MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Business & Economics Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


AAF3113

Malaysian company law

Mr Abe Herzberg

6 points + Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prohibitions: AAF3110

Objectives On completion of this subject students should be able to understand the significance of companies as entities for carrying on business in Malaysia; understand and be able to identify, use and evaluate how Malaysian legislation and relevant case law affects the internal and external regulation of companies; have developed a critical interest in corporate legal theory and law reform

Synopsis The subject involves an introductory study of the law regulating companies in Malaysia. Topics covered include the Malaysian company law regime; the role and function of the Registrar of Companies; the characteristics of a company and the concept of limited liability; the effect of incorporation; the corporate constitution; the company's relationship with outsiders; share and loan capital; regulation of public fund raising; duties of directors; officers and promoters; rights of members and minority shareholder protection; takeover regulation; the various forms of corporate insolvency administrations, particularly as they affect creditors, officers and shareholders.

Assessment Written: (2000-word assignment) 20% + Examination: (3.5 hours) 80%

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