Hobart
Introduction
Summary %globals_context%
Unit name | Corporations Law 1 |
---|---|
Unit code | LAW305 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education Faculty of Law |
Discipline | Law |
Coordinator | %asset_metadata_unit.Coordinator% |
Teaching staff | %asset_metadata_unit.Staff% |
Level | %asset_metadata_unit.Level% |
Available as student elective? | %asset_metadata_unit.AvailableAsElective_value^empty:No% |
Breadth Unit? | %asset_metadata_unit.IsBreadthUnit_value% |
Availability
Note
Please check that your computer meets the minimum System Requirements if you are attending via Distance/Off-Campus.
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units.
TNE Program units special approval requirements.
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Learning Outcomes
- Explain the purposes, content and operation of common law and statutory corporations law principles.
- Identify corporations law issues in factual scenarios and apply common law and legislative principles to resolve problems
- Recognise and reflect upon legal and ethical issues likely to arise in the context of company formation, operation and dissolution by the various stakeholders, and the professional responsibilities of lawyers acting for or on behalf of a company, its directors, or shareholders.
- Clearly communicate legal arguments and critical legal analysis about corporations law issues to a professional standard.
Fees
Requisites
50 credit points of Intermediate Law core
Prerequisites
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | |
---|---|
Assessment | Synthesis quizzes, 3x 30 minutes (50%, each worth 25% and lowest result not included in final result), Final exam, 2 hours (50%) |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required | Phillip Lipton et al, Understanding Company Law (18th ed, Thomson Reuters) 2016 |
---|---|
Recommended |
The University reserves the right to amend or remove courses and unit availