# AERD20020

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Academic Year 2025/2026

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#### Business Law (AERD20020)

Subject:
:   Agribus Extension & Rural Dev

College:
:   Health & Agricultural Sciences

School:
:   Agriculture & Food Science

Level:
:   2 (Intermediate)

Credits:
:   5

Module Coordinator:
:   Dr David Stead

Trimester:
:   Spring

Mode of Delivery:
:   On Campus

Internship Module:
:   No

How will I be graded?
:   Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This introductory law module, intended for students studying agribusiness, discusses the following topics: Definition and theories of law, sources of law, the Irish courts system and the Constitution of Ireland. Law of contract: essence of a contract, expressed and implied terms of contracts and the special case of insurance contracts. Law of torts: trespass, defamation, negligence and occupier and employer liabilities. Company law: forms of business entity, separate legal personality, the memorandum and articles of association, duties of directors, company wind-up and bankruptcy. EU law: institutional structure, EU and national laws, and legislative acts with particular reference to agricultural trade, EU and Irish competition law. Labour law: contract of employment and duties and obligations of employers and employees.

## About this Module

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### What will I learn?

###### Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to: Cite the sources of law and describe the operation of the Irish court system; Outline the essential elements of a contract and the principles of contract law; Describe breaches of the law of torts and the consequent liabilities of occupiers and employers; Distinguish between legal forms of business organization with particular reference to the limited liability company and the legislative framework within which it operates; Describe EU law in terms of its institutional structure, relationship with Irish law and application in agricultural trade and in the regulation of market competition; Discuss the nature of a contract of employment and the duties and obligations of employers and employees.

###### Indicative Module Content:

### How will I learn?

###### Student Effort Hours:

| Student Effort Type | Hours |
| --- | --- |
| Specified Learning Activities | 53 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 36 |
| Lectures | 36 |
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| --- | --- |
| Total | 125 |

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###### Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Lectures.

### Am I eligible to take this module?

###### Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

**Learning Requirements:**\

None in particular

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###### Module Requisites and Incompatibles

**Incompatibles:**\
FIN2005B - *Business Law*, LAW1001D - *Business Law*, LAW10400 - *Business Law I*\
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### How will I be assessed?

###### Assessment Strategy

| Description | Timing | Component Scale | Must Pass Component | % of Final Grade | In Module Component Repeat Offered |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Assignment(Including Essay): Assignment as specified in class | Week 10 | Graded | No | 20 | No |
| Exam (In-person): Traditional written exam | End of trimester  Duration:  2 hr(s) | Graded | No | 80 | No |

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###### Carry forward of passed components

Yes

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### What happens if I fail?

| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
| --- | --- |
| Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |

*Please see [Student Jargon Buster](https://www.ucd.ie/students/services/ucdstudentjargonbuster/) for more information about remediation types and timing.* \

### Assessment feedback

###### Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment\

###### How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

### Associated Staff

| Name | Role |
| --- | --- |
| Mr Liam Stafford | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |

### When is this module offered?

**Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.**

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Mon 15:00 - 17:50 |

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