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Law & Business

employment law in business and develop their abilities to seek solutions to employment
relations problems, including cross-border issues relating to employment law.

LAW 290 Legal Literacy Workshop II
1 Term; Non-Credit Bearing
This course aims to consolidate students’ competence in English legal writing through
workshops to develop their skills in evaluating a range of legal texts, to formulate better
argumentation and enhance academic-legal writing skills in problem-based questions. Further,
students will be taught the basics and techniques of oral presentation of legal arguments.

LAW 300 Chinese Legal System
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to provide an overview of the Chinese legal system and of the social,
political and economic forces that shape the law in the PRC. The course also aims to develop
students’ capacity to critically examine the laws and legal system in PRC.

LAW 301 Torts
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of certain principles relating
to tortious liability and remedies, and to develop a capacity to critically evaluate the relevant
principles and to apply those principles to the resolution of practical problems.

LAW 302 Equity and Trusts
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course aims to provide an understanding of the fundamental principles of equity and
the law of trusts. Students will critically consider the appropriate application of a range of
equitable doctrines to particular scenarios and the availability of different remedies. Students
will also study the legal requirements in creating a trust and the rights, duties and powers
associated with trusts. Students will develop their capacity to critically evaluate the relevant
principles and to apply those principles to hypothetical scenarios that may arise in a commercial
environment in Hong Kong.

LAW 303 Criminal Law
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course aims to provide an understanding of criminal responsibility, the classification
of crimes, the basic elements of criminal offences and a number of significant criminal offences.
The course also aims to develop a capacity to critically evaluate the relevant principles and to
apply those principles to the resolution of practical problems.

LAW 310 Finance Law
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to provide an understanding of the law underlying financial transactions

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