The aim of the course is to enable students to understand and correctly interpret the main contracts that are signed in the exercise of business activity, with particular attention to credit guarantees, whereby companies are given access to financing; the aim of this course is also to provide students with the means to resolve any problems that may arise during the execution of such contracts, as well as to draft or correct the relevant clauses.
Course Prerequisites
Successful completion of the course requires knowledge of private law, with particular reference to obligations, credit guarantees and contracts in general. A basic knowledge of the main typical contracts is also recommended.
Teaching Methods
The course will be taught through lectures, with the support of Power Point slides that will be shared with students on the Kiro platform. Part of the course will be dedicated to in-depth technical-practical seminars.
Assessment Methods
Oral examination to assess the skills acquired regarding the correct reconstruction, interpretation and application of business contracts and guarantees studied throughout the course. During the exam, students will also be asked to solve simple practical issues that may arise in the execution of the mentioned business contracts.
Texts
Teaching materials will be pointed out by the lecturer during the course and made available to students on the Kiro platform. It is necessary the study of an up-to-date Italian Civil Code (suggested: G. De Nova, Codice civile e leggi collegate, Zanichelli, Bologna, latest edition).
Contents
The course focuses on the analysis of the most commonly used contracts in the business activity and the most frequently used forms of guarantee in bank financing, with specific attention to the technical-operational aspects. In particular, the first module will focus on the role of the assignment of credit in the entrepreneurial activity, and specifically on: assignment of credit, both as a guarantee and as a way to pay off a debt; mandate to collect a debt; pledge on credits; factoring; securitisation of credits. The second module will be devoted to other contracts and guarantees commonly used in the business world, such as: procurement contract, mandate, mediation, agency, surety, independent guarantee, letters of patronage.
Course Language
Italian
More information
Inclusive teaching methods are provided for students who are workers, or those involved in the care of family members, or those with civil disabilities, disabled people or those with DSA, or students who are parents, athletes, in prison, in hospital or with certified pathologies. In particular, for the aforementioned categories, the following are foreseen: reception also online and at flexible times, tutoring services, provision of the most suitable teaching material (such as video recordings of the lessons).