Retail law
Associate Professor Robin Edwards
6 points * Distance * Second semester * Prerequisite: DEB1010
Objectives At the completion of this course students should be able to appreciate the different forms of business organisations; appreciate and understand the legal obligations of retailers in regard to liability for goods and services; have an understanding of payment systems, trade practices law and law relating to advertising; know when to seek legal advice.
Synopsis Business organisation; business names and trade names; employment law; liability for goods and securities; payment systems; retailer and crime; trade descriptions and advertising; anti-competitive practices.
Assessment Assignment: 30% * Examination (3 hours): 70%
Prescribed texts
Hurley A and Wiflen G Outline of trade practices and consumer law Butterworths, 1994