Fellowship Award
Business Law and Practice
This award is for the paralegal working in their particular department in Legal Practice, Commerce, Industry or the Public Sector department doing work of a specialised or semi-specialised nature. The Fellowship Award means that a paralegal can further add to their specialist knowledge in that particular area of law and/or practice in which they are involved.
Syllabus
Business Organisations and Personnel
The Sole Trader (including the liabilities thereof, the Business Name, the provisions of The Business Name Act 1985, Passing Off).
The Partnership (including its definition and nature; types of Partners - General Partners, Sleeping & Salaried Partners, Partners by Estoppel and Limited Partnerships - Business Name and Passing Off (see before); Responsibilities and liabilities; Dissolution - Non-judicial and Judicial - and the ability to be able to draft a Partnership Agreement.
Incorporated Companies (including the nature of Incorporated Companies; Types - Limited by Shares, Limited by Guarantee, Unlimited Companies, Private, Public - Formation including procedure, documentation, and the ability to form a Private Company limited by Shares; Types of Shares; Membership - rights and duties of Shareholders - Directors including their appointment, powers, duties, authority, responsibilities and remuneration; Insolvency - receivership and liquidation; Meetings - AGM, Extraordinary GM and resolutions.
Employment and the Law
Employment and the Law (including employed -v- self-employed; vicarious liability; Contract of Employment - verbal/written, written particulars, equal opportunities (including current legislation concerning the disabled, The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974); Discrimination - Race Relations Act 1976 and the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 - Termination (unfair dismissal, UCAS Disciplinary Code of Practice; ACAS example of Disciplinary Procedure and Procedure at a Disciplinary hearing)
Contract
Types of Business Contract (including Sale of Goods Act as amended; Bailment (outline only); Hire; Hire Purchase; Agency; Standard Form Contracts.
Terms (including Express; Implied; Exemption Clauses; Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and the Fair Trading Act 1973)
Sale of Goods & Supply of Services (including Sale of Goods Act as amended, Sale & Supply of Goods Act 1994), Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1994 & the Supply of Goods & Services Act 1982
Consumer Protection (including Product Liability in Tort, Consumer Protection Act 1987, Criminal liability for unsafe goods, Consumer Credit Act (outline only), Consumer Protection organisations.
Intellectual Property
Patents; Trade Marks & Service Marks and Copyright.
Method of Study
This is a distance learning course. As a distance learning student, you study at home in your own time. Access to a law library or law texts is essential as the award involves research.
Assessment
The Fellowship Award is assessed through three substantial 'work based' assignments / projects of some 5000 words each. There are no time limits involved.
Entry Requirements
One of the following
Diploma in Paralegals Studies (Level 4/5)
Post Graduate Diploma in Paralegal Practice (Level 7)
Law Degree
ILEX Level 6
Other Equivalent (please specify)
Cost
The cost of the Award is £350 or a deposit of £150 and four monthly payments of £50.
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