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Qualification Pathway Level 1 — Knowledge

ACCA K3 - Business Law

Understand the legal framework that businesses operate within and how it affects accountants.

ACCA K3 - Business Law

Learning Objectives

5 objectives
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Describe the types and sources of law and how the legal system works.

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Explain how contracts are formed, what they contain, and the remedies for breach.

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Describe the main points of employment law, including dismissal and redundancy.

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Explain how companies are formed, financed and managed, how agency and partnerships work, and how a company is liquidated.

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Recognise the criminal and intellectual property law that affects business, including money laundering, bribery and fraudulent trading.

Programme Outline

7 topics
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Law and the legal system

Where law comes from, the forms it takes, and the framework it creates for business.

2

Contract law

How agreements become binding, what their terms include, and the remedies when they are broken.

3

Employment law

The employment contract, and the rules governing dismissal and redundancy.

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Business and company law

How agency, partnerships and companies work, including formation, capital and management.

5

Insolvency law

What happens to a company, and to those dealing with it, when it is wound up.

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Criminal law

Offences that touch business, from insider dealing and bribery to cybercrime and tax evasion.

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Intellectual property law

How the law protects the intellectual property a business creates and uses.

Hands-On Resources

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Recorded Lectures Every live session is recorded and available within 24 hours.
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Case Study Library Real-world accounting case studies used throughout the course.
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Practice Question Bank Exam-style questions with full worked solutions.
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Qualification Pathway

17 examinations
1
Level 1 — Knowledge ACCA K1 - Financial Accounting
£2,100.00 View →
2
Level 1 — Knowledge ACCA K2 - Management Accounting
£2,100.00 View →
3
Level 1 — Knowledge ACCA K3 - Business Law
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4
Level 1 — Knowledge ACCA - Responsible Business Management (Essential Employability Module)
£2,100.00 View →
5
Level 2 — Expertise ACCA E1 - Taxation
£2,600.00 View →
6
Level 2 — Expertise ACCA E2 - Financial Reporting
£2,600.00 View →
7
Level 2 — Expertise ACCA E3 - Audit, Risk and Control
£2,600.00 View →
8
Level 2 — Expertise ACCA E4 - Finance and Investment
£2,600.00 View →
9
Level 2 — Expertise ACCA E5 - Performance with Data Analysis
£2,600.00 View →
10
Level 2 — Expertise ACCA - Digital Tech and Innovation (Essential Employability Module)
£2,600.00 View →
11
Level 3 — Strategic Professional ACCA S1 - Business and Sustainability Reporting
£3,200.00 View →
12
Level 3 — Strategic Professional ACCA S2 - Strategic Business Leader
£3,200.00 View →
13
Level 3 — Strategic Professional ACCA SAA - Audit and Assurance Professional
£3,200.00 View →
14
Level 3 — Strategic Professional ACCA SCF - Corporate Finance Professional
£3,200.00 View →
15
Level 3 — Strategic Professional ACCA SDS - Data Science Professional
£3,200.00 View →
16
Level 3 — Strategic Professional ACCA SPI - Performance and Insights Professional
£3,200.00 View →
17
Level 3 — Strategic Professional ACCA STA - Taxation Advisory Professional
£3,200.00 View →
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