professional diploma in legal studies - Hong Kong Management ...

LS2. Business law in Hong KongAimsThis module aims to provide executives/professionals an understanding of the essential business legal principlesvital to carrying out daily operations in purchasing, marketing and selling.Contents1. Contract• formation - verbal, written, electronic media• offer and acceptance• discharge, breach and remedies• claiming for damages2. Agency• formation of agency• agency disclosed and not disclosed3. Sales of goods• Types of goods -goods in bailment, gratuitous, in lien, underpledge, under hire purchase, negotiable andassignable• Product liability• Transfer of title• Rights and remedies of seller and buyerLS3.• authorized and unauthorized acts• termination of agency• Law relating to carriage4. Tort/Negligence/Fraud, dishonour and criminaloffence/BankruptcyKey concerns to executivesPotential risks and dangers• Cases - cases held in Courtcases for discussionContents1.4.2.3.5. (Discussions)LS4.Law relating to Executives/ProfessionalsCEPAAimsProvide specific legal advice to non-legal executives of their duties, rights and liabilities when in the conduct of normalbusiness, handling legal documents, cautions and ways of risk prevention.Rights, compensation and obligations when involved in an employment situation is discussed fully in a employeremployeebalanced manner.Contents1. Professional liabilities -what professionals should know• professional conduct/breach of duty• professional liabilities and indemnity• disputes, arbitration and mediation• intellectual property rights and liabilities• trademark, patents law2. Executives employment issues -what executives should know• effects of Employment Ordinance in Hong Kong• Employment contract and termination• Employment Compensation Ordinance- compensation, holiday, sickness, long service• Law against discrimination• MPF Ordinance3. Important Legal Documents - an overview• Agency Agreement• Letter of Attorney• Settlement Agreement