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GLASGOW CALEDONIANUNIVERSITY

DIVISION OF LAW

MODULE HANDBOOK

BUSINESS PROPERTYLAW

(LPAL219)M2M2085 8!09!B

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1.0 Module Descriptor (with indicative reading) 3

2.0 Introduction 12

3.0 Weekly che!e o" Work 12#2$

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1.0 Module Descriptor

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S . % %&/"&/ ,his !odule introduces the student to ele!ents o" property and co!!erciallaw relevant to usiness in cotland. In particular it deals with lassi"icationo" -roperty Intellectual -roperty 4ights 4ights in ecurity over Movea les5uarantees and orporate Insolvency.

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1. 6se appropriate ter!inology applying to the laws governing lassi"ication o"

-roperty Intellectual -roperty 4ights 4ights in ecurity over 7erita le and

Movea le property 5uarantees and orporate Insolvency

2. Identi"y analyse and synthesi8e the legal issues arising in practical pro le!s

3. %ppraise and synthesi8e legal concepts so as to construct a persuasiveargu!ent using recogni8ed legal sources in 9usti"ying their application to a given

set o" "acts

$. o!!unicate con"idently with legal e:perts on a range o" legal !atters

regulating usiness

&. %pply legal !ethodology to e:plaining the laws governing lassi"ication o"

-roperty Intellectual -roperty 4ights 4ights in ecurity over 7erita le and

Movea le property 5uarantees and orporate Insolvency

;. 6pdate ac*uired knowledge in order to keep pace with changes in relevant

areas o" law

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,he !odule will e delivered via a co! ination o" lectures se!inars anddirected learning. tudents will attend three hour long lectures per week and oneone hour se!inar "or ten weeks over a twelve week period. ectures will

co!!ence during week one and se!inars will co!!ence during week two.ectures will concentrate on introducing the students to the legal concepts caselaw and statutory sources. tudents will e re*uired to apply these to speci"iclegal pro le!s in se!inars and in the coursework. tudents will e e:pected toprepare "or se!inars y addressing the se!inar *uestions in advance so as to

e a le to discuss issues in groups or within tea!s.

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,he ai!s o" the !odule are to<

#develop an understanding o" the legal concepts involved in lassi"ication o"-roperty Intellectual -roperty 4ights 4ights in ecurity over 7erita le andMovea le property 5uarantees and orporate Insolvency and their respectivera!i"ications in a usiness environ!ent

#distinguish etween herita le and !ova le and corporeal and incorporealproperty

1#e:a!ine copyright works and the rights con"erred on the copyright owner 23#e:a!ine regulation o" trade !arks

$&#e:a!ine regulation o" patents;=#e:a!ine regulation o" registered designs and unregistered designs>?#e:a!ine the law relating to "i:ed charges over !ovea le property1011#e:a!ine the law relating to "loating charges1213#e:a!ine the law relating to cautionary o ligations1$

1#e:a!ine the law o" receivership23#e:a!ine the ways in which an insolvent co!pany !ay e rescued$&#e:a!ine the procedures y which a li!ited co!pany !ay e wound up

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ontent

1. Cl,))i'i-,ti&n &' Pr& erty/erit,+le (& e,+leC&r &re,l in-&r &re,l

2. L,* &' C& yrig$t: n,ture &' -& yrig$t -& yrig$t in*&r3) &*ner)$i in'ringe(ent %e'en-e)

". Tr,%e 4,r3): n,ture &' tr,%e (,r3) regi)tr,ti&n in'ringe(ent ,))ing &''-y+er)5u,tting

!. P,tent): n,ture &' ,tent) U6 ,tent) Intern,ti&n,l ,tent)

7. 8e)ign): n,ture &' %e)ign rig$t) &*ner)$i &'%e)ign in'ringe(ent unregi)tere% %e)ign) ,n%

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. i e% C$,rge) & er 4& e,+le): rig$t) in )e-urity & er -&r &re,l (& ,+le) ;re5uire(ent &' %eli ery < e -e ti&n) retenti&n ,n% lien rig$t) in )e-urity & erin-&r &re,l (& e,+le) ; ,))ign,ti&n

