Business Law Consulting UK Internship: Tasks and Learning Outcomes

This is an assignment for Business law for the management studies Please read carefully the assignment brief and attached documents There are 4 tasks to accomplish The word counts for specific tasks are indicated below each task criteria in the attached scenario provided The total word count of the assignment is 3000 The assignment Scenario You have applied for an internship at “Business Law Consulting UK” a company specializing in helping small businesses with legal issues.

Owing to the salary and the reputation of “Business Law Consulting UK”, there were 100s of applicants for the internship. Task 1 of 4 Portfolio (ACs 1.1, 1.2 & 1.3) Instructions As part of the application, you need to send a portfolio of documents.

The aim is not only to display understanding but also to show clarity of thought. The documents you are to create are as follow:

1. Draw a mind map to distinguish between the types of law in the UK

2. Create a factsheet, summarising contract laws in EU and UK

3. Draw a table defining the concept of intellectual property rights such as copyright, patent, trademarks and brand names. Delivery and Submission ?

Your application was successful and you have been called in for an interview. Because the firm specializes in helping organizations address issues relating to employment and consumer protection you want to impress the recruiter with your knowledge on this topic.

The secretary of the partner already told you to prepare for a 10-15 minutes interview segment, during which:

a. You should evaluate the benefits of the introduction of the Consumer Right Act 2015, Trade description Act of 1968, The Supply of Goods and Services Act of 1982, Consumer Protection Act of 1987 and General Product Safety Regulations of 1994.

b. You should describe laws relating to employment, in particular with regard to Employment Relations Act 2004 and what these legislations mean with regards to the termination of employment

c. Justify the importance of acting in accordance with consumer safety laws.

d. Determine the nature, constitution, and structure of a company.

e. Assess how employment laws contribute to the termination of contracts. Please note, this is an interview, so the recruiter will question you. Delivery ?

You have now been shortlisted and it is down to 4 candidates. The recruiting partner wants to see your worth and has asked all 3 candidates to write an infomercial. Your infomercial should focus on start-up launch. To do so, your infomercial should-

a. Describe the type of companies and their legal implications

b. Describe the formation process (including Registration, Commencement of business and ReRegistration)

c. Explain what an agent is, by providing an example and evaluate how Agency law applies to it. This being an infomercial, is your chance of promoting “Business Law Consulting UK” ?

Indicative word count 500 words Task 4 of 4 Memo (AC4.1) You and another candidate were the lucky successful interns. As happy as you are, you know that only one of you will be hired at the end of the 3 months internship. You decided to push for it and asked to be put on a merger project.

The partner agreed to take a back seat and have you lead on the project but insisted that the other intern be brought up to speed. Instructions You are therefore asked to prepare a memo for the other intern. The memo should: ? Focus on making a case for mergers and acquisitions to achieve market domination or survival, ? Describe how the Competition Act 1998 and EU competition law can prevent such mergers and why. Delivery and Submission ?

Indicative word count 300 words Summative Delivery and Submission

• Evidence produced for activities 1-4

• Indicative word count 3000 words Referencing and incitations are important

Learning Outcome

1. Understand types of law, contracts law of the UK and reflect on international businesses. 

2. Principles of consumer & company law

3. Evaluation of employment and Agency Law

1. Understand types of UK laws,  legal systems, and contracts  law and their impact on  international businesses.

1.1 Differentiate between different types of law in the UK.
1.2 Evaluate the impact of EU and UK contract laws on  business.
1.3 Explain intellectual property rights governing trademarks  and brand names. 

2. Understand the main concepts  and principles of consumer &  company law to given  situations. 

2.1 Explain the importance of trade description law.
2.2 Explain the rights of consumers given by the consumer  protection agency.
2.3 Justify the importance of acting in accordance with  consumer safety laws.
2.4 Explain the formation and constitution of a company.

3. Understand employment law.

3.1 Determine the nature, constitution and structure of a  company.
3.2 Evaluate the management and administration roles of a  company against employment law.
3.3 Assess how employment laws contribute to termination  of contracts. 

4. Understand competition and  the right to compete in the UK. 

Infomercial (AC 2.1)

4.1 Evaluate the impact of laws governing competition in  different market conditions.

Scenario

You have applied for an internship at “Business Law Consulting UK” a company specialising in  helping small business with legal issues. Owing to the salary and the reputation of “Business Law  Consulting UK”, there were 100s of applicants for the internship.

Task 1 of 4 Portfolio (ACs 1.1, 1.2 & 1.3)

As part of the application, you need to send a portfolio of documents. The aim is not only to display  understanding, but also to show clarity of thought. The documents you are to create are as follow:

1. Draw a mind map to distinguish between the types of law in the UK
2. Create a factsheet, summarising contract laws in EU and UK
3. Draw a table defining the concept of intellectual property rights such as copyright, patent,  trademarks and brand names.

Task 2 of 4 – Interview (ACs 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1 & 3.3)

Your application was successful and you have been called in for an interview. Because the firm  specialises in helping organisations address issues relating to employment and consumer protection  you want to impress the recruiter with your knowledge on this topic. The secretary of the partner  already told you to prepare for a 10-15 minutes interview segment, during which:

a. You should evaluate the benefits of the introduction of the Consumer Right Act 2015, Trade  description Act of 1968, The Supply of Goods and Services Act of 1982, Consumer Protection  Act of 1987 and General Product Safety Regulations of 1994.
b. You should describe laws relating to employment, in particular with regard to Employment  Relations Act 2004 and what these legislations means with regards to termination of  employment
c. Justify the importance of acting in accordance with consumer safety laws.
d. Determine the nature, constitution and structure of a company.
e. Assess how employment laws contribute to termination of contracts.

Task 3 of 4 Infomercial (ACs 2.4, 3.2 & 3.4)

You have now been shortlisted and it is down to 4 candidates. The recruiting partner wants to see  your worth and has asked all 3 candidates to write an infomercial. Your infomercial should focus on  start-up launch. To do so, your infomercial should:

a. Describe the type of companies and their legal implications
b. Describe the formation process (including Registration, Commencement of business and Re-Registration)
c. Explain what an agent is, by providing an example and evaluate how Agency law applies to it.  This being an infomercial, is your chance of promoting “Business Law Consulting UK”.

Task 4 of 4 Memo (AC4.1)

 
You and another candidate were the lucky successful interns. As happy as you are, you know that  only one of you will be hired at the end of the 3 months internship. You decided to push for it and  asked to be put on a merger project. The partner agreed to take a back seat and have you lead on the  project but insisted that the other intern be brought up to speed.

You are therefore asked to prepare a memo for the other intern. The memo should:

? Focus on making a case for mergers and acquisition to achieve market domination or  survival,
? Describe how the Competition Act 1998 and EU competition law can prevent such mergers  and why.