VICTOR NDOMA EGBA SAN CHAMBERS OF JUSTICE UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR

OUTLINE FOR LLB 3 COURSES

COMMERCIAL LAW

First semester:

A. Sale of Goods: Nature and formation of the contract; conditions,warranties and misrepresentation;
ownership and passing of property; duties of the seller; duties of the buyer; effect of contract; remedies;
special commercial contract in outline; use of various payment devices e.g cheques, credit cards.

Second semester:

1.Hire purchase: Nature and meaning of hire purchase;hire purchase in common law and under the Hire
purchase Act. Ownership and passing of property; remedies of owner and hirer, minimum payment
clauses and damages; standard form:hire-purchase agreements; Bills of sales,conditional sale and credit
sale agreement.

2.Agency:

Definition and formalities and capacity;

Authority of the agent.

Types of agents

Right methods of creating agency relationship

Duties of principal and agent

Relationship of principal and agents to third parties

Termination of agency

CRIMINAL LAW

First semester:

A.General introduction and purpose of criminal law

The content of crime

History and sources of Nigerian criminal law

The elements of an offence

Classification of offences

General principles of criminal liability

Parties to a crime

Offences against the person

Incohate offences.

Second semester:

Offences against property

Offences against the state and public order

Offences of corruption

The police and Administration of criminal justice

Theories and types of punishment

General principle of sentencing.

LAW OF TORT

First semester:

Historical background and general principle of tortuous liability(defences will be considered In relation
to each tort)

Trespass to person: Assault, battery,false imprisonment,and intentional harm to the person

Trespass to land

Trespass to chattels: conversion and detinue

Negligence: duty of care, standard of care,proof of negligence, nervous shock, contributory negligence
and damages, including remoteness of damages; occupier's liability.
Second semester:

Nuisance

Rule in Ryland v Fletcher

Liability for animals

Malicious prosecution

Defamation

Death as course of action; fatal accident

Deceit; Economic tort-passing off

Civil conspiracy

Intimidation, interference with Contract;parties joint tort; Remedies.