=. l&,ting C$,rge): n,ture &' 'l&,ting -$,rge) -re,ti&n < regi)tr,ti&n rig$t) &''l&,ting -$,rge $&l%er r,n3ing

>. C,uti&n,ry O+lig,ti&n): n,ture &' -,uti&n,ry &+lig,ti&n) -re,ti&n &' -,uti&n,ry &+lig,ti&n) ,li%ity ,n% e tent &' -,uti&n,ry &+lig,ti&n) ter(in,ti&n &'-,uti&n,ry &+lig,ti&n)

9. A%(ini)tr,ti&n: &ut &' -&urt ,n% i, A%(ini)tr,ti&n Or%er e''e-t &',%(ini)tr,ti&n &+>e-ti e) &' ,%(ini)tr,ti&n &*er) &' ,%(ini)tr,t&r r&-e%ure

10. C&( ,ny Re-&n)tru-ti&n < Re-ei er)$i : T,3e& er) &lunt,ry,rr,nge(ent) un%er ,rt 1 &' t$e In)&l en-y A-t 19# re-&n)tru-ti&n un%er ))110 ; 111 &' t$e In)&l en-y A-t 19# S-$e(e &' Arr,nge(ent un%er )) #97;901&' t$e C&( ,nie) A-t 200 re-ei er)$i

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12. C&r &r,te In)&l en-y 2: -&( ul)&ry *in%ing u +y t$e -&urt , &int(ent &'Li5ui%,t&r Li5ui%,ti&n r&-e%ure Rig$t) ,n% %utie) &' li5ui%,t&r ri&rity &'

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%ttendance at class lectures and se!inars is essential and will e !onitored.,he chool "or 'usiness and ociety in which you study is re*uired to provideweekly attendance and withdrawal in"or!ation to tudent %d!inistration ervices( % ) to report to the "ollowing relevant authorities< 6@ 'order %gency "orInternational students tudent %wards %gency "or %% #"unded students( tudent %wards %gency "or cotland) 7igher ducation tatistics %gency ,he

cottish +unding ouncil ,he tudent oans o!pany ocal %uthorities "orouncil ,a: purposes. %lso no student should e a sent "or !ore than & days

"ro! classes on their degree progra!!e without per!ission "ro! the progra!!eorganiser (Dr. Manos Maganaris). tudents who are a sent without per!ission!ay e treated as "ailing to co!ply with %cade!ic 4egulations and re*uired towithdraw "ro! their degree.

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%s there is not one single ideal te:t ook that we can reco!!end "or the entire!odule. ,he !odule is !ade up o" a !i:ture o" topics that are considered to e!ost use"ul "or general usiness. ,he lecture notes that you !ake will eessential to cover all the ground in this !odule. ,he law covered in this !odulehas een rapidly changing over the past "ew years and your lectures will e !oreup to date than !ost te:t ooks.

,here are a couple o" short ine:pensive te:ts that are very use"ul "or the "irst hal" o" the !odule and we would reco!!end Duncan peirs L,* E))enti,l) @Pr& erty L,* Dundee 6niversity -ress 200>. ,he advantage which this short

ook has over its rival aw 'asics te:t Pr& erty y David 'rand pu lished y W.5reen is that peirs includes a use"ul section on intellectual property law.

5illian 'lack (ed) Bu)ine)) L,* in S-&tl,n% W. 5reen 200>.,his is pro a ly the est general usiness law te:t "or students availa le at the!o!ent and will e good "or a range o" di""erent law !odules. It goes "or readthrather than depth and can e a little lightweight ecause o" that ut we wouldsay that this should e an essential purchase "or your entire degree.

+orte % D M. (ed S-&t) C&((er-i,l L,* T&ttel 199=.

