Date Posted:
04/14/2025
Req ID: 42420
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: MMPA
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Description:
This course is designed to provide students with a basic working understanding of various elements of Canadian "business law" of relevance to a practising professional accountant.
The course will commence with an overview of the structure of the Canadian legal system and then initially focus on the law of torts and the law of contract. The course will then shift in order to cover a series of other legal topics and issues that impact the business environment, including but not limited to, business entity law (e.g. partnership and corporate law), secured transactions, bankruptcy law and employment law. Other areas of law that may be of assistance to a professional accountant will also be canvassed, including an overview of intellectual property law and real property and mortgages.
Course Title: MGT 2014 - The Legal Environment of Professions and Corporations
Number of positions: 1
Estimated course enrollment: 73 students
Estimated TA support: 90 hours
Sessional dates of appointment: May 8, 2025 - July 4, 2025
Salary: $52.26 + 4% vacation pay (CUPE dues deducted by accounting officer)
Qualifications:
- Ontario qualified lawyer with corporate commercial experience/previous marking experience
Description of duties:
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