Course Description

BU451 The Legal Environment of Business in Canada 0.5

The objective of this course is to provide the student with an understanding of many of the laws and regulations affecting business operations. Specific topics include competition laws, the civil and criminal liability of a corporation, the liability of officers, directors and their professional advisors, the law of product liability, contracts in restraint of trade, and contracts contrary to public policy, and remedies for breach of contract. Many actual decisions of the courts will be studied in detail.

Prerequisite: BU231.

Official electronic version updated on November 10, 2000

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