,his ook has een a "avourite since it ca!e out and ca!e nearest to coveringthe sa!e areas as the !odule with the right e!phasis and depth ut is nowseriously in need o" a revision. % new edition is pro!ised "or Dece! er 2012 soin the !ean ti!e you !ay want to try and purchase a second hand copy.

MacAueen Waelde and aurie C&nte( &r,ry Intelle-tu,l Pr& erty: L,* ,n%P&li-y (2 nd d) OUP 2010.

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,his is an e:tensive te:t written y a tea! at din urgh 6niversity which you!ay wish to use "or re"erence and in your coursework ut takes in a "ar greaterscope than this !odule.

Davidson and Mac5regor C&((er-i,l l,* in S-&tl,n% W. reen 200#

5ood ut no intellectual property law and covers !any areas that we do not.

Davis Intelle-tu,l Pr& erty L,* "r% e%. O '&r% 200#D

,his is "ro! a "or!er 'utterworths ore ,e:t eries designed "or students doinga "ull !odule only on intellectual property law ut is use"ul.

addie -rescott and Bitoria T$e 4&%ern l,* &' C& yrig$t ,n% 8e)ign).

We have this as an electronic resource via e:is/e:is and is an e:cellentresource.

5uthrie , S-&tti)$ Pr& erty L,* 2 n% e%. T&ttel 2007D

4o son -. and Mc owan %. Pr& erty L,* (2 nd edn.) W 5reen 1??>

'oth o" the a ove are good "or general property law issues ut not intellectualproperty law.

kene In)&l en-y L,* in S-&tl,n% T < T Cl,r3 1999D

% it old now ut a heavy te:t that concentrates on the second part o" the

course. 'rowse donCt uy (unless you want to).

hristie and 5are Bl,-3)t&ne ) St,tute) &n Intelle-tu,l r& erty 10 t$ e%.O '&r% 2010.

I" you want the statutes in ook "or! ut all are availa le on the we or throughWestlaw or e:is#/e:is. ( T:" "7 $# %#", 4%%< ).

Ot$er Re,%ing

'ain ridge Intelle-tu,l Pr& erty =t$ e% L&ng(,n 200#D'ently and her!an Intelle-tu,l Pr& erty L,* "r% e% O '&r% 2009D

,he a ove two te:ts are serious rivals "or the MacAueen ook and again are "ar!ore detailed than we need "or this !odule. Worth a look ut pro a ly not anecessary purchase.

-illans 'ourne S-&tti)$ C&( ,ny L,* 2n% e% C, en%i)$ 1999. % legal classic ('rian tells !e) however the law has !oved on *uite a it on

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corporate insolvency and other !atters and !uch the sa!e can e said "or thistitle as "or the +orte one (a ove).

t. lair Eoung Dru!!ond L,* &' C&r &r,te In)&l en-y in S-&tl,n% " r% e%.S*eet ,n% 4, *ell 200"D

,he !ost recent !a9or cottish te:t on corporate insolvency ut again pro a lynot an essential purchase.

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2.0 Introduction

,his !odule will "ocus on classi"ications o" property intellectual property rightssecurities which can e taken over di""erent types o" property and the regulation

o" various insolvency situations. ,hese areas would traditionally "or! part o" a!odule on o!!ercial aw ut this !odule has een developed to placegreater e!phasis than would nor!ally e the case on intellectual property. ,hisre"lects the increasing i!portance o" this area in !odern usiness.

3.0 Weekly che!e o" Work

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-roperty law as eing concerned with rights in things as opposed to personalrights the !eanings o" the word property ownership as the para!ount propertyright restrictions on ownership the !eanings o" the word possessionpossession as a property right as opposed to a personal right types o"possession# natural and legal possession o" !ovea le property legal reasons"or distinctions etween herita le and !ovea le property H succession anddiligence en9oy!ent o" possessions as a hu!an right.

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,he > property rights < wnership Goint wnership and co!!on ownership.

