BTX9541 - Corporations law and trusts

Leader(s): Ms Michelle Welsh (Semester 1); Mr Phillip Lipton (Semester 2)

Offered

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

Synopsis

Topics include the Corporations Act scheme; the role and functions of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission; the concept of limited liability; the effect of registration; the corporate constitution; the company's relationship with outsiders; share capital; regulation of public fund raising; duties of directors, officers and promoters; rights of members and minority shareholder protection; forms of corporate insolvency administrations, particularly as they affect creditors, officers and shareholders; trusts, trustees, beneficiaries and third parties.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

• identify the important elements in the regulation of companies and how they may be used
• analyse hypothetical case studies and formulate a legal argument by the application of statute and case law
• critically evaluate the effectiveness of aspects of corporate law in the context of the changing needs of the community.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination: 70%

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

BTX9020 or MBA9002, or equivalent

Prohibitions

BTG9220