Othm Level 7 Diploma In International Business Law Assignment Briefs 2026

1.1  Analyse the mechanics of creating express trusts including the rights of beneficiaries.

1.2  Understand the functions of a trust device.

1.3  Evaluate and compare types of trust.

1.4  Evaluate the nature of respective rights and obligations of the parties trusts.

●   Modern Trust Drafting

●   Principles and nature of equity

●   Trust, Tax and Estate Planning

●   Types of trust eg bare trusts, interest in possession

trusts, discretionary trusts, accumulation trusts, mixed trusts, settlor-interested trusts, non-resident trusts

●   Beneficiaries Rights ie right to see trust documents which set out the terms of the trusts, identity of the trustees and the assets, trust deed, any deeds of appointment/retirement and trust accounts.
●    Trustee Duties ie avoid conflicts of interest, impartially between beneficiaries, comply with the terms of
the trust, take control of the trust assets, keep accounts, prepare tax returns, take professional advice.

2.1 Analyse the context of commercial transaction into contract with trusts law and equity.
2.2    Evaluate the interactions between contract law and trusts law.
2.3    Explain how trusts are not bound up with contract.
2.4    Critically analyse how trustees limit their liabilities.

●    Commercial uses of trusts
●    Contract law and trusts law
●    Trusts implied by law (Resulting and constructive trusts)
●    Contract law terms and their interpretations
●    Trustee contract of appointment, liabilities and breach
●    Equitable remedies
●    Provision in their contract of appointment
●    Exclude liability for a range of defaults.
●    Pension Trusts
●    Trusts and Bonds

3.1  Evaluate the powers of a trustee operating a commercial trust and one operating a family trust.
3.2  Compare and contrast the rights and duties imposed upon a trustee of a commercial trust or family trust.

●  Powers, duties, and rights of Trustee in a family setting
●  Powers, duties, and rights of Trustee in a commercial setting
●  Comparative trusts
●  Nature of a trust: comparison between commercial and family settings

4.1    Analyse commercial expectations of a trust creditor.
4.2    Compare the law relating to trust creditors in other jurisdictions.

●    US Law relating to Trust Creditors
●    Trust Assets
●    Creditors Rights
●    Corporate Trustee

1.1  Analyse the term ‘intellectual property’.

1.2  Explain subject matters of intellectual property rights.

1.3  Evaluate types of intellectual property and associated laws.

1.4  Critically analyse the impacts of intellectual property on public interest.

1.5   Analyse issues relating to the breach of

confidential information in the intellectual property.

●   Intellectual property: creative work which can be treated as an asset or physical property

●   Types of intellectual property and laws associated with them

●   Impacts of intellectual property on public interest

●   Issues relating to the breach of confidential information 

2.1    Analyse the underlying principles of copyright.

2.2    Evaluate trademark and its various elements to protect words and symbols.

2.3    Compare and contrast the forms of copyright laws in the UK and internationally.

2.4    Analyse the framework of trademark law as operated in the UK, Europe and internationally.

2.5    Evaluate limits, enforcement and  infringement of copyright and trademark.

• Trademark definition and the frameworks in UK and internationally.
  
  
• Limits, enforcement and infringement of copyright and trademark
  
  
• Trademark Law Treaty and Community Trademark System.
  
  
• Application for protection
  
  
• EU approach to Intellectual Property law and cases that have impacted upon the UK
  
  
• The future relationship between EU and UK
  Intellectual Copyright Law

3.1 Critically analyse the justifications for intellectual property.

3.2  Analyse law of industrial designs.

3.3    Compare and contrast the UK law national registered design right and an unregistered design right system.

• Patents and utility models for inventions, industrial designs, trademarks, and geographical indications.
  
  
• Patent’s scope, rights, types, registration, and applicable laws
  
  
• Registered vs Unregistered system

4.1  Evaluate the application of sanctions for misuse of intellectual property including civil and criminal remedies.
4.2    Evaluate legal and administrative modes to apply for or to deal with infringement of industrial property rights.

• Sanctions of breach/misuse instinctually property
  
  
• What remedies are available?
  
  
• The timeline and stages of patent prosecution
  
  
• Remedies in an international context

1.1  Analyse civil offence according to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

1.2  Identify sources of law on insider dealing.

1.3  Evaluate the statutory frameworks and EC context on dealing with insider dealing and market abuse.

1.4  Analyse the general offences of financial crimes under Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, Fraud Act 2006 and Theft Act 1968.