4ights in ecurity (Ius in re propria and Ius in re aliena). -roper i"erentervitude ease -ossession 4ights held y the -u lic :clusive -rivilege.4anking o" real rights. 4ights si!ilar to real rights< ene"iciaries under a trustoccupancy rights o" non#entitled spouse real conditions other than servitudes.

upple!entary reading "or second lecture

4eid Pr& erty L,*. -aras $#10.4o son Mc owan paras 1.0=#1.11'us y and ors S-&t) L,* : A Stu%ent ui%e =#1= H =#21

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lassi"ications o" property< herita le and !ovea le corporeal and incorporeal"ungi le and non#"ungi le. :a!ples o" di""erent types. I!portance o" thedistinctions.

7erita le or !ovea le /ature accession re!oval destination "i:tures and

"ittings.upple!entary reading

5uthrie hap &.4o son and Mc owan H hapter 2.4eid -aras 11#1;.

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1. What is !eant y a real right 7ow !ay one have a real right over so!eoneelseCs property

2. What is the para!ount right o" property and how !ay it e restricted

3. I" there is an apple tree with ranches which overhang your property and anapple "alls onto your land do you have the right eat it

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$. 7ow would you class "elled ti! er or coal that had een !ined "ro! theground herita le or !ovea le 7ow would you class a garage key roller lind"itted carpets and green house as herita le or !ovea le

&. 5ive an e:a!ple o" incorporeal !ovea le property.

;. I" I a! a !e! er o" a gol" clu which owns a gol" course what part o" the gol" course can I leave in !y will to !y son

>. What is a servitude What is a real condition

=. What would we call a generic type o" property that is easily replaced yanother su stantially si!ilar type o" property Is !oney property as such

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,ypes o" copyright (-ri!ary) < literary work dra!atic work !usical work artisticwork ( econdary) sound recordings "il!s roadcasts ca le progra!!estypographical arrange!ents. riginality ownership data ases.

upple!entary reading+orte pp. 322#33&.

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-ri!ary in"ringe!ent H copying su stantial part indirect copying translationsdi!ension shi"t copying parodies distri ution rental or lending "il!s pu licper"or!ance roadcast and ca ling adaptation. econdary in"ringe!ent.

upple!entary reading

+orte pp. 33&#3$>

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4e!edies "or in"ringe!ent !oral rights international di!ension co!puter progra!s the internet the in"or!ation society directive.


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1. % student has accessed past papers on 'usiness -roperty law "ro! theuniversity li rary and !ade copies o" these. ,he student wrote suggested

answers and then placed these on his own we #site. What issues o" copyright!ight arise

onsider the cases o" 6niversity o" ondon -ress td. . 6niversity ,utorialpress td J1?1;K 2 h. ;01 and 7u ard . Bosper 1?=2 2 A' >$. onsider howcopyright !ay su sist who !ight e considered the author o" a literary work thede"ences availa le under the 1?>> %ct issues relating to pu lishing on the we . 2. Identi"y the periods during which copyright su sists in a literary work a!usical work a per"or!ance and a "il!.

3. I" you are "il!ed playing gol" and hitting a hole in one !ight you have anyrights under the 1?>> %ct in respect o" the "il!

$. onsider the di""erent copyrights that !ight su sist in a "il! !ade o" a@araoke per"or!ance

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MacAueen Waelde and aurie haps > and ?.

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7istory o" design law "unctional designs and aesthetic designs crossover issuesthe unregistered design right spare parts issues D-% 1?>> H design rightsartistic works D-% de"inition o" design *uali"ication originality e:clusions.

ecture >wnership o" design right rights o" owner in"ringe!ent duration re!edies

4egistered Designs introduction changes in the law.

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4egistered design de"inition o" design de"inition o" product aspects o"de"initions cancellation o" registrations in"ringe!ent re!edies o!!unitydesigns.

