BTW2201

South African business law II

(BUS)

6 points + 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week + Second semester + South Africa + Prerequisite: BTW1201

Synopsis: An examination of business entities law at an advanced level, with emphasis on the law of partnership, company law, the law of close corporations and the law of business trusts. An examination will also be made of the law relating to specific contracts, eg contracts of purchase, sale and lease, property transactions and credit agreements. The law pertaining to suretyship, mortgage and pledge will be examined as will the law of agency.

Assessment: Assignment (up to 3000 words): 30% + Examination: 70%