BTF2220 - Corporations law and trusts

Leader(s): Ms Antoinette Sernia

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2009 (Day)
Caulfield First semester 2009 (Evening)
Caulfield Second semester 2009 (Day)

Synopsis

Topics include the separate legal entity status of companies and the concept of limited liability; the effect of registration; the corporate constitution; the company's relationship with outsiders; corporate management incorporating extensive consideration of directors' duties; share capital; regulation of public fund raising; members' remedies incorporating statutory remedies and common law rights of action; members' meetings; forms of corporate insolvency administrations; trusts, incorporating the role of trustees and the rights of beneficiaries.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

• demonstrate an understanding of the significance and functions of corporations, and trusts, as legal structures that facilitate the carrying on of business
• identify, explain and apply legislation and case law to the internal and external regulation of corporations, and the operations of trusts
• develop skills in legal problem solving and analyse legal problems relating to corporations and trusts.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination (3 hours, open-book): 70%

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

BTF1010

Prohibitions

BTC2210, BTW2220