Commercial Law I covers areas such as the concept and sources of Commercial Law, the status of traders and entrepreneurs, competition and industrial property law and commercial company law. This subject is the basis for the later work on mercantile contract law and security titles and bankruptcy law, in the subject COMMERCIAL LAW II.

Skills and learning outcomes



1. The aim is for the student to demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of the concepts and legal regulation of the subjects concept and sources of Commercial Law, the status of the trader and the entrepreneur, competition law, industrial property law and commercial company law.

2. To ensure that the student is able to correctly answer questions, both theoretical and to solve practical problems, that are posed on these subjects, in a reasoned manner and using legal language with rigour.

3. To ensure that the student uses the resources available to a jurist - legal, jurisprudential and doctrinal - to achieve the above objectives.

4. Training for the administration of computerised justice.

5. In the practical classes, the following subject-specific competences will also be worked on:

• Appropriate use of the sources of law applicable to the areas of knowledge of the subject.

• To provide an adequate and reasoned response to the legal disputes raised in relation to the commercial law issues dealt with.

• Convey information to both specialist and non-specialist audiences in a convincing and confident manner using appropriate and accurate language.

The program for the subject, divided into four parts, has the following teachings.



1. HISTORICAL EVOLUTION, CONCEPT AND SOURCES OF COMMERCIAL LAW



LESSON 1. Historical evolution of company law



LESSON 2. The concept of company law



LESSON 3. THE SOURCES OF COMPANY LAW



2. THE STATUS OF THE TRADER



LESSON 4. The trader



LESSON 5. The Trade Register



LESSON 6. Company accounting



LECTION 7. A trading establishment



3. COMPETITION LAW AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY



LESSON 8. The defense of competition



LESSON 9. Unfair competition



LECTION 10. Law on inventions



LECTION 11. Distinguishing marks



4. COMPANY LAW



LESSON 12. Concept of company and classification



LESSON 13. The company as a contract



LECTION 14. Trading companies. Joint accounts



LESSON 15. Groups and other formulae for joint companies



LESSON 16. The business partnership and the limited partnership



LESSON 17. General characteristics of a joint stock company and a limited liability company



LESSON 18. The constitution and financing of capital companies



LESSON 19. The joint stock company: shares and debt securities



LESSON 20. The limited liability company: social participations



LESSON 21. The organs of capital companies



LESSON 22. The annual accounts



LESSON 23. Modification of the articles of association



LESSON 24. Structural modifications



LESSON 25. Dissolution and liquidation



LESSON 26. Special trading companies

The subject is taught in two terms, in lectures/theoretical classes and practical classes. The aim is to use the applicable sources of law and provide answers to the legal conflicts put forward.

The evaluation of the subject is done through a WRITTEN TEST that consists of a theoretical part (60% of the grade) and a practical part (40%).



In the theoretical part, a series of questions on topics in the program have to be answered. On a date set by the center, there will be a MID-COURSE EXAM corresponding to parts 1, 2 and 3 of the program. Students who pass it will carry their grade over to the final exam.



The practical part could be passed half-way (20% of the grade) through CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT. This will consist of a series of activities and activities that will be done individually during the practical sessions (six per term approximately). The remaining part (20% of the grade) is subject to passing the written exam.

Continuous assessment is established generally, but the students that wish to have all the practical part assessed in the final exam, may do so by notifying their irreversible choice during the first five weeks of the course.

• Continuous Assessment System
• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Written test to be taken (%): 70
  • Realization of Practical Work (exercises, cases or problems) (%): 30

The evaluation of the subject is done through a WRITTEN TEST that consists of a theoretical part (60% of the grade) and a practical part (40%).



In the theoretical part, a series of questions on topics in the program have to be answered. On a date set by the center, there will be a MID-COURSE EXAM corresponding to parts 1, 2 and 3 of the program. Students who pass it will carry their grade over to the final exam.



The practical part could be passed half-way (20% of the grade) through CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT. This will consist of a series of activities and activities that will be done individually during the practical sessions (six per term approximately). The remaining part (20% of the grade) is subject to passing the written exam.

Continuous assessment is established generally, but the students that wish to have all the practical part assessed in the final exam, may do so by notifying their irreversible choice during the first five weeks of the course.

• Se aplicará lo establecido para la CONVOCATORIA ORDINARIA

• La renuncia a la convocatoria se hará de conformidad con lo establecido en la normativa de gestión.

