Non-Contractual Obligations of the Seller-Producer (Byte Size Skills Course)
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Non-Contractual Obligations of the Seller-Producer Course The purpose of this course is to consider in detail some of the legal obligations which are imposed on those who sell or produce goods and services. The aim is to build upon your knowledge of the contractual rules which are imposed on such persons and to demonstrate how these are reinforced by other provisions. It is also important that you can identify the correct set of rules to apply from a given set of facts. We can separate these obligations into a number of different categories. These include: liability to consumers imposed by Act of Parliament liability to consumers imposed by the common law rules governing those acting "negligently" employers' liability for the actions of employees health and safety at work. By the time you have completed this course you will be able to: distinguish between contractual and non-contractual remedies identify the correct remedy to use when faced with a consumer problem explain the principles of negligence explain the purpose of the Health and Safety at Work Act and explain the legal duties of the employer and employee identify situations in which an employer is made legally responsible for the actions of an employee explain the rules governing the tort of nuisance list other environmental protection laws apply legal principles to business based problems and suggest possible outcomes.
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- IT
- Skills and Training
Course programme
Syllabus
Introduction
Objectives
Section One: The Duty of Care in Negligence
Negligence: an introduction
The duty of care
Special circumstance
Negligent statements and professional negligence
Summary of section one
Section Two: Other Aspects of Negligence and Product Liability
Breach of duty
Factors in setting the standard
Proof of breach
Resulting damage
Defences
Remedies
Product liability
Summary of section two
Section Three: Other Aspects of Tort Nuisance
The rule in Rylands v Fletcher
Occupier's liability
Summary of section three
Section Four: Liability in Respect of Employees
Vicarious liability
Liability for employees only
Within the course of employment
Health and safety at work
Making the system work
Summary of section four
Unit 4: additional questions
Additional questions: guidance
Tutor-Marked Question Paper
Study Hours
This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.
The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 20 hrs.
Non-Contractual Obligations of the Seller-Producer (Byte Size Skills Course)