Law 122 Course Outline Winter 2015 
LAW122: Business Law
Winter 2015 (Section 071)
Course Outline
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Rick Libman OFFICE: TRS 3-039
TEL: 416 327-6179 E-MAIL: eric.libman@ryerson.ca
OFFICE HOURS: Wednesdays, 1pm-2pm. I am also available for consultation by telephone or by e-mail. In general I will reply to you within 48 hours.
CLASS TIME AND LOCATION: Thursdays, 4pm – 7pm in POD 358
Course Description
This is an introductory course, prerequisite to further studies in law. The course begins with a discussion of the nature and sources of law and an examination of the court system in Canada, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and a survey of the more important aspects of the law of torts. The course then concentrates on the legal requirements for the formation of a valid contract. Other major contract law topics include interpretation, privity, discharge, breach, and special types of contracts. Selected cases will be examined. This course, including all communications with the instructor, does not constitute legal advice, but academic information only. If you require legal advice to rely upon, you should retain a lawyer.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course of study, you should have a practical knowledge of the basic legal issues involved in business decision-making, in the areas of tort and contract law, as well as an understanding of the impact of the Constitution and the Charter and how the court system works.
Ethical Understanding & Reasoning: upon successful completion of the course of study, you should be able to recognize and analyze ethical problems in order to choose and defend appropriate resolutions.
Required Text and Other Materials
McInnes et al., Managing the Law: The Legal Aspects of Doing Business, 4th edition (Toronto: Pearson Canada, 2013).
From time to time, other materials may be added to the scheduled reading. You are responsible for these materials just as you are responsible for what is in the textbooks, and may be tested on
Winter 2015 (Section 071)
Course Outline
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Rick Libman OFFICE: TRS 3-039
TEL: 416 327-6179 E-MAIL: eric.libman@ryerson.ca
OFFICE HOURS: Wednesdays, 1pm-2pm. I am also available for consultation by telephone or by e-mail. In general I will reply to you within 48 hours.
CLASS TIME AND LOCATION: Thursdays, 4pm – 7pm in POD 358
Course Description
This is an introductory course, prerequisite to further studies in law. The course begins with a discussion of the nature and sources of law and an examination of the court system in Canada, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and a survey of the more important aspects of the law of torts. The course then concentrates on the legal requirements for the formation of a valid contract. Other major contract law topics include interpretation, privity, discharge, breach, and special types of contracts. Selected cases will be examined. This course, including all communications with the instructor, does not constitute legal advice, but academic information only. If you require legal advice to rely upon, you should retain a lawyer.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course of study, you should have a practical knowledge of the basic legal issues involved in business decision-making, in the areas of tort and contract law, as well as an understanding of the impact of the Constitution and the Charter and how the court system works.
Ethical Understanding & Reasoning: upon successful completion of the course of study, you should be able to recognize and analyze ethical problems in order to choose and defend appropriate resolutions.
Required Text and Other Materials
McInnes et al., Managing the Law: The Legal Aspects of Doing Business, 4th edition (Toronto: Pearson Canada, 2013).
From time to time, other materials may be added to the scheduled reading. You are responsible for these materials just as you are responsible for what is in the textbooks, and may be tested on