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LGST 369 - Commercial Law 
Comprehensive Revision Guide and Course Notes 2024 
 
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McInnes, M., Kerr, Ian R., VanDuzer, J. Anthony, and Lavoie, M., (2023). Managing the Law: The Legal Aspects of Doing Business (6th Ed.). Toronto: Pearson.
 
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Athabasca University - LGST 369: Commercial Law

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 - 2025

University	Athabasca University
Study Level	Undergraduate
Course Code	LGST 369
Course Name	Commercial Law
Notes Title	Comprehensive Revision Guide and Course Notes
Format	PDF
Page Length	56

This revision guide for LGST 369 - Commercial Law at Athabasca University, offers a comprehensive exploration of all topics covered in the course - including contract law, tort law, and consumer law. It emphasizes the significant impact of law on business decision-making and operations, as well as the intricate dynamics between businesses and regulatory authorities. The guide delves into the fundamental legal principles shaping key areas of business, such as agreements, liability, property rights, legal environments, contracts, and business torts. It also explains how these laws are enforced by government agencies across various administrative levels. Designed to enhance comprehension of how laws protect both businesses and consumers, the guide prepares students for real-world scenarios where they may need to apply these laws.

LGST 369: Commercial Law is a three-credit course at Athabasca University. This course is designed to inform business people and those dealing with businesses of the core legal principles, laws, and institutions which govern trade and commerce in Canada. It will help business people to anticipate and, if possible, avoid legal problems, and to know when to seek legal advice. Consumers and customers will learn about their legal rights. This course supports efforts to make the commercial laws of Canada understandable and responsive to the needs of ordinary citizens. Commercial Law will assist everyone to understand and make use of the law in pursuing their legitimate interests.

✔ Key areas of study:

The Canadian Legal System, Litigation, and Risk Management
Tort Law - Introduction and Intentional Torts
Tort Law - Torts Affecting Business and Negligence
Contract Law - Formation, Consideration and Privity
Contract Law - Contractual Terms and Defects
Contract Law - Discharge, Breach, and Remedies
Special Contracts - Sale of Goods and Negotiable Instruments
Real Property, Sales, and Mortgages
Personal and Intellectual Property
Business Organizations - Agency and Partnerships
Business Organizations - Corporations
Secured Transactions and Creditors’ Rights
Employment Law

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME
ACCT 253	Introductory Financial Accounting
ACCT 351	Intermediate Financial Accounting I
ACCT 352	Intermediate Financial Accounting II
ACCT 355	Cost Analysis
ACCT 451	Advanced Financial Accounting
ADMN 232	Introduction to Management
ECON 247	Microeconomics
ECON 248	Macroeconomics
ECON 357	Intermediate Microeconomics I
ECON 367	Intermediate Microeconomics II
FNCE 322	Personal Finance
FNCE 370	Overview of Corporate Finance
FNCE 371	Applications in Corporate Finance
FNCE 401	Investments
FNCE 403	Derivatives and Risk Management
FNCE 405	Empirical Finance
LGST 369	Commercial Law
MGSC 301	Statistics for Business and Economics I
MGSC 312	Statistics for Business and Economics II
MKTG 396	Introduction to Marketing

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