Course syllabus
A warm welcome to the course entitled "Commercial Law" which runs from 20 November 2024 - 19 January 2025. The course covers legal aspects of sales, transport, finance, insurance and insolvency. The course also discusses tax and international economic law.
General Information
EKR112 is lectured in English. It is a full-time course of 12 credits offered in the first cycle (bachelor's level) and is included in the third semester of the Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics. It is not offered as a freestanding course.
Course registration in Ladok opened on 13 November. Registration is required for programme students. Please register for the course as soon as possible.
Course Activities
For all course activities, examination dates please check the Schedule EKR112 . We will meet in person or over Zoom. To participate in some of the lectures of the course please ensure that you have access to a stable internet connection. The Zoom link for online lectures is posted in the schedule
Examinations
Under the section Assignments you will find information relating to examination components which comprises of seminars, an individual written exam and an essay. The important dates and information for the examinations are as follows:
|
Assessment component/module |
Important Dates |
Number of maximum points |
Limit for approved grade |
|
Assessed Seminar Presentation 1 |
28 and 29 November 2024 |
10 points |
5 |
|
Assessed Seminar Presentation 2 |
5 and 6 December 2024 |
10 points |
5 |
|
Written examination (registration required on Ladok to appear for this exam) |
20 December 2024 |
30 Points |
15 |
|
Essay examination |
14, 15, 16, 17 January 2025 |
50 Points |
25 |
|
Total |
|
100 Points |
50 |
Please note: Exam registration (sign up) in Ladok is required for the written examination. The registration deadline is 10 days prior to each exam date. You can find information regarding start time and location of the exam under the tab Examinations (Examinationstillfällen) on Ladok.
The Student Portal has comprehensive information about e-exams in the university's examination halls. Please note that you, as a student, are responsible for complying with the rules for written examinations at the University of Gothenburg. It is therefore important that you read through this information well before your exam.
Some aspects of undertaking an e-examination are different from those of writing a paper-based exam. For example, a brought computer must meet specific system requirements, be able to connect to the eduroam network and have the Safe Exam Browser client installed. All necessary information can be found on the Student Portal. If you want to borrow a computer, it must be reserved in the TimeEdit system no later than five working days prior to the exam.
Re - exam dates for the written individual examination is as follows:
Omt 1 is examination 1 and Omt 2 is Re-examination 2 respectively.
Dates and details for the re-examination for the essay component will be announced in January.
Contact Information:
Course Coordinator: Trisha Rajput
email: trisha.rajput@law.gu.se
Teachers:
Abhinayan Basu Bal: abhinayan.basu@law.gu.se
Joana Pedroso: joana.pedroso@law.gu.se
Prof Rhidian Thomas
Student Course Representatives: Andrei Dusa, Angelica Kanmert. You can contact the student representative by using the messaging function in Canvas. For alternative means of contact and further information, see the course evaluation and development page.
Course Administrator: Emilio Suarez Ardiles (be@handels.gu.se)