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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Economics and Commerce : Business Law

732-202 Corporate Law

Coordinator:

Dr G Stapledon

Prerequisite/s:

732-103 Introduction to Business Law or 732-102 Law of Business Transactions.

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week

Objectives:

Through work undertaken in this subject students should:

  • obtain a general overview of the Australian corporations law;

  • have a working knowledge of the main statutory provisions of, and main case law relevant to, that law;

  • have acquired skills in analysing fact situations with corporations law consequences and considering the application of that law to them.

Content:

A survey of the law governing the formation, regulation, and termination of companies. Analyses of the internal controls on company management and their effects upon outsiders, regulation of the raising of capital and the securities markets.

Assessment:

One 1500 word assignment (10%) and a 2.5-hour end-of-semester examination (90%).

Prescribed Texts:

A reading list will be provided at the beginning of the subject.

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