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Design right issues

1. Mario has an a stract sculptural design in !ar le which he created on displayin the 'urrell ollection. %t a stall outside the 'urrell various representations o"this sculpture are on sale "or e:a!ple on plastic key rings and tea towels. Doesthis in"ringe MarioCs rights

2. Mario wishes to sell ,#shirts which carry pictures o" his sculpture. Would hehave any legal redress i" these ,#shirts were copied co!!ercially

3. Mario has gone into various other areas o" co!!ercial design. 7e hasdesigned a range o" kitchen units. ,hey have distinctive designs on the sur"acesand unusual handles. Mario discovers that so!eone is !aking other units which

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would !atch his ut include corner units with several shelves which Mario hadnCtthought o". Is there an in"ringe!ent o" MariosC intellectual property

$. Mario also produces a range o" 9ewellery. Might he register these designs

&. +ive years a"ter Mario has "irst !arketed his 9ewellery Maria !akes 9ewelleryto the sa!e design. 7as Maria any special de"ences

;. tudents should visit the 6@ Intellectual -roperty ""ice site on the we .

7ow !uch does it currently cost to !ake an application "or a registeredo!!unity Design.

,ake a search in the "oodstu""s i!ages data ase. 7ave a look at /o. 302$1&1.What is it Who owns the design right

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ecture 10Introduction to patent syste! -atents %ct 1?== !onopoly right applicationsyste! patenta le inventions novelty disclosure inventive step discoveries

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taining a patent e:ploiting a patent assignation licenses security over apatent in"ringe!ent de"ences re!edies


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onstruction o" patent clai!s purposive approach de"ences continued # repairse:haustion o" rights international di!ensions.


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1. What are the necessary re*uire!ents under s1 o" the -atents %ct 1?== e"orea patent !ay e granted

2. Why canCt a song e patented

3. an a co!puter progra! e patented

$. % co!pany seeks to patent a skate oard whose !ain distinction "ro! otherskate oards is that it has a reak device at the rear o" the oard which can estood upon and which locks the rear wheels. What di""iculties !ight they "ind ino taining a patent

&. ,he holders o" a patent "or a icycle tyre have discovered that a co!panye:ists to carry out repairs on such tyres. ,he repair process involves strippingdown a worn tyre and re uilding it using !aterials that are availa le on the open

!arket.Might this a!ount to an in"ringe!ent o" patentWhat de"ences !ight e rought y the repair co!pany

;. What steps would e needed to assign ownership o" a patent

=. 7ow !ight a patent e given in security so as to create a real right "or thesecurity holder

>. Discuss what ene"its there !ight e "or a national o" a country which hassigned the -atent o#operation ,reaty.

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o!!on law delict o" Lpassing o""C re*uire!ents o" proo" da!age. 4egisteredtrade !arks< historical position 1??$ %ct what can e registered grounds "orre"usal.


+orte pp. 3>1#3?;

ecture 1$

taining a trade!ark in"ringe!ent o" trade!ark# identical si!ilar likelihood o"con"usion dilution de"ences "or in"ringe!ent re!edies e:ploitationinternational di!ension.

upple!entary reading+orte pp 3?; H $12.

ecture 1&

Do!ain na!es do!ain na!e as trade!ark in"ringe!ent cy ers*uatting I %//dispute resolution internet su""i:es as trade!arks.


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tudents are re*uired to co!e prepared to the se!inar and a le to discuss the"ollowing issues.

1. 7ow !ay a 'ritish national set a out registering a trade !ark in one stepwhich would e e""ective around the world

2. I" I seek to write a ook called LMcDonalds H why those urgers can !ake youo ese C can this e co!plained o" as a reach o" McDonaldCs ,rade Mark

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3. Gi!!y has received a letter "ro! solicitors who clai! to act "or Gi!!yC8 /ightlu in Monte arlo. Gi!!y has pu which he calls LGi!!yCsC in the outh ide o"

5lasgow. ,he lawyers are threatening to sue "or in"ringe!ent o" trade!ark i"Gi!!y does not cease trading i!!ediately under that title.

$. % "ragrance co!pany has registered several trade !arks "or a product. ne isin relation to the description o" the "ragrance as like a sea ree8e another is inthe na!e o2 and another is in the shape o" the ottle which is in the design o" awave. What issues !ay arise in these respects.

