LLM Law of Agency

Students participating in a seminarModule leader: Keith Uff

Seminar topics:

  • The law of Agency
  • Nature and definition of Agency
  • Formation of the relationship between principal and agent
  • Types of agent
  • The need for consent
  • Creation of agency by ratification
  • The rule in Bolton Partners v Lambert and its exceptions
  • The authority of the agent and his power to bind the principal
  • Actual. Implied, usual and ostensible authority
  • The position of the agent and the principal in contracts with third parties
  • The doctrine of undisclosed principal
  • The rights and duties of the agent and the principal
  • The fiduciary duties of the agent
  • The Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1983 (as amended)
  • The settlement of accounts between principal, agent and the third party
  • Merger and election
  • Liability of the principal for torts committed by the agent.

Methods of assessment

Modules on the LLM programmes will be assessed in one of the following ways. As this website is set up in advance, it is not possible to specify which method of assessment will be implemented for each module.

Either:

  • One 6000 word essay

Or

  • One 3-hour written examination

If you'd like to find out how a module will be assessed in the forthcoming academic year please contact the LLM Programmes Administrator at Law-LLM@contacts.bham.ac.uk.

 

Disclaimer

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