Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Online
Module Offerings
7509LAWINF-SEP-PAR
Aims
This module aims to provide students with a broad introduction to contracts in media and entertainment law, supporting non-lawyers and/or those without a legal background. The overall purpose is for all students to understand the basic principles of contract law, with the module embedding skills to support getting to grips with the legal language, workings and particulars that underpin the programme. The assessments have been designed specifically to enable non-lawyer/legal background students to gain a firm understanding of legal writing, including syllogistic reasoning. Furthermore, this will ensure that lawyers/legal background students entering the course are refreshed in academic rigour, and stretched/challenged, in preparation to work as masters (FHEQ 7) level.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Examine the creation and nature of obligations in media and entertainment contracts
2.
Critically appraise the contents of commonly used contracts in the media and entertainment sector
3.
Critically review remedies employed in the event of breach of contract
4.
Construct solutions to legal issues arising from contractual agreements of the media and entertainment industry
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:By completing this module, students are expected to cover the indicative content as follows:
a. Creation and nature of obligations in media and entertainment contracts: the phenomenon of agreement offer; offer; acceptance; intention to create legal relations; consideration; misrepresentation; remedies
b. The contents of a media and entertainment contract: terms; representations; exemption clauses
c. Remedies for breach of contract: liquidated damages; unliquidated damages; equitable remedies
Additional Information:There are no professional body requirements at this stage, however developments will be monitored and where appropriate, incorporated into module content.