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Commercial Law Syllabus

PCLL Conversion Notes and Model Exam Answers (PCLL Conversion Past Paper Answers) for Commercial Law for the PCLL Conversion Examinations.

1. Part A: Sale and Acquisition of GoodsTransfer of Title

  • The rule nemo dat quod non habet
  • Exceptions to nemo dat
  • Legal and Equitable Interest
  • Sale of Goods
  • Duties of Sellers and Buyers, Express and Implied Terms
  • Implied Terms
  • Passing of Property
  • Applicable nemo dat exceptions
  • Remedies
  • Non-sale Acquisitions: nemo dat and Gifts
  • Applicable nemo dat exceptions
  • Gifts – Conditional Gifts – Gifts of Future Property

2. Part B: Personal Property

  • Personal Property and Interests in Personal Property
  • Types of Personal Property – Chose in Possession – Chose in Action
  • Ownership (especially mere equities) – Possession (finders’ possessory
  • interests) – Bailment;
  • Legal and Equitable Assignment
  • Credit and Security
  • Types of Security: Pledges – Liens – Mortgages (other than of land) – Bills of Sale – Fixed and Floating Charges
  • Retention of Title (Romalpa) Clauses
  • Set-off;
  • Assignments of Choses in Action: Statutory, Legal and Equitable Assignments
  • Rules of Priority
  • Banking and Customer Relationship
  • Negotiable Instruments: Bills of Exchange

3. Part C: Consumer Credit and ProtectionRegulatory Framework

  • Money Lenders Ordinance and Pawn Brokers Ordinance
  • Function and Power of Consumer Council, Funds for Litigation and Group Litigation
  • Consumer Credit
  • Law of Guarantees
  • Consumer Protection
  • Unconscionable Contracts Ordinance
  • Control of Exemption Clauses Ordinance
  • Supply of Services (Implied Terms) Ordinance
  • Money Lenders Ordinance
  • Protection of Vulnerable Consumers: Misrepresentation, Undue Influence, Duress
  • Powers and Responsibilities of Personal Guarantor
  • Doctrine of relation back and unfair preference