Announcements
9 March 2022 - This is the link to book your place for the Planning and Writing an Assignment webinar being held on Tuesday 15 March 2022 at 18.00hrs.
Online Sessions Link
To connect to the online sessions of this module please click on this link. You will be asked to register your attendance if you are not already signed in into your Zoom account. You will also be asked for the password which is below.
Meeting ID: 927 4101 3624
Passcode: 472361
Make sure that you show with your name & surname as you have been registered for the study programme. This is very important for attendance purposes.
Lecture Schedule & Notes
Lecture notes will be available during the week following the respective lecture. Schedule dates are indicative and may change. All changes, if any, may be communicated via email, SMS or telephone calls.
| Lecture | Date | Time | Presentation | Notes (If Any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture 01 | 7 March 2022 | 17:30 to 20:00hrs | Session 01 | |
| Lecture 02 | 10 March 2022 | 17:30 to 20:00hrs | Session 02 | |
| Lecture 03 | 14 March 2022 | 17:30 to 20:00hrs | Session 03 | |
| Lecture 04 | 17 March 2022 | 17:30 to 20:00hrs | Session 04 |
Lecturer/s
Lecture Summaries & Suggested Reading
Lecture 1 - Introduction to Commercial Law
- Definition and brief history of Commercial Law
- Fundamental principles of Commercial Law
- Sources of Commercial Law
- Basic contractual principles
- Acts of Trade;
- Objective Acts of Trade
- Subjective Acts of Trade
- Difference between Acts of Trade an Acts of a Civil Nature
Core Reading List
Supplementary Reading List
Lecture 2 - The Trader
- Definition of Trader
- Requirements for becoming a trader
- Commercial Partnerships
- Limited and Unlimited Liability
- Declaration of Bankruptcy
- Emancipation of Minors to Trade
- Barriers to Trade
Core Reading List
Supplementary Reading List
Lecture 3 - Duties of Traders
- The three main duties of Traders
- Duty of the Keeping of Trade Books
- Duty to Publish Marriage Contracts
- Duty to keep within the Limits of Fair Competition
- Notion of Unfair Competition
- Protection of Trademarks
- Articles 32 - 37 of the Commercial Code
Core Reading List
Supplementary Reading List
Lecture 4 - Credit Instruments and Bills of Exchange
- What is credit?
- Definition of Credit Instruments
- Characteristics of Credit Instruments
- What are Bills of Exchange & their development
- Formalities of Bills of Exchange
- Endorsement of Bill of Exchange
- Promissory Notes
Core Reading List
Supplementary Reading List
Methods of Assessment
Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) examination - 20% weighting
1 out of a choice of 3 assignment titles. - 80% weighting
Assignment
You have to choose 1 out of the 3 questions which will be made available in the Assignment Submission form below. Assignment should be submitted by not later than Thursday 5 May 2022. The assignment has to be submitted together with the Assignment Submission Form. Please indicate the questions which you have addressed in the Assignment Submission form.
If you need information on how to plan, draft and submit your assignment follow the 21 Academy presentation on Writing and Submitting your Assignment.
We are also making the 21 Academy's Assignments Rubric available for your guidance. This is a performance-based assessment tool. Tutors will use the rubric to assist them to allocate scoring while it allows students to understand what is required in the assignment and how it will be graded.
Assignment should be sent accompanied by the respective assignment submission form on info@advisory21.com.mt. Please send assignments in pdf format. Do not scan assignment but convert/save it directly to pdf.
Note that the submitted assignment will be scanned for plagiarism.
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