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    MURANG’A UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

    SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

    COURSE OUTLINE

    Unit Code: BCL200 Unit Title: BUSINESS LAW

    COMMERCE

    INSTRUCTOR: BOSIBORI P.M

    INSTRUCTOR CONTACT; 0726773082; E-Mail; pheliboss@gmail.com

    CONTACT HOURS:3 hours

    YEAR; Two SEMESTER; ONE

    2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR

    EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

    By the end of the unit, the learner should be able to:

    1. Discuss the principles/concepts of business law.


    2. Identify the various branches of civil law.

    3. Describe the sources of Kenyan law and legal systems.


    4. Show an understanding of the law of agency
    5. Analyze the law of tort.
    6. Evaluate the importance of compliance to the relevant legal framework

    governing business transactions.


    Teaching Methodology
    1. Lectures
    2. KeNet, and Moodle platforms
    3. Group discussions
    4. Group work and individual assignments

    Instructional Materials
    1. Smart board
    2. Tablet
    3. Smart board
    4. Videos

    1
    Course Evaluation Methods
    1. Cats
    2. Assignments
    3. Presentations
    4. Examinations

    Course Textbooks
    1. Cheshire, G.C. (1945). The Modern Law of Real Property. London: Butterworth
    Publishers; ISBN: 0888390017
    2. Government of Kenya, (various years). Relevant Acts of parliament and Law Reports,
    Government Printers, Nairobi. Kenya; ISBN: 978-9966-029-01-0
    3. Treitel, G.H. (1991). The law of contract, Stevens & sons. London; ISBN 0420463704
    th
    4. Atiyah, P.S. and Adams, J. (1995). The sale of goods. 9 Edition, Pitman publishing;
    ISBN-10: 1405859539; 13: 978- 1405859530

    Reference Textbooks
    rd
    1. Jackson, T. (1988). The Law of Kenya. 3 Ed., Nairobi: Kenya literature Bureau;
    ISBN: 9966442219
    2. Jackson, T. (1984). An Introduction to the Law of Kenya: Case law. Nairobi: Kenya
    Literature Bureau; ISBN 978-9966-8386-8-1
    3. Kuloba, R. (1997). Courts of Justice in Kenya. Nairobi: Oxford University Press;
    ISBN: 0195727274
    4. Hart, H.L.A. (1997). The concept of Law. Nairobi: Oxford University Press; ISBN:
    0198761236 ; 9780198761235
    5. Abbott, K., Pendlebury, N. & Wardman, K. (2013). Business law (9th ed.). Andover:
    Cengage Learning.
    6. Laibuta, K. I. (2017). Principles of commercial law (3rd ed.). Nairobi: LawAfrica
    Publishing (K) Ltd.
    7. Miller, R. L. (2017). Business law today: the essentials: texts and summarized cases
    (11th ed.). Boston: Cengage Learning.
    8. Ogola, J. J. & Gitau, R. (2010). Business law (2nd ed.). Nairobi: Focus Publishers Ltd.
    9. Saleemi, N. A. (2015). General principles of law simplified. Nairobi: Saleemi
    Publications Ltd.

    Course Journals
    1. International Journal of Business Law; ISSN: 1467 632X.
    2. Journal of Legal Issues and Business
    3. Journal of Business Law; ISSN: 0021- 9460

    Course Journals
    1. Rutgers Business Law Journal; ISSN 1937-0563.
    2. International Journal of Discrimination and the Law; ISSN: 1358 -2291
    3. Journal of International Business and Law; ISSN : 1477-0024

    2
    COURSE CONTENT

    WEEK TOPIC SUB-TOPIC

    The Nature, Purpose and Kinds of Law


     Nature of Law
     Need for and Purpose of Law
     Law and Morality
     Classification/Kinds of Law
    o Public and Private Law
    Week 1 o Civil and Criminal Law
    o Procedural and Substantive
    Law
    o Municipal and International
     Branches of Civil Law
    o Law of Contract
    o Law of Tort
    o Law of Succession
    o Law of Property
    o Law of Trusts

     Meaning of “source” of law


    Sources of Kenyan Laws  Recognized sources of Kenyan law:
    Week 2 o The Constitution of Kenya
    o Legislation/Acts of
    Parliament
    o Delegated legislation
    o Common laws and Equity

    Week 3 CAT 1

    o Customs
    o Statutory Interpretations
    Week 4 o Judicial Precedents/Case
    Law
    o Islam laws

    Week 5 Law of Contract The nature of law of contract.


    Classifications of contracts

    3
    Elements of a valid contract

    Week 6 CAT 2

    Law of Agency Classification of agents.


    Extent of Authority
     General Agent
     Special Agent
     Universal Agent
    As per the nature of work
     Factor Agent
     Auctioneer Agent
     Bankers
     Clearing and Forwarding
    Week 7 Agent
    Non-Commercial Agent.
     Attorney General
     Advocates (lawyers)
     Insurance agents
    Creation of an agency
     Express
     Implied
     Necessity
     Ratification
     By operation of Law

    Terms of a contract.
    Week 8 Discharge of a contract.
    Remedies for breach of contract.

    Week 9 Rights and obligations in an


    agency relationship.
     Rights and duties of an agent
     Rights and duties of a
    principal
    Termination of an agency
    relationship.
     Acts of parties

    4
     Operation of Law

    Week 10 CAT 3

    Law of persons  Concept of Legal Personality


     Corporations / Incorporated
    Associations:
    Week 11 o Creation of Corporations
    o Types of Corporations
    o Characteristics of
    Corporation

     Unincorporated Associations
     Public and Private Corporations
     Partnerships and Corporations
    Week 12
    Termination of corporations and
    dissolution of partner reships

    Law of tort Nature of the law of tort.


    Elements of tort
     wrongful act
    Week 13  Damages
     Remedy
    General Defenses of the Law of
    Tort

    Types of torts:
    - Trespass
    Week 14 - Nuisance
    - Negligence
    - Defamation

    Week 15 Negotiable Instruments - Characteristics of Negotiable


    instruments
    - Bills of exchange: -parties,
    characteristics, rights and duties of
    holders, discharge of bills.
    - promissory notes: - parties,
    characteristics, differences between
    promissory notes and bills of

    5
    exchange.
    - cheques: - parties, characteristics,
    types and differences between
    cheques and bills of exchange.

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