| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| A2 | Find, analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative information of a financial, accounting, economic, social and legal nature that is relevant to the taking of business decisions. | |
| A7 | Scientifically analyze case studies of businesses and business problems and can draw up consultancy reports that respond to these problems. | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| B1 | Learning to learn | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| C4 | Be able to express themselves correctly both orally and in writing in one of the two official languages of the URV |
| Learning outcomes |
| Type A | Code | Learning outcomes |
| A2 |
Identify the key legal concepts of commercial law. Evaluate the significance of the main legal instruments used in trading. | |
| A7 |
Analyze the legal problems of companies and employers. Apply solutions to issues raised in the area of company law. | |
| Type B | Code | Learning outcomes |
| B1 |
Be familiar with the features of their discipline. Have an overview of the various theories and methodologies of a subject. | |
| Type C | Code | Learning outcomes |
| C4 |
Produce grammatically correct written texts |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Unit 1.- Legal system and commercial law | 1. Legal system and commercial law 2. The concept of commercial law 3. The sources of commercial law 3.1. The commercial legislation 3.2. Commercial practice or usage 3.3. Civil law 4. European Community Law and his influence in the spanish commercial law 5. The new Lex mercatoria |
| Unit 2.- The Entrepeneur and the enterprise (I) | 1. Entrepeneur 1.1. The concept and classes of entrepeneur 1.2. Legal status of the entrepreneur 1.3. The entrepeneur's liability 1.4. Managers and assistants 2. Enterprise |
| Unit 3.- The Entrepeneur and the enterprise (I) | 1. Accounting 2. Trade Registry |
| Unit 4: Competition and Intellectual Property Law (I) |
1. Competition Law 1.1. Competition Rules 1.2. Antitrust Law 1.3. Unfair Competition Law 1.4. Regulation of commercial advertising |
| Unit 5: Competition and Industrial Property Law (II) |
1. Legal protection of industrial inventions 2. Legal protection of industrial design 3. Distinctive signs law 4. Copyright Law |
| Unit 6.- Social entrepreneurs. General theory |
1. General principles 2. Types of Companies 3. Separate Legal Personality. Lifting the corporate veil |
| Unit 7.- Partnerships |
1. Partnership Company 2. Limited Partnership Company |
| Unit 8: The Public Limited Company (I) | 1. General principles 2. Foundation of public limited companies. 3. Company finance. Collective investment and the issue of bonds. |
| Unit 12: The Private Limited Company (I) |
1. General principles 2. Foundation of public limited companies. |
| Unit 9: The Public Limited Company (II) | 1. Shares |
| Unit 13: The Private Limited Company (II) |
1. Bodies making up a private limited company. 1.1 Partners' General Meeting 1.2 Governing Board 2. Amending the articles of association. 3. Winding up and dissolution |
| Unit 10: The Public Limited Company (III) | 1. Bodies making up a public limited company. 1.1 Shareholders' General Meeting 1.2 Governing Board |
| Unit 14: Transformation, merger and division of commercial companies | 1. Transformation 2. Merger 3. Division |
| Lliçó 14: La contractació mercantil | 1. L'empresari i la contractació en el mercat. El consumidor. 2. Característiques del règim general de la contractació mercantil 3. Règim general de les obligacions mercantils 4. Especialitats de la contractació mercantil 4.1. Condicions generals de la contractació. 4.2. La contractació electrònica 5. La contractació internacional 6. Classificació dels contractes mercantils 6.1. El contracte de compravenda i altres contractes afins. Concepte i característiques 6.2. Els contractes de col·laboració i distribució comercial. Concepte i característiques 6.3. Contractes de custodia i de transport. Concepte i característiques 6.4. Contractes de préstec, fiançament i compte corrent mercantil. Concepte i característiques 6.5. Contractes bancaris. Concepte i característiques 6.6. Contractes en el mercat de valors. Concepte i característiques 6.7. Contractes d’assegurances. Concepte i característiques |
| Unit 15: Others Commercial Companies and Groups of Companies | 1.Special public limited companies 2. Mutually based companies 3. Concentration and financial co-operation by companies |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | ||||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
(**) Total hours | |||||||
| Introductory activities |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Lecture |
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44 | 50 | 94 | ||||||
| Problem solving, classroom exercises |
|
16 | 20 | 36 | ||||||
| Personal tuition |
|
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Objective multiple-choice tests |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Practical tests |
|
8 | 8 | 16 | ||||||
| (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | Activitats encaminades a prendre contacte i a recollir informació dels alumnes i presentació de l’assignatura. |
| Lecture | Exposició dels continguts de l'assignatura. |
| Problem solving, classroom exercises | Formulació, anàlisi, resolució i debat d'un problema o exercici, relacionat amb la temàtica de l'assignatura. |
| Personal tuition | Utilització de les hores d'atenció a l'alumne per resoldre qüestions i dubtes concrets. |
| Personalized attention |
| Description |
| El primer dia de classe s' informarà a l'estudiant de l'atenció personalitzada i individual referent a dubtes i problemes de la matèria. |
| Assessment |
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | ||||
| Objective multiple-choice tests |
|
És una prova integral que avalua tot el contingut de l'assignatura. L'avaluació dels alumnes consistirà en un test de 30 preguntes. La valoració del test serà el resultat de restar 0,25 per cada resposta errònia a la suma d'un punt per cada resposta encertada. Puntuació mínima: 12 punts. |
60% | ||||
| Practical tests |
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Es realitzaran 4 casos pràctics al llarg del curs. Cadascun valdrà un 10% de la nota final. | 40% | ||||
| Others |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
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La 2ª convocatòria consistirà en una prova de dues parts que es farà en les dates oficials fixades per la FEE: la primera serà un examen tipus test (60% nota final) i la segona la resolució d'un cas pràctic (40%). Per aquells que hagin obtingut més d'un 6 a l'avaluació continuada tenen l'opció de fer només la prova tipus test (60%). |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
Menéndez, A. (dir.), Lecciones de Derecho Mercantil, last edition,
Sánchez Calero, F., Principios de Derecho Mercantil, ,
, Código de Comercio y legislación complementaria, , |
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| Recommendations |
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(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.