SCHOOL OF LAW
Year 2015-16 Term 1
COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE CODE: LGST101
COURSE TITLE: BUSINESS LAW
Course Instructor: Justin Chan Junhao

COURSE DESCRIPTION

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Revised on 8 June 2015

This is an introductory course designed to help non-law students acquaint themselves with the framework of Singapore’s legal system and to understand the legal environment within which businesses operate. A substantial part of the course is dedicated to contract law, as the making and performance of contracts form the rudiment of all businesses. Students will also be introduced to the law of torts, in particular the tort of negligence. Other legal areas and concepts which, at the instructors’ discretion, will be taught include privity of contract, agency, business torts, commercial crime, e-commerce law, law of business organizations, intellectual property and international legal aspects of business.
Upon completion of the course, students should:
Understand the framework of Singapore business law;
Understand and be able to apply the methodology of legal reasoning;
Be able to identify key legal issues in a given commercial scenario and apply principles they have learnt; and o Be able to take steps to manage legal risks. o o o B.

PRE-REQUISITES

None.
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TEXTS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL

PRESCRIBED TEXT
George Shenoy and Loo Wee Ling (gen. ed.), Principles of Singapore Business Law (2nd Ed,
Cengage Learning, 2013)
REFERENCE MATERIAL
Andrew Phang Boon Leong (gen. ed.), The Law of Contract in Singapore (Academy Publishing,
2012)
Edwin Peel, Treitel on The Law of Contract (13th Ed, Sweet & Maxwell, 2011)
Beatson J, Anson’s Law of Contract (29th Ed, Oxford University Press, 2010)
Jill Poole, Casebook on Contract Law (11th Ed, Oxford University Press, 2012)

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LEGAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET
Free access to Singapore statutes and