Advanced Professional Certificate in Legal Environment of Business

About the course

The aim of this course on legal environment for business is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the legal framework governing business operations, and to equip them with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify legal issues that arise in a business context and to develop effective strategies for managing legal risk.

Course details

The aim of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the legal environment in which businesses operate.
After the successful completion of this course, you will understand the following;

Employment Law and Labour Law:

Employment Law:

  • Employment law and ethics.
  • Employment discrimination.
  • Executive compensation and employee benefits.
  • Other Employment-Related Laws.
  • Employment Agreement Introduction to Employment Law.

Labour Law:

  • Labour and employment Discrimination Law.
  • Foreign law permitting difficult work conditions.
  • Unsafe Labour condition.
  • Prison Labour.
  • Child labour.
  • Consequences of participation in illegal and harsh work conditions

Contractual Environment:

  • Law and Institutionalization.
  • Basic requirements of contract.
  • Genuineness of assets.
  • Statute of Fraud.
  • Contract Modification.
  • Discharge of contract.
  • Third party remedies.
  • The Uniform Commercial Code.
  • Express Contract.
  • Implied Contract act.
  • Contract Implied in Law: Quasi-Contract.
  • Mutuality.
  • Enforceability.

Corporate Governance Ownership:

  • Directors, Officers & Controlling Shareholders.
  • Debtor/creditor relations.
  • Prohibition against agreements to restrict competition.
  • Abuse of dominant market position.

Employment Law:

  • Employment law and ethics.
  • Employment discrimination
  • Employment at Will
  • Executive compensation and employee benefits.
  • Other Employment-Related Laws
  • Employment Agreement Introduction to Employment Law
  • Federal Employment Discrimination Laws
    Civil Rights & Employment Discrimination

Labour Law:

  • Labour and employment Discrimination Law:
  • Approaches of labour law.
  • Foreign law permitting difficult work conditions.
  • Unsafe Labour condition.
  • Prison Labour.
  • Child labour.
  • Consequences of participation in illegal and harsh work conditions

Agency:

  • Formation of agency Relationship.
  • Types of agency relationship.
  • Distinguish between employees and independent contractor.
  • Fiduciary duty.
  • Liability for torts of agents.

Sales, Licensing, and E-Commerce:

  • Product Liability
  • Sales of goods.
  • Legal issues in international transactions.
  • The Nature of Securities Regulation. Franchising: Licensing outside the technological context.

Law & Ethics:

  • What Is Ethics?
  • Major Ethical Perspectives
  • An Ethical Decision Model
  • Relationship b/w law and ethics.
  • Ethical tone sets at the top.
  • Ethical business leader decision tree.
  • Tension b/w short- and long-term returns.
  • Social Responsibility
  • Positive actions.
  • Promoting ethical Behaviour.
  • Moral of market place.


Antitrust:

  • History and Basic Framework of Antitrust Laws.
  • Horizontal Restraints of Trade.
  • Vertical Restraints of Trade
  • Price Discrimination- The Robinson-Patman Act
  • Sherman Act, Section 2- Concentrations of Market Power
  • Acquisitions and Mergers under Section 7 of the Clayton Act
  • Unfair methods of competition section 5 of the federal commission act
  • Antitrust enforcement. Antitrust injury.
  • Limitations of antitrust enforcement.
  • Antitrust considerations.

Accreditation

All of our courses are accredited by the relevant partners and awarding bodies. Please refer to our information in about us for more details.

Entry requirement

There are no strict entry requirements for this course. Work experience will be added advantage to understanding the content of the course.

The certificate is designed to enhance the learner's knowledge in the field. This certificate is for everyone eager to know more and get updated on current ideas in their respective field. We recommend this certificate for the following audience.

  • Corporate Counsel
  • Compliance Officer
  • Contract Manager
  • Risk Manager
  • Intellectual Property Manager
  • Legal Consultant
  • Paralegal
  • Litigation Support Specialist
  • Legal Operations Manager
  • Regulatory Affairs Specialist

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