Teaching Methodologies
The teaching/learning methodology is based on the presentation of topics by the teacher and comments, asking questions and resolving
practical cases, as well as analysis of jurisprudential issues by the students.
Learning Results
After studying the “Commercial and Business Law” discipline, students should be able to master the fundamental concepts, as well as
understand the main doctrinal and jurisprudential issues, inherent to the following legal realities:
1. The Merchant
2. The Commercial Establishment
3. Commercial Contracts
Program
1. Origin, evolution and sources of Commercial Law
2. The sole trader (distinction from the individual entrepreneur)
3. The commercial company
a) Notion
b) Types of commercial companies
c) Constitution of commercial companies – form and formalities
d) Share capital and equity
e) Corporate bodies: management, deliberation and supervision
f) Annual assessment of the company’s situation
g) Coalitions and groups of companies (account consolidation)
h) Transformation, merger and division of commercial companies
i) Dissolution and liquidation of commercial companies
4. The Commercial Establishment
a) Concept
b) Transfer and transfer of exploitation
c) Protection of competition
d) Industrial property rights
e) Insolvency
5. Commercial contracts
a) Commercial purchase and sale contract
b) Credit securities
c) Indirect distribution contracts
d) Banking contracts
e) Financing contract
f) Transport contracts
g) Insurance contract
Internship(s)
NAO
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