&. Eou have decided to register the do!ain na!e whitepolo.co! and put so!epictures o" yoursel" wearing a white neck 9u!per on it. Eou sit ack and wait tohear "ro! anyone else who !ight want that do!ain na!e such as the !int with

the hole people 4alph auren or Bolkswagen. Might you e success"ullychallenged as to your ownership o" that address y any o" the!

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ecture 1;

-roperty rights and personal rights classi"ication o" property H herita le!ovea le corporeal incorporeal signi"icance o" distinctions "or diligencesecurity over corporeal !ovea les H pledge< delivery ( types o") intention tocreate security o ligations # retrocession care use pawn and onsu!er

redit %ct 1?=$.


+orte pp. 1=?#1>$

ecture 1=

I!plied rights in security H liens (special and general) hypothecs


+orte pp. 1>&#1?1

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ecture 1>

ecurities over incorporeal !ovea le property introduction to the "loatingcharge securities over herita le property.

upple!entary reading+orte pp. 1?2 H 201.

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1. What is the !ain di""erence etween any re*uire!ents o" delivery in a sale o" goods and in relation to the creation o" a security over corporeal !ovea leproperty

2. Eou have had so!e work done to your car ut are a it strapped "or cash. Eoutell the !echanic that you will pay hi! ne:t week ut he re"uses to give youcredit and says that he will hold on to the car until you pay hi!. 7e then tells youthat i" he is not paid in one week he will sell your car and account to you "or the

alance. 'e"ore the week is out one o" your creditors presents a petition "or the

appoint!ent o" an interi! trustee in ankruptcy over your estate. ,he garage isre"using to release the car. During that ti!e you actually notice the garage owner driving your car as i" it were his own. Fui% Iuri)G

3. onsider the e""ect o" s. 20> o" the 'ankruptcy and Diligence etc. %ct 200=.7as the landlordCs hypothec een a olished 7as se*uestration "or rent eena olished Where does that leave the law as a result o" your "indings in answer to those two *uestions.

$. Eour "riend wants to orrow !oney "ro! you so that he can uy shares inaledonian 6nited. Eou are prepared to lend hi! the !oney ut you would like

to e a le to sell the shares whenever you like so as to satis"y your de t. 7owcan you do this in cots aw

&. What is the sole !eans o" e""ecting a valid security in cotland over corporealherita le property in cotland

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+orte pp. 1?& H 1?='us y paras. =#120 # =#123.Marshall ,))i(.

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1. What is !eant y a "loating charge

2. Who is a le to grant a "loating charge

3. What advantages does a "loating charge o""er to a person when orrowing"ro! a ank or other lender

$. What risks !ight there e "or a holder o" a "loating charge

&. What powers does a holder o" a "loating charge have i" the de tor is inde"ault

;. 4ead the "ollowing cases#

L&r% A% &-,te R&y,l B,n3 &' S-&tl,n% 1?== 1&&I&n, /&tel) Lt% In Re-ei er)$i Petiti&ner) 1??1 , 11

In your own words say what is !eant y an e""ectually e:ecuted diligence. Whate""ect does such a diligence have on a "loating charge and in whatcircu!stances

=. Do you think that "loating charges should e availa le to a wider range o"persons than is currently the case

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+orte pp. 201#20> Marshall ,))i(.

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aura is the owner o" a hairdressing salon which she took over "ro! %udrey nine!onths ago. he now wants to !ake su stantial alterations to the salon and

approaches a "inance co!pany "or a loan o" 20 000. ,he "inance co!panyre"uses to lend to aura unless she provides so!e security. he persuades herelderly "ather who lives with aura and auraCs daughter to guarantee the loan #although he has little knowledge o" what her plans are. n the strength o" hisguarantee the "inance co!pany agrees to give her the loan.

