Corporations Law 733524
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Description
This subject is designed to:
- Impart knowledge an understanding of the principal characteristics of companies and principles of company law as a basis for admission to practice in Victoria
- Provide a platform for further, in-depth study of particular aspects of corporations law (for example, corporate governance, securities and takeovers, corporate finance and external administration) in later optional subjects
- Introduce students to the jurisprudence of corporations law and open up discussion of the manner in which different theoretical conceptions of corporations, and different approaches to regulation, affect the development and application of company law
The course of study covers: corporate personality and types of corporations; the incorporation process; the corporate constitution; company contracts; administration of companies and management of the business of companies; duties and liabilities of company directors and officers; share capital and membership; members’ remedies; company credit and security arrangements; and winding up of companies. At the completion of the course, students will be familiar with the key provisions of the Australian Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and with significant case-law concerned with public and proprietary companies limited by shares. They will understand the constitutional and administrative arrangements for the formation and regulation of companies.
PreRequisites
Legal Method and Reasoning, Principles of Public Law, Torts, Obligations, Dispute Resolution, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Property, Legal Theory, Administrative Law, Trusts, Criminal Law and Procedure.