The following are compulsory materials:
- Updated LEGISLATION (COMMERCIAL CODE AND MERCANTILE LAW)
- SENTENCES, FORMS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS that will be available on the e-Gela platform
- The manuals on the subject

As basic BIBLIOGRAPHY, the manuals indicated in the teaching guide on the subject are recommended. Detailed bibliography on the different topics will be available on the e-Gela platform.

Basic bibliography

BROSETA/MARTÍNEZ SANZ, Manual de Derecho Mercantil I

JIMÉNEZ SÁNCHEZ, G. (coord,) y otros autores, Derecho mercantil

MÉNENDEZ, A. (coord,) y otros autores, Lecciones de Derecho mercantil

SÁNCHEZ CALERO, Instituciones de Derecho Mercantil I

URIA/MENENDEZ, Curso de Derecho Mercantil I

URÍA, R., Derecho mercantil

VICENT CHULIÀ, F., Introducción al Derecho mercantil

In-depth bibliography

EIZAGUIRRE, Derecho mercantil



MASSAGUER/ SALA/ ARQUER (Coord.), Comentario a la Ley de Defensa de la Competencia, Madrid, 2008.
MARTÍNEZ SANZ, F. (Dir.) Comentario práctico a la Ley de Competencia Desleal, Madrid, 2009.
ORTIZ/ MAILLO/ IBÁÑEZ/ LAMADRID, Manual de Derecho de la Competencia, Madrid 2008.
PEREZ DE LA CRUZ, A. Derecho de la propiedad intelectual, Industrial y de la Competencia, Madrid 2008.



ARROYO I./ EMBID J.M. (Coord.): Comentarios a la Ley de Sociedades Anónimas. I-II-III volúmenes. Barcelona. 2001.
ARROYO I./ EMBID J.M. (Coord.): Comentarios a la Ley de sociedades de Responsabilidad limitada. Madrid, 1997.
EIZAGUIRRE, Derecho de sociedades
PAZ ARES C. (Coord.): Tratando de la sociedad limitada. Madrid 1997.
RODRIGUEZ ARTIGAS /GARCIA VILLAVERDE /FERNANDEZ DE LA GANDARA /ALONSO UREBA /VELASCO SAN PEDRO/ ESTEBAN VELASCO (Coord.): Derecho de sociedades de responsabilidad limitada. Estudio sistemático de la Ley 2/1995. I-II volúmenes. Madrid. 1996.
URIA R./ MENENDEZ A./ OLIVENCIA M. (Dir.): Comentario al régimen legal de las sociedades mercantiles. Varios volúmenes. Madrid. (Para la SA).

Journals

ACTAS DE DERECHO INDUSTRIAL Y DERECHO DE AUTOR

ACTUALIDAD JURIDICA ARANZADI

ANUARIO DE DERECHO MARITIMO

ANUARIO DE LA DIRECCION GENERAL DE LOS REGISTROS Y DEL
NOTARIADO

CIVITAS REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE DERECHO EUROPEO

DERECHO DE LOS NEGOCIOS

DIARIO OFICIAL DE LA UNION EUROPEA

ELERIA : EUSKALERRIKO LEGELARIEN ALDIZKARIA

GACETA JURIDICA DE LA UNION EUROPEA Y DE LA COMPETENCIA

LEGISLACION DE LA UNION EUROPEA ARANZADI

LA LEY : REVISTA JURIDICA ESPAÑOLA DE DOCTRINA,

NOTICIAS DE LA UNION EUROPEA ¿ CISS

REVISTA DE DERECHO COMUNITARIO EUROPEO

REVISTA DE DERECHO DE LA COMPETENCIA Y LA DISTRIBUCION

REVISTA DE DERECHO DE SOCIEDADES

REVISTA DE DERECHO MERCANTIL

UNION EUROPEA. ARANZADI

Web addresses

Boletín Oficial del Estado: http://www.boe.es

Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex

Unión Europea: http://www.europa.eu.int

Registro Mercantil: http://www.rmc.es

Comisión Nacional de la Competencia: http://www.cncompetencia.es

Tribunal Vasco de Defensa de la Competencia: http://www.ogasun.ejgv.euskadi.net/r51-14593/es/

Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas: http://www.oepm.es

Oficina de Armonización del Mercado Interior: http://oami.europa.eu/ows/rw/pages/index.es.do

Comisión nacional del Mercado de Valores: http://www.cnmv.es/index.htm