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LAWS4005

Company Law

10 Units 4000 Level Course

Available in 2012

Callaghan CampusSemester 2

Previously offered in 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

LAWS courses are only available to students enrolled in Bachelor of Laws (LAWS) degree programs.

Examines the notion of corporate personality and the regulation of corporations, covering such topics as the incorporation process and management and control of a company. Students also compare the various means of conducting business in associations such as companies and partnerships.

Objectives
The objective of this course is to introduce students to different forms of co-venturing, the rights and liabilities of participants, the notion of corporate personality, and the regulation of corporations generally.
Content
1. Corporations, markets, lawyers and power
2. Partnership
3. The different types of business entities
4. The process of incorporation, corporate personality and piercing the corporate veil
5. Governing the corporation
6. Directors' duties: Duty of care, skill and diligence and the duty of good faith
7. Directors' duties: Insolvent trading, related party transactions and fiduciary obligations
8. Corporate finance
9. Insolvency and death of the corporation
10. Binding the corporation in contract
11. Shareholder's rights and remedies
Replacing Course(s)
n/a
Transition
n/a
Industrial Experience
0
Assumed Knowledge
LAWS1001A, LAWS1001B, LAWS1002A, LAWS1002B, LAWS2003A, LAWS2003B, LAWS3004A, LAWS3004B, LAWS4010 and LAWS4011
Modes of Delivery
Internal Mode
Teaching Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Assessment Items
Examination: Class
In-class Examination
Essays / Written Assignments
Written Assignment
Examination: Formal
Formal Exam Period
Group/tutorial participation and contribution
Seminar Particiation
Contact Hours
Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Seminar: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term

Timetables

2012 Course Timetables for LAWS4005