BMM5422 - Legal Issues for Management

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1 explain and apply the main principles of business, company and employment laws affecting company directors, entrepreneurs, managers and employers;
2 critically evaluate the operation of legal frameworks within which organisations operate, including particularly aspects of negligence, nuisance, agency and some criminal issues;
3 demonstrate skills of critical analysis of the law including logical application of law to the solution of legal problems likely to encountered by an organisation;
4 demonstrate an ability to identify and use legal materials, including some primary sources.

Content:

The module provides an opportunity to learn and understand areas of English and EU laws which directly affect the legal structure of business organisations. It examines the nature of the relevant law in context and explores the way in which the law affects directors, entrepreneurs, managers and employees. The module explores the extent to which an organisation has a legal responsibility to visitors, lawful or not. The module examines the principles of nuisance and the implications for organisations.
The potential for criminal proceedings against organisations will also be evaluated. The key legal features of an agency relationship and the implications for an organisation will be explored.
It addresses such topics as the different legal structures of business organisations, employers and customers rights and duties, the liability to third parties, the nature of a registered company, regulation of financial matters, insider dealing, directors’ duties, insolvency provisions which relate to directors of a private company, and an introduction to minority protection, equal opportunities and other laws.

Learning and Teaching Information:

The sessions will be organised in mainly 3-4 hour teaching blocks. Lectures will deliver core theoretical frameworks followed by seminar discussions and workshops and offer guidance in the selection of appropriate sustainability tools and metrics.
A key focus will be on problem identification and solving using exercises and activities linked to international management issues and case studies.
Formal assessment will evaluate research/information retrieval skills and critical thinking and students will be expected to present their findings and analysis as a group presentation and independent report.

Lectures
Contact hours: 10
Intended Group size: 20-30

Workshops and tutorials
Contact hours: 20
Intended Group size: 20-30

Guided independent study
Hours: 170

Further details relating to assessment
Marginal condonement of failure is allowed for this module within the degree programme but no marginal condonement of failure is allowed in relation to ACCA exemptions.

Other relevant matters
Industry guest speakers and expert visiting lecturers will contribute to the delivery of this course, particularly in the areas of company / marketing and employment laws.

Assessment: