Universidad Pública de Navarra - Nafarroako Univertsitate Publikoa
Public University of Navarre
| Course code: 174205 | Subject title: BUSINESS LAW | ||||
| Credits: 6 | Type of subject: Mandatory | Year: 1 | Period: 2º S | ||
| Department: Derecho | |||||
| Lecturers: | |||||
| PABLO-ROMERO GIL-DELGADO, M. CONCEPCION (Resp) [Mentoring ] | IRIBARREN GASCA, SANTIAGO [Mentoring ] | ||||
Contents
Contents are divided into 5 units:
- Historical background and legal sources of Business Law.
- The organization of the business
- Competition Law and Industrial property rights
- Company Law
- Bankruptcy and the Law of Insolvency
Learning outcomes
RA09: Understand and know the main institutions of Civil Law.
RA10: Know the principles and techniques of legal interpretation.
RA27: Develop skills related to oral and written communication both among legal experts and with people outside the legal field.
RA28: Solve problems through the application of theoretical knowledge to factual assumptions related to Civil Law.
Methodology
| Methodology | Number of hours for lectures | Number of hours for personal work |
| A-1 Lectures | 45 | |
| A-2 Practical activity in the class | 15 | 25 |
| A-3 Discussion and debate, seminars, tutorial in groups | 10 | |
| A-4 Preparation of paper and presentations | ||
| A-5 Reading legal materials | ||
| A-6 Personal study | 50 | |
| A-7 Exams, evaluation tests | 03 | |
| A-8 Personal tutorials | 02 | |
| Total | 75 | 75 |
Evaluation
| Learning outcome | Assesment activity | Weight (%) | It allows test resit | Minimum required grade |
| Active participation in lectures, debates and discussion | 10% | No | ||
| Individual resolution of cases showing the students ability to contextualize and apply and the legislation on different topics of the subject | 30% | Yes, by written exam | ||
| Final exam | 40% | Yes, by written exam | Minimum mark 4/10 each | |
| Final essay on a chosen question from a proposed list by the professor at the beginning of the course | 20% | No |
For the final evaluation of the course, the student's trajectory during the course will be taken into consideration, valuing his/her active participation in class (10%), the resolution of the practical cases (30%), and the defense of work in public (20%). There will also be a final theoretical exam (40%).
The course can only be passed if at least a grade of 4 is obtained in the final exam.
Agenda
UNIT I. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, CHARACTERISTICS AND LEGAL SOURCES OF BUSINESS LAW
LESSON 1: Business Law and legal sources.
UNIT II. THE BUSINESS ORGANIZATION
LESSON 2: The business, the subject
Types of business organization;
The sole trader
Agents
LESSON 3: Mercantile Registry; the duty of accountancy
UNIT III. INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY AND COMPETITTION LAW
LESSON 4: Industrial Property Rights Competition Law. Unfair Practices in Competion
UNIT IV. COMPANY LAW
LESSON 5: On companies.
LESSON 6: Partnerships
LESSON 7: Corporation Enterprises. SA-SRL. Formation of the Company. Sole member company
LESSON 8: Corporation Enterprises.SA-SRL. Capital and Contributions
LESSON 9: Corporation Enterprises. SA-SRL. Shares. Stakes
LESSON 10: Corporation Enterprises. SA-SRL. Governing Bodies: General Meeting
LESSON 11: Corporation Enterprises. SA-SRL. Governing Bodies: Directors
LESSON 12: Corporation Enterprises. SA-SR. Final Accounts. Amendments to the by-laws.
LESSON 13: Corporation Enterprises. Partner or shareholder exit and exclusion. Dissolution of the company.
LESSON 14: Corporation Enterprises. Structural changes in trading companies. Special types of companies. Groups of companies
UNIT V. INSOLVENCY
LESSON 15: Insolvency Proceedings
Bibliography
Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.
Text book: There is no text book for the Spanish legal system in English adapted to this specific subject area. Students will find my Notes on Spanish Business Law divided in the 15 lessons above mentioned in MiAulario.
Complentary bibliography
Handbook of Spanish Business Law, F. Muñoz Péres, A. Serrano Acitores, J.Martinez Rosado; Tecnos 2018 (2nd edition)
In Spanish: Lecciones de derecho mercantil, Aurelio Menendez, Angel Rojo, ed. Aranzadi, ultima edición.
Legislation: Students must also use the corresponding legal texts, translated into English, that can be found in the page of Ministerio de Justicia
http://www.mjusticia.gob.es/cs/Satellite/Portal/es/servicios-ciudadano/documentacion- publicaciones/publicaciones/traducciones-derecho-espanol
-Código de comercio (Code of Commerce): arts. 1 to 49; 116 to 150; 218 to 302.
-Ley de Defensa de la Competencia (Competition Act)
-Ley de Competencia Desleal (Unfair Competition Act)
-Ley de Sociedades de Capital (Corporate Enterprises Act)
-Ley de Modificaciones Estructurales de Sociedades Mercantiles
-Ley Concursal (Insolvency Act)
Web pages:
- For general ideas on Spanish business http://www.investinspain.org/invest/es/index.html http://europa.eu/youreurope/business/index_en.htm
- For Spanish legislation
- BOE
- http://www.aranzadidigital.es/maf/app/authentication/ip (Access through the library in campus or outside campus)