Teaching plan for the course unit

 

 
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General information

 

Course unit name: Commercial Law

Course unit code: 363670

Academic year: 2025-2026

Coordinator: Jaime Pellise Capell

Department: Department of Private Law

Credits: 6

Single program: S

 

 

Estimated learning time

Total number of hours 150

 

Face-to-face and/or online activities

60
 

-  Lecture with practical component

Face-to-face

  

45
 

-  Problem-solving class

Face-to-face

  

15

Supervised project

50

(Face-to-face and distant, by appointment.)

Independent learning

40

 

 

Recommendations

 

Students are strongly recommended to attend all face-to-face sessions and make use of tutorial hours to ensure that they keep up with the course content.


Further recommendations

Students must have an up-to-date copy of the Spanish Code of Commerce, as it is required for classroom activities and individual or group work.

 

 

Competences / Learning outcomes to be gained during study

 

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Capacity for learning and responsibility (capacity for analysis and synthesis, to adopt global perspectives and to apply the knowledge acquired/capacity to take decisions and adapt to new situations).
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Concern for sustainability (capacity to assess the social and environmental impact of actions taken in a particular setting/capacity to adopt integrated and systemic approaches).
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To be able to interpret the development and changes in an environment.
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To be ethical and to recognize fundamental rights.
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To be able to make financial and business decisions, taking into account the current economic situation.
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To analyse business organizations and their environment to identify key aspects.
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To relate a market, company or institution to its social, legal or historical context.
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To identify the economic agents that make up an economy and to understand how they interrelate so as to take economic decisions with full awareness of their effects.

Learning objectives

 

Referring to knowledge

  • Acquire an understanding of the legal framework applicable to different types of companies, particularly corporations and limited liability companies, and the position and responsibilities of administrators in alternative organizational forms.
  • Acquire an understanding of insolvency procedures.
  • Acquire an understanding of the laws governing companies and of the regulations applicable to specific events and situations.

 

 

Teaching blocks

 

1. Trading companies

1.1. General theory of companies
1.2. Partnerships
1.3. Limited-liability company
1.4. Private limited company
1.5. Structural changes in companies
1.6. Corporate groups
1.7. Mutual companies and cooperatives

2. Economic crisis of businesses

2.1. Insolvency and rules of bankruptcy

2.2. Bankruptcy budgeting

2.3. Effects of declaring bankruptcy

2.4. Determining bankruptcy assets

2.5. Bankruptcy resolution

 

 

Teaching methods and general organization

 

The course content is taught through face-to-face lectures complemented by practical sessions, coursework assignments, critical commentaries of selected news stories during face-to-face or online sessions, and individual or group tutorials. Students should ensure that they attend class, whether face-to-face or online, and complete the exercises set during the course, as it is through these activities that students demonstrate their level of achievement of the skills and objectives outlined for the course. Some activities — mainly those of a practical and participative nature — may be completed in groups, subject to the requirements and deadlines set out by the teacher in the course plan available on the Virtual Campus, or as agreed between the teacher and students of each group.

At least one group follows the problem-based learning (PBL) method, in which teaching is structured around case studies that students solve to develop their knowledge of the subject.

 

 

Official assessment of learning outcomes

 

Continuous assessment

Continuous assessment is based on practical work, participation in learning activities and, where appropriate, periodic tests held throughout the course, which allow students to demonstrate their progress in the acquisition of the knowledge, skills and abilities established for the course. To complete the continuous assessment, students sit a compulsory final examination on the date set by the Academic Council. The examination primarily assesses the students’ degree of knowledge, but it also aids evaluation of the level of achievement of competences and skills.

The final grade for continuous assessment is calculated from the average mark for coursework tests and activities and the mark for the final examination: each component is worth 50% of the final grade. The lecturer in charge of the course may alter this percentage weighting, in which case the new information is posted on the Virtual Campus. Students must obtain pass marks for the continuous assessment activities and the examination in order to receive an overall pass grade for the subject. Taking the final examination is compulsory.

Students in the PBL group are entered for continuous assessment, the overall result of which is worth 100% of the final grade.

Students are entitled to repeat assessment provided that they meet the conditions established by the relevant academic bodies. The repeat assessment examination is the same as the standard examination for continuous assessment.

 

Examination-based assessment

Single assessment consists of a final examination on the date set by the Academic Council. This examination is designed to evaluate the degree of knowledge and, on a more implicit level, the skills and competences acquired.

Students may follow the continuous assessment option or request single assessment. To be eligible for single assessment, students must submit a formal request in accordance with the calendar and procedures established by the Academic Committee.

 

 

Reading and study resources

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Book

SANCHEZ CALERO, Fernando. Principios de derecho mercantil.  Cizur Menor (Navarra) : Aranzadi/Thomson Reuters,

  A second book by the same author is also available, entitled Instituciones de Derecho Mercantil I, which is more comprehensive. It is recommended for students with a particular interest in the subject.

Versiķ en línia (29a ed., 2024)   Enllaç

JIMÉNEZ SÁNCHEZ, Guillermo J.; DÍAZ MORENO, Alberto. (coor) Lecciones de derecho mercantil. 19ª ed. Madrid : Tecnos,

Catāleg UB  Enllaç

BROSETA PONT, Manuel. Manual de derecho mercantil. . Madrid : Tecnos, 

Catāleg UB  Enllaç