Export Law
Vocational qualification
Distance
Description
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Type
Vocational qualification
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Duration
Flexible
Suitable for: This award is for the paralegal working in their particular department in Legal Practice, Commerce, Industry or the Public Sector department doing work of a specialised or semi-specialised nature.
About this course
Entry Requirements
One of the following:
Level 4 Diploma in Paralegals Studies
Level 7 Post Graduate Diploma in Paralegal Practice
Law Degree
ILEX Level 6
Other Equivalent (please specify)
Reviews
Subjects
- Export
Course programme
Export Law
This award is for the paralegal working in their particular department in Legal Practice, Commerce, Industry or the Public Sector department doing work of a specialised or semi-specialised nature. The Fellowship Award means that a paralegal can further add to their specialist knowledge in that particular area of law and/or practice in which they are involved.
Syllabus
The Law of Contract (General Principles): Defined; Types; Formation; Terms; Misrepresentation; Mistake; Discharge; Remedies for breach.
Conflict of Law: Defined; Resolution; The Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990; Common Law Rules; The Jurisdiction of the Courts; Enforcement of Foreign Judgments.
International Sale of Goods (General Principles): Defined; The Sale of Goods Act 1979; The Uniform Laws on International Sales Act 1967; United Nations Convention; Incoterms 1990.
The Law of Agency: Defined; Types; Agent's Authority; The doctrine of the Undisclosed Principle; Duties; Termination of Agency.
Competition Law: Defined; Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices; European Union; Article 85 of the Treaty of Rome; Exemptions thereto; Article 86; Regulation 17.
Payments for and Finance of Exports: Problems; Negotiability; Negotiable Instruments; Bills of Exchange; Collection procedures; Letters of Credit; Non-recourse finance; Factoring.
Export Insurance: Nature and principles of insurance; Marine insurance; Duty to disclose; contracts of insurance; types; Cargo clauses and policies; Warranties; The Insurance Policy; The Marine Insurance Act 1906; General average.
International Carriage: Defined; the common carrier; common law aspects; international carriage; legal relationships; documentation; Bills of lading; carrier's liability; jurisdiction; statutory limitations.
Arbitration: Defined; procedures; statutory regulation; non-domestic arbitrations.
Assessment
The Fellowship Award is assessed through three substantial 'work based' assignments / projects of some 5000 words each. There are no time limits involved.
Entry Requirements
One of the following:
Level 4 Diploma in Paralegals Studies
Level 7 Post Graduate Diploma in Paralegal Practice
Law Degree
ILEX Level 6
Other Equivalent (please specify)
Export Law