WINE 7010 - Legal Aspects of Wine Business

This course will introduce students to a range of legal issues that impact on a wine business and international trade in wine. The topics covered will include an overview of the legal system, including international trade law; legal business structures for carrying on a wine business; contract law that applies to wine sales, as well other transactions undertaken in a wine business and international sales; intellectual property in a wine business; business torts, including negligence and product liability; consumer protection and competition laws; labelling claims and label integrity program; food standards and trade measurements; International Trade Agreements and agencies; distribution arrangements including importing and exporting; ecommerce law that applies to operating an online wine business; and liquor licensing.