions and relationships with other businesses, human resources and customers.
- Accurately describe the basic elements of the law of contract, negligence, agency, privacy and property. This includes land and intellectual property.
- Effectively investigate methods of identifying and extracting useful information regarding regulatory compliance.
- Design a course of action based on your good grounding in law.
- Demonstrate your appreciation of how commercial law decisions can impact stakeholders.
- Recognise the need to stay up-to-date in your understanding of the legal environment relevant to the business area you operate within.
Course examiners
Amrapali Macdonald
Senior Professional Teaching Fellow
Department of Financial and Business Systems
[email protected]