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Company Law (LAWS10083)

Subject

Law

College

CAHSS

Credits

40

Normal Year Taken

3

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Visiting students must have completed 3 Law courses at grade B or above, including courses equivalent to Business Entities (LAWS08134) and Commercial Law Ordinary (LAWS08131). We will only consider University/College level courses. This course is only open to visiting students who are nominated to study with us on a Law exchange agreement. Exchange students outside of Law and study abroad students are not eligible to enrol on this course before teaching begins, with no exceptions, and spaces cannot be guaranteed to those students at any time. **Please see Additional Restrictions**

Course Summary

This course will examine certain concepts in, and principles of, company law, including: separate legal personality and limited liability; the constitution of companies; shares; capital; company accounts; insider dealing; the obligations of directors; the liability of directors; and the protection of minorities.The topics in the first semester, in general, focus on the nature and structure of a company; and the topics in the second semester focus on management of companies, i.e., directors and their actions and duties.The selection and treatment of topics, by necessity, is selective.

Course Description

By building on the foundations laid in Business Entities (Ordinary) and Commercial Law (Ordinary), this course seeks to develop knowledge and understanding of: Company Law in the United Kingdom, with some reference to Scottish specialities (and the EC).The course aims to give a modern treatment of company law, concentrating on those aspects that are both intellectually challenging, and of practical importance. The course also attempts to place the legal rules in their present commercial context.Company law is not isolated from other areas, such as, contract, agency, commercial law, property, delict, taxation, or employment law, etc. However, such areas will be touched on only in so far as they relate to the topic in hand. Students are reminded that company law is constantly evolving, and they will be expected to take account of developments during the year.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 67%, Coursework 33%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Restrictions

This course cannot be taken alongside Business Entities (LAWS08134) or Commercial Law Ordinary (LAWS08131). **All 3rd year Law courses are ONLY open to visiting students nominated on an exchange agreement within the School of Law (including Erasmus students on a Law-specific exchange). Exchange students outside of Law, and independent study abroad students, are not eligible to enrol in these courses, with no exceptions.** Please note that 3rd year Law courses are high-demand, meaning that they have a very high number of students wishing to enrol in a very limited number of spaces. These enrolments are managed strictly by the CAHSS Visiting Student Office, in line with the quotas allocated by the department, and all enquiries to enrol in these courses must be made through the CAHSS Visiting Student Office. It is not appropriate for students to contact the Law School directly to request additional spaces. If there is sufficient space for other visiting students to enrol at the start of the semester (which cannot be guaranteed at all), visiting students must meet the pre-requisites listed above.

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