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Regent University College of Science & Technology, Accra, Ghana
CORPORATE AND BUSINESS LAW I—Course Outline
Instructor: Professor Charles O. Kwarteng
References Materials
Books
Required: K. Adjei-Mensah, Principles of Business Law, Volume ONE (ISBN 9988-0-0944-5). (good for business law)
Recommended. K. Adjei-Mensah, Principles of Business Law, TWO (ISBN 9988-0-0945-3) (good for companies) .
Internet Materials: www. kkaufhold.net/files_/Bussiness_Law_Outline 2.pdf (good outline for business law) www. Ekconsultinggroup.com/assets/resources/Business_Law_Notes.pdf (good outline for company law)
OUTLINE

1. Sources of Law a) Constitutional Law b) Statutory Law (Ghana Company Code) c) Executive Decisions:
Executive Decrees, Proclamations, Orders
Judicial Decision-Case Law: Doctrine of Stare Decisis (Salomon v Salomon)
Treatises of Eminent Jurists
Restatement of Torts/Restatement of Contracts
International Law
Treaties (Bilateral and Multilateral). Compare AGOA (Ghana and US) and ECOWAS Treaty (West African sub-region).
Readings: Adjei Mensah, Principles of Business Law, Volume I, Part 3

2. Law of Contracts
Types (Oral/Written; Bilateral/Unilateral; Executed/Executory, Terms : Express/Implied:
Express Contract/Implied Contracts
Oral Contracts and the Statute of Frauds (“MYLEGS” Contracts) 1) Marriage 2) Contract for Years 3) Land Contracts 4) Contract of the Executor 5) Guarantor’s Contract 6) Contract of Surety 2) Writing required in the ff cases (i) Real Property Contract including leases, life estate, easements (ii) UCC leases greater than $1,000 (iii) Sale of goods greater than $500 (iv) Lease greater than $1,000 (v) Agency Contract (vi) Promise to make a will (vii) Pre-Nuptial contract (viii) Quantity contract (ix) Executory contract not in writing is not

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