Courses

Compulsory Commercial Law courses for undergraduate students in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences 

Commercial Law 1

• South African legal system, introduction to the theory of law, the principles of the law of contract (CLA101-S) 
         Course coordinator: Professor Tukishi Manamela
• Special contracts, law of agency, forms of business enterprise, security, alternative dispute resolution, competition law, franchising (CLA104-V)
         Course coordinator: Professor Ernest Manamela

Commercial Law 2

• General principles of company law, the law of close corporations and partnerships (CLA201-V)
        Course coordinator: Mrs Mildred Bekink
• Negotiable instruments and other methods of payment, administration of estates, trusts, insolvency (CLA202-W) 
        Course coordinator: Mr Eesa Fredericks
                                       Ms Anthea Wagener

Corporate Procedures (CPR201W) 
       Course coordinator: Ms Mpakwana Mthembu

Law for Bankers (LFB3701, LFB3702) 
       Course coordinator: Mr Phil Makakaba                                              

Law for Credit Managers (LFC3701, LFC3702) 
       Course coordinator: Mr René van Niekerk

Individual Labour Law (LLW201-S) 
       Course coordinator: Dr Mpfari Budeli

Collective Labour Law (LLW202-T)
      Course coordinator: Prof Ernest Manamela

Compulsory Mercantile Law courses for BCom (with Specialisation in Law) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) students

• Entrepreneurial Law (MRL203-L) 
          Course coordinator: Prof Irene - Marie Esser
• Insolvency Law (MRL301-M) 
          Course coordinator: Professor Roger Evans
• Law of Negotiable Instruments, Intellectual Property, and Competition (MRL201-J) 
          Course coordinator: Ms Allie Leonard
• Labour Law (MRL303-P)
          Course coordinator: Professor Ernest Manamela

Elective Mercantile Law courses for Bachelor of Laws (LLB) students

These elective advanced mercantile law courses are offered to students studying towards the LLB degree:

• Advanced Bills of Exchange and Cheque Law (LML409-W) 
         Course coordinator: Professor Heinrich Schulze
• Banking Law and Usage (LML407-U)
         Course coordinator: Professor Izelde van Jaarsveld
• Company Law (LML406-T) 
         Course coordinator: Ms Maite Modiba
• Insurance Law (LML405-S)
         Course coordinator: Mrs Wenette Jacobs
• Labour Law (LML403-Q)
         Course coordinator: Professor Stella Vettori
• Law of Competition and Trade Marks (LML402-P)
         Course coordinator: Professor Brian Rutherford
• Legal Aspects of Electronic Commerce (LML411-Q)
         Course coordinator: Professor Tana Pistorius
• Patent and Copyright Law (LML401-N) 
         Course coordinator: Professor Tana Pistorius
                                   Dr Sunelle Geyer
• Social Security Law (LML410-P) 
         Course coordinator: Professor Tukishi Manamela
• Tax Law (LML404-R) 
         Course coordinator: Mrs Liezel Classen
• South African Law of International Trade (LML408-V)
        Course coordinator: Professor Johan van Niekerk

Elective commercial law courses for Master of Laws (LLM) students

• Banking Law 1 (MBALW1-9) 
         Course coordinator: Professor Heinrich Schulze
• Banking Law 2 (MBALW2-A)
         Course coordinator: Professor Heinrich Schulze
• Company Law 1 (MCLAW1-R)
         Course coordinator: Mr Johan Beukes
• Company Law 2 (MCLAW2-S)
         Course coordinator: Dr Natalie Locke
• Copyright Law (MCOPLW-S) 
         Course coordinator: Professor Coenraad Visser
• Competition Law (MCPTLW-D)
         Course coordinator: Professor Brian Rutherford
• Design Law (MDESLW)
         Course coordinator: Professor Tana Pistorius
• Employment Discrimination Law (MENDSLU)
         Course coordinator: Professor Stella Vettori
• Estate Duty, Donations Tax, and Transfer Duty (MESDLW-G)
         Course coordinator: Mrs Liezel Classen
• Income Tax Law 1 (MTX1LW-9) 
         Course coordinator: Professor Annet Oguttu
• Income Tax Law 2 (MTX2LW-C)
          Course coordinator: Mr Moseki Maleka
• Information Technology Law 3 (MITLW3-5)
         Course coordinator: Professor Tana Pistorius
• Information Technology 4 (MITLW4-6)
         Course coordinator: Mr Eddie Hurter
• Insolvency, Winding-up, and Judicial Management (MIWJLW-C)
         Course coordinator: Professor Alastair Smith
• Insurance Law 1 (MINLW1-9)
         Course coordinator: Mrs Wenette Jacobs
• Insurance Law 2 (MINLW2-A) 
         Course coordinator: Mrs Wenette Jacobs
• Intellectual Property Aspects of Global Information Networks (MGINLW-G)
         Course coordinator: Professor Coenraad Visser
• Labour Law 1 (MLALW-IW) 
          Course coordinator: Professor Marlize van Jaarsveld
• Labour Law 2 (MLALW-X)
          Course coordinator: Professor Ernest Manamela
• Law of Trade Marks (MTRDLW-V)
          Course coordinator: Professor Brian Rutherford
• Patent Law (MPATLW-J)
          Course coordinator: Professor Coenraad Visser
• The Law Relating to Negotiable Instruments (MNINLW-N)
         Course coordinator: Professor JT Pretorius
• Value-Added Tax (MVATLW-V) 
         Course coordinator: Professor Fanie van Zyl

Specialist Master of Laws (LLM) degrees

The Department offers the following specialist LLM degrees:

• LLM with Specialisation in Banking Law
• LLM with Specialisation in Commercial Law
• LLM with Specialisation in Corporate Law
• LLM with Specialisation in Insurance Law
• LLM with Specialisation in Intellectual Property Law
• LLM with Specialisation in Labour Law
• LLM with Specialisation in Tax Law

Specialist non-formal programmes

Through the Centre for Business Law, the Department offers specialist non-formal programmes in the following fields:

• Corporate Law and Securities Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Labour Law
• Pension Funds Law
• Social Security Law