Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Frank Carrigan
David Mullan
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(18cp at 100 level or above) including LAWS104 and (admission to LLB or BAppFinLLB or BALLB or BA-MediaLLB or BA-PsychLLB or BBALLB or BComLLB or BCom-ProfAccgLLB or BEnvLLB or BITLLB or BIntStudLLB or BPsych(Hons)LLB or BMediaLLB or BScLLB or BSecStudLLB or BSocScLLB)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit studies the doctrinal and historical evolution of the modern corporation. Particular attention is given to the social and legal role of directors and shareholders. The substantive law is examined through the prism of an interdisciplinary and contextualist approach.
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Research Essay | 40% | No | 04/04/2018 |
Final Examination | 60% | No | Examination Period |
Due: 04/04/2018
Weighting: 40%
All students are required to complete a research essay. The research essay is to be submitted to Turnitin via iLearn.
The research essay question will be made available on iLearn. A marking rubric and administrative requirements for this assessment will be made available on iLearn.
Due: Examination Period
Weighting: 60%
All students are required to attend a final examination. Further details of the exam will be made available on iLearn closer to the examination period.
Delivery
Resources
Students are required to have access to the following texts:
Students will also need access to the most recent edition of CCH Australian Corporations Legislation, Volume One.
Technology Use
Week |
Lecture Topic |
1 |
Corporate personality and the history of the corporation |
2 |
Central problems in corporate governance and the role of the lawyer |
3 |
The incorporation process |
4 |
The company constitution |
5 |
Company contracts |
6 |
Administration of companies and management of the business of companies |
7 |
Duties and liabilities of directors and officers |
8 |
Duties and liabilities of directors and officers part 2 |
9 |
Share capital and membership |
10 |
Members remedies |
11 |
Company credit and security arrangements |
12 |
Winding up companies |
13 |
No lecture this week |
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Date | Description |
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21/02/2018 | Schedule of topics entered |
15/02/2018 | Duplication of a staff member's name rectified. Under Resources changes made to description of the statute. |
14/02/2018 | no changes - edit error (Lise) |
14/02/2018 | assessment date edited to 2018 |