In the course o" the work on her salon aura "inds that it will cost !ore thanoriginally esti!ated ecause o" changes that !ust e !ade to plans to ensurethat they will con"or! to uilding regulations. ,o pay "or this she asks her ank"or an overdra"t o" 10000. ,his ti!e she persuades her "riends a!anthaGolene and 'ar ara to write to the ank each stating that she can reco!!end

aura and that i" there should e a pro le! regarding repay!ent o" theoverdra"t they will repay the outstanding a!ount.

Meanwhile at ho!e auraCs washing !achine "loods her kitchen. he is told thatecause o" its age there are no longer spare parts and it cannot e repaired. he

looks "or a new one in a large store ut is re"used credit ter!s ecause o" heraddress. 'y chance she !eets an e:# oy"riend olin who signs a state!entsaying that i" aura cannot pay then he will pay what she still owes.

,he work takes !uch longer than aura had hoped. he has lost !ost o" hercusto!ers and eventually she is se*uestrated. +or unrelated reasons Goleneand a!antha are also se*uestrated.

1. %dvise her "ather and olin with re"erence to case law and statute asappropriate.

2. What are the e""ects o" aura entering se*uestration

3. What are the e""ects o" Golene and a!antha also entering se*uestration

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9ectives o" %d!inistration %d!inistratorCs -owers-rocedure rights and duties priority o" pay!ents ter!ination o".


'us y paras. 11#12> H 11#13;.Marshall ,))i(.

-illans ,))i(.R" /", #" $& . 9 ? (+""< 10)

heila Gohn and Monica are directors in pak plc a co!pany involved inpackaging "or the "ood industry. Increased pu lic de!and "or iodegrada lepackaging has resulted in serious loss o" usiness "or the co!pany. Gohn is o"the opinion that although de ts are !ounting an ad!inistrator !ight e a le tosave the co!pany "ro! li*uidation. 7e calls a !eeting to discuss the pro le!with his "ellow directors ut heila and Monica re"use to attend saying that they

elieve that they do not need an ad!inistrator and that they the!selves can

steer the co!pany out o" trou le.Gohn eco!es increasingly concerned as the usiness "ails to recover and

eco!es even !ore worried when heila and Monica announce that they aregoing on a lu:ury cruise the "ollowing week. %t this news Gohn resigns asdirector.

In due course the co!pany goes into insolvent li*uidation.

1. Why did Gohn suggest that an ad!inistrator !ight have saved the co!pany

2. Discuss in detail the Lout o" courtC route into ad!inistration and what parties!ay use this procedure. Identi"y and e prepared to discuss a recent Lreal#li"eCinstance o" this pheno!enon.

3. What are the !andatory purposes o" ad!inistration Do you agree with thehierarchy o" o 9ectives 7ow e""ective has this part o" the law een in practice

$. What is !eant y the ter! Lpre#packC ad!inistration

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&. What is !eant y the ter! Lprescri ed partC re"erred to in ection 1=;% o" theInsolvency %ct 1?>; (inserted y the s 2&2 nterprise %ct 2002)

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,akeovers Boluntary arrange!ents under -art 1 o" the Insolvency %ct 1?>;

4econstruction under ss. 110#111 Insolvency %ct 1?>; che!es o" arrange!entunder ss. >?&#?01 o!panies %ct 200; 4eceivership.


'us y paras. 11#13= H 11#1$;.Marshall ,))i(-illans ,))i(

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1. +ind the latest statistics that you can on co!pany voluntary arrange!ents.Do the "igures surprise you I" you were to e asked to produce a W ,analysis o" a B% "ro! the perspective o" an unsecured creditor what would youput in each o: and why

2. o!pare the procedures re*uired to i!ple!ent a proposal respectively as areconstruction under ss.110#111 I%>; or as a sche!e o" arrange!ent underss.>?&#?01 %0;. an you identi"y any advantages or disadvantages to therespective procedures :plain.

