Doug Peterson
Contact
Full Executive Professor, Alberta School of Business - Marketing, Business Economics and Law
- dougp@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-7578
- Address
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3-40A Business Building
11203 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2R6
Overview
Teaching
Teaching Interests
- International Business Law
- International Business Transactions
- Law of Business Organizations
- Legal Foundations of the Canadian Economy
- Pacific Rim Law
Courses
B LAW 402 - Business Contracts
Examination of the special types of contracts that are encountered in business and commercial life. Topics include contract of sale, agency, negotiable instruments, insurance, bailment, employment contracts and contracts involving land as well as societal regulation of the freedom of contract. Prerequisite: B LAW 301 or ENGG 420.
B LAW 422 - Law of Business Organizations
Introduction to the role of the corporation in the business and commercial life of Canada and Alberta, with emphasis on the small private company. Topics include characteristics of corporate existence, process of incorporation, forming a private company, relationship with third parties, distinction between management and ownership, duties of directors and officers, and shareholder rights. Prerequisite: B LAW 301 or ENGG 420.