Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 30 x 1 Hour Lectures |
| Seminar | 6 x 1 Hour Seminars |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | Essay (2,500 words) | 50% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Essay (2,500 words) | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate a good understanding of the various business vehicles that can be used for trading.
2.Show critical awareness of the concepts of corporate personality / limited liability and lifting the corporate veil.
3. Demonstrate critically the importance of Articles of Association.
4. Evaluate critically the duties of company directors as codified under Companies Act 2006.
5. Demonstrate a critical understanding of minority rights, the role of auditors in a company, the various means of company financing.
6. Critically evaluate the extension of the crime of manslaughter to companies and why integrating the legal concept of corporate social responsibility within company law has proved problematic.
Brief description
By examining concepts such as corporate social responsibility and corporate manslaughter, the module touches upon recent and growing pressures on regulators to acknowledge the drastic impact companies have on all spheres of our lives
The areas of law examined in this module will be of assistance to students intending to pursue careers in law, accountancy, business management, financial services and related occupations.
Content
2.Legal Status of Companies: the concept of separate legal personality.
3.Company Formation and Classification: The dissolution of a Company, pre-incorporation contracts.
4.The Company Constitution: the memorandum of association and articles of association.
5.The Contractual Capacity of the Company: Agency, ultra vires and directors' authority.
6.The Organs of the Company: the general meetings of shareholders and the board of directors and the division of power between the shareholders and directors.
7.Directors' Duties.
8.Auditors' role and function within the company.
9.Share Capital and Loan Capital.
10.The Protection of Minority Shareholders.
11. Corporate Manslaughter
12. Corporate Social Responsibility
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | |
| Communication | Seminar discussions/activities develop individual and group presentation and oral argument + assessments. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Seminar participation and exam preparation develop different aspects of academic research, from understanding and referencing sources through the dissemination of ideas to others orally, and developing written communication skills. |
| Information Technology | Library and research skills are fundamental to preparation for seminars and assessed work. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Generic and transferrable skills including, research, analysis and communication |
| Problem solving | Seminar discussion/preparation and debate |
| Research skills | Research and preparation for seminars and assessments |
| Subject Specific Skills | Reading and understanding legal materials particular to Company Law. |
| Team work | Group activities and discussion. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6