Course Overview

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

Continuous assessment is carried out with an assignment based on the
content of the course with at least two separate grades. One of these
grades is based on an individual assignment. Grades may be based on
several types of tasks (homework, group work, final exam,
presentation, etc.) determined by the professor. No resits are allowed
in continuous assessment.

Course schedule

During this course, students should acquire real and practical
knowledge about: 

- The importance and the impact of law in their professional
careers; 
- The relevance of legal risk management, including the
identification of legal issues, the assessment of their nature and
impact and the best professional approach for dealing with such legal
issues; 
- The basic rules governing the legal profession in a local and
international context, the implications and main criteria for the
proper selection and management of lawyers, the essential legal
concepts that govern the world and enable the completion of economic
transactions, in particular, legal entity concepts and the limitation
of liability concept; 
- The main corporate governance and transparency rules in the
international world of today and the implications of not complying
with current standards; 
- The existence and features of  the different legal systems
prevailing in the international world of today, their impact on local
legislations and the most commons problems and solutions in the
context of cross border transactions; 
- The implications of current interactions with Anglo-Saxon Case Law
System and the Continental Civil Law System; 
- How to deal with legal documents supporting business deals
including analyzing, drafting and wording of different legal documents
related to corporate deals.   

Course type

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

Duration: 15 hours

Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face-to-face teaching

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