1.5  Compare and contrast how market abuse regulations and regulators act against insider dealing and related financial frauds.

●   Financial Services and Markets Act 2000,

●   Fraud Act 2006

●   Theft Act 1968.

●   Nature and characteristics of Financial Crimes

●   Corporate scandals

●   Role of SFO and FCA

●    LIBOR
●    Mis-selling
●    The misuse and abuse of the corporate form
●    Case Studies: Northern Rock, Tesco, HBOS
●    Financial Services and Markets Act on insider dealing
●    Whistleblowing and reporting mechanisms

2.1    Analyse the purpose of money laundering regulations.
2.2    Evaluate the international dimensions of money laundering regulations.
2.3    Analyse the background of the UK Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and explain offences under its provisions.
2.4    Evaluate the consequences of money laundering on society.

●    Money Laundering regulations
●    Money Laundering Methods
●    SOCPA
●    Placement/Layering/Integration
●    Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 - offences under its provisions
●    Society implications:
o    Increased crime and corruption
o    Unstable economies
o    Weakened financial institutions
o    Social impact/unfair competition
o    Compromised economy and private sector
o    Threat to territorial integrity and sovereignty
of national governments (mainly through terrorist financing)

3.1    Analyse the historic development of white-collar crime and the role in statutory law in dealing with this.
3.2    Evaluate the role of criminal law in supporting prosecution of white-collar crime.
3.3    Critically analyse civil remedies in the context of white-collar crimes.
3.4    Analyse the defenses available and to what extent these need to be developed further.

●    What is white collar crime?
●    Development of statutory law in combating white collar crime – complexities
●    Specialist juries
●    Cybercrime
●    Whistleblowing
●    Risks
●    Organisations – what responsibilities do they have?
●    Remedies in white collar crime
●    Civil and criminal penalties
●    Defences available

4.1    Compare and contrast historic and economic general provisions of law on:
o    money laundering
o    terrorist financing
o    corruption
4.2    Analyse the EC Market Abuse Directive to control market manipulation and abusive practices.
4.3    Evaluate the reporting requirements and the impact this has on global financial crime.
4.4    Evaluate the role of criminal law in supporting financial regulations in the United Kingdom.
4.5    Critically analyse the international role in developing mechanisms to regulate global financial crime.

●    Understanding the responsibility placed on organisations to identify interactions
●    Money Laundering
●    Terrorist financing
●    Corruption
●    EC Market Abuse Directive
●    Criminal law in supporting financial regulations in the UK
●    Civil recovery

●    Reporting mechanisms
●    Financial Action Task Force
●    Cybercrime and recent developments
●    Foreign Exchange Scandal
●    International Conventions
●    Reporting mechanisms and analysis
●    International initiatives and the future

1.1  Analyse the characteristics of:

o   the sole trader

o   partnership

o   public and private companies

1.2  Evaluate different functions of EU companies.

1.3  Evaluate regulatory frameworks of incorporation of UK and EU companies.

1.4  Evaluate the articles of association and how these can be enforced.

1.5  Analyse the effect of the corporate veil and how this can be lifted.

• Characteristic of the sole trader, partnership, public and private companies
  
  
• Functions and regulatory framework of Company Law
  
  
• Theories and policy issues of the Company and Corporate Objective
  
  
• Articles of association – document that specifies the regulations for a company's operations and defines the company's purpose ie include provisions on the company name, its purpose, the share structure, the company's organisation, and provisions concerning shareholder meetings.
  
  
• The corporate veil – a legal concept that
  separates the personality of a corporation from the personalities of its shareholders, and protects them from being personally liable for the company's debts and other obligations
  
  
• Judicial and statutory lifting of the corporate veil.

2.1  Evaluate the legal nature, roles, powers and liabilities of shareholders and directors towards the company.

2.2  Assess the consequences of a breach in directors’ duties in company law.

2.3  Analyse the directors’ responsibilities to creditors of the company in financial distress.

2.4    Analyse the mechanisms for disqualifications of directors.

3.1    Analyse the rights of shareholders in public and private limited companies.
3.2    Explain the rights of members in voting
3.3    Analyse minority shareholder protection.

4.1  Evaluate the role of the auditor.

4.2    Analyse the winding up process and dissolution including powers and duties of the liquidator.

4.3 Assess the priority of creditors in a winding up process.

4.4 Evaluate the role of licensed Insolvency Practitioners.

●  Directors’ responsibilities to creditors

●    Corporate Governance
●    Legal procedure relating to the corporation liquidation
●    Differences between administration and
liquidation of a company.