LAWS6810 - Introductory Corporate Law
Objectives
- Acquire the necessary background in corporate law in order to study further specialised subjects taught at an advanced level.
- Focus on the fundamental principles of law applying to public and proprietary companies.
- Examine a brief history of the development of the corporate form and the evolution of Australian corporate law.
Content
Nature of corporate personality; the incorporation process; corporate constitution; governance rules; duties of directors and remedies for shareholders.
Session
Semester 1 Intensive
17-18 March & 9-10 April 2010
The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.
Assessment
- 1 x Take Home Exam (100%)
Prohibition
LAWS2003 - Corporate Law, CLAW2001 or equivalent undergraduate or postgraduate corporate law unit.
Textbook
Hanrahan, Stapledon & Ramsay, Commercial Applications of Company Law
Courses this unit is available in
Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Master of Global Law | Master of Business Law | Graduate Diploma in Commercial Law | Graduate Diploma in Corporate, Securities and Finance Law