Fellowship Award
Export Law
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
The Law of Contract (General Principles): Defined; Types; Formation; Terms; Misrepresentation; Mistake; Discharge; Remedies for breach.
Conflict of Law: Defined; Resolution; The Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990; Common Law Rules; The Jurisdiction of the Courts; Enforcement of Foreign Judgments.
International Sale of Goods (General Principles): Defined; The Sale of Goods Act 1979; The Uniform Laws on International Sales Act 1967; United Nations Convention; Incoterms 1990.
The Law of Agency: Defined; Types; Agent's Authority; The doctrine of the Undisclosed Principle; Duties; Termination of Agency.
Competition Law: Defined; Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices; European Union; Article 85 of the Treaty of Rome; Exemptions thereto; Article 86; Regulation 17.
Payments for and Finance of Exports: Problems; Negotiability; Negotiable Instruments; Bills of Exchange; Collection procedures; Letters of Credit; Non-recourse finance; Factoring.
Export Insurance: Nature and principles of insurance; Marine insurance; Duty to disclose; contracts of insurance; types; Cargo clauses and policies; Warranties; The Insurance Policy; The Marine Insurance Act 1906; General average.
International Carriage: Defined; the common carrier; common law aspects; international carriage; legal relationships; documentation; Bills of lading; carrier's liability; jurisdiction; statutory limitations.
Arbitration: Defined; procedures; statutory regulation; non-domestic arbitrations.
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. There are no time constraints.
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
Higher Certificate in Paralegals Studies
Post Graduate Diploma in Paralegal Practice
Law Degree
ILEX Level 3
Other Equivalent (please specify)
Cost
The cost of the Award is £350 or deposit of £150 and four monthly payments of £50.
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