Main topics of study:

Law & the Legal System:

• Legislation
• The Common Law
• Going to Law

The Catering Enterprise:

• Choosing the Form of Business Enterprise
• The Proprietor or Sole Trader
• Partnership
• Companies

Hotel & Catering Premises:

• Acquisition of Premises
• The Hotelier’s Liability as an Occupier of Premises
• Public Health & Hygiene
• Fire Safety
• Lost Property Found on the Premises
• Staff Accommodation
• Security

The Hotelier & the Guest:

• The Contract of Booking
• Consumer Protection & Booking Contracts
• The Registration of Guests
• Inns
• Duties of the Innkeeper
• The Innkeeper’s Duty Towards the Property of Guests
• The Enforcement of the Innkeeper’s Duties
• The Innkeeper’s Liability as an Occupier of Premises
• The Rights of an Innkeeper
• The Rights & Duties of a Hotel
• Non-Payment by Guests & Travellers

The Restaurateur & the Customer:

• Contracts for the Sale of Food & Drink
• Criminal Liability for the Sale of Food & Drink
• Refusing Service to the Customer
• Theft by Customers

Commercial Contracts & the Caterer:

• Standard Form Contracts
• The Terms of a Commercial Contract

Licensing Law:

• Liquor Licensing
• Restaurants, Hotels & Clubs
• Permitted Hours
• The Conduct of Licensed Premises
• Weights & Measures
• Miscellaneous Licences
• Liability of Intoxicated Customers

Individual Rights & Duties in Relation to the Contract of Employment:

• The Contract of Employment
• The Terms of the Contract of Employment
• Remuneration
• The Rights of Employees During Employment
• Dismissal
• Redundancy

Safety & Working Conditions:

• Civil Aspects of Health & Safety at Work
• Offices, Shops & Railway Premises Act 1963
• The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
• Accidental Dangerous Occurrences
• People at Special Risk
• Insurance Against Injuries

The Employer, the Employee & the Trade Union:

• Trade Unions
• The Employee’s Rights as a Trade Unionist
• The Closed Shop
• Trade Union Ballots

Reading List

Main Text:

Principles of Hospitality Law – Michael Boella & Alan Pannett (Continuum)