The role of the commercial lawyer -- Formation of contracts -- Performance and breach of contracts -- Agents in commerce -- Agent's power and authority -- Effects of agency -- The relationship between principal and agent -- Distributorship contracts -- Commercial supply contracts -- Duties of the parties -- Seller's duties and buyer's remedies -- Terms relating to the goods -- Manufacturer's and product liability -- The passing of property and risk -- Title and priority conflicts -- Buyer's duties and seller's remedies -- Contracts for the supply of services -- Standard terms of trading -- International sales transactions -- Carriage of goods by sea -- International sales contracts -- Bills of exchange -- Bankers' commercial credits -- Commercial credit and security -- Real security -- Personal security -- Quasi-security -- Sources of competition law -- European community competition law -- Uk competition law -- The nature and importance of intellectual property -- Copyright -- Patents -- Confidentiality -- Trade marks and passing off -- Advertisements regulations -- Commercial arbitration -- Commercial litigation.