LAW4171

Corporations law 406 ( 6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader:

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2005 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis: On completion of this unit students will have covered the following topics: 1) Choice of the corporate business form, formation and characteristics of a corporation; 2) The corporate constitution; 3) Corporate finance, share structure and membership; 4) Constitution and powers of the corporate organisations (board and general meeting); 5) Corporate authority; 6) Governance of the corporation; director's duties; 7) Governance of the corporation; shareholder's remedies; 8) Administration and winding up of the corporation.

Objectives: On completion of this subject, students will have: (a)knowledge and understanding of key concepts and principles of corporate law; (b)knowledge and understanding of legislation and policy in the core areas of corporate law; (c)an ability to think critically about the impact of these concepts, principles, legislation and policy on the social and economic context in which they operate; (d)an ability to apply these concepts, principles, legislation and policy to new situations, including those induced by electronic and communications technology and (e) an ability to conduct independent research in corporate law and convey the results of this and the above objectives both orally and in writing.

Assessment: Research assignment (3000 words)or multimedia exercise 'Learning Legal Ethics in Context - Corporations Law' (3000 words): 40% + Examination (2 hours writing time plus 30 minutes reading and noting time): 60% OR Examination (3 hours writing time plus 30 minutes reading and noting time): 100%

Contact Hours: Four hours of lectures per week and one 1-hour tutorial per fortnight.

Prerequisites: LAW1100 Legal process OR LAW1101 Introduction to legal reasoning and LAW1102 Law in society

Corequisites: LAW4169 Equity