3. In what circu!stances !ay a receiver e appointed y the holder o" a"loating charge Why was the law changed with regard to the appoint!ent o"receivers y the nterprise %ct 2002 an you "ind any evidence to con"ir!whether the changes have een e""ective in achieving the goals

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'us y paras. 11#1$= H 11#1&>.Marshall ,))i(-illans ,))i(

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1. Descri e and distinguish the "ollowing in ter!s o" circu!stances where eachwill e co!petentFappropriate and the procedure(s) re*uired to instigate<

a. !e! ersC voluntary li*uidation. creditorsC voluntary li*uidation

c. co!pulsory li*uidation.

2. What protection is provided y the Insolvency %ct 1?>; to e!ployees o" aco!pany that enters insolvent li*uidation Is there any protection "or creditors o"the co!pany that provide the co!pany with the "unds to pay wages

3. What !ust a co!pany that is in !e! ersC voluntary li*uidation do i" iteco!es apparent that it will not e a le to pay o"" its de ts within 12 !onths

$. 4e"er to the scenario in Week &Cs se!inar.

What actions !ight the li*uidator raise against the various directors and on whatgrounds would he do so What de"ences !ight they o""er

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o!pulsory winding up procedure priority o" pay!ents !alpractice o" co!panyo""icers.


'us y paras. 11#1$= H 11#1&>.Marshall ,))i(-illans ,))i(

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,he coursework represents $0N o" the overall assess!ent "or this !odule and

should e etween 1300 and 1 &00 words in length. ,he hand in date "or

the assess!ent is not later than M$,&$*:/ %& 2= /: F"4. . 201'@ %ll

su !ission o" coursework should e !ade electronically only and via the

three si!ple steps "ro! the %ssign!ents !enu on the le"t hand side on

the !odule ho!e page on 5 6 earn. A/ #/"3 /:."" 3 " #" 3 / % .

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tudents will then e sent individualised "eed ack with corrections on

each electronic su !ission itsel" y e#!ail once these are all !arked.

,he ,urnitin "acility also gives a score o" si!ilarity to !aterials on the we

so i" you use any such !aterials !ake sure they are properly and "airly

re"erenced. It is plagiaris! to pass so!eone elseCs work o"" as your own

without acknowledge!ent o" the true source. ,urnitin also identi"ies i" a# 4 $##$%& $# $<" & %/:". %&" $& ,$&* " %+ #/ ,"&/ so !ake

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assign!ent ut it is collusion "or students to 9ointly author o" "acilitate the

9oint authorship o" the assign!ent which should e in your own words.

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prepared and presented including a i liography and re"erence to case law

where appropriate in no less than 12 pt. ,i!es /ew 4o!an "ont and dou le line

spacing (unless larger spaces and di""erent "ont are approved y sta"" disa ility

o""icer) and spell checked and gra!!ar checked. Dou le line spacing ena les

"eed ack to e entered !ore easily electronically y the !arker. Include an

accurate word count (e:cluding "ootnotes and i liography). ,he "or!at "or all

re"erencing and i liographies that should e used is the :"ord tandard "or

itation o" egal %uthorities ( %). ee link "or details<http<FFwww.law.o:.ac.ukFpu licationsFoscola.php # download the pd". "ile "or

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Del 'oyCs "riend ,rigger !akes a patented roo! "or use in sweeping heavy duty

industrial "loorings where tiny shards o" !etal re*uire to e swept away "or sa"ety

purposes. ,he roo! head is patented as it has a novel pattern o" ristles

together with a resinous coating which ,riggerCs patent speci"ies as giving

Lsticka iltyC !eaning that tiny !etal shards will stick to the roo! head and then

can e washed out. 7owever the roo! head eventually loses Lsticka ilityC with

repeated use and as the ristles wear down at which point the head needs to e

replaced. ,rigger discovers that there is a co!peting usiness which o""ers a

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service to owners o" these roo!s o" re#coating the patented roo! heads with a

si!ilar resin so as to keep the! servicea le. %dvise ,rigger i" this !ight e a

per!itted act or a reach o" his patent. In particular consider the cases o"

S-$utH Werit J2011K W % iv 303 and Unite% Wire S-reen Ser i-e)

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&.0 tudents are encouraged to revise y considering past papers which can e"ound on My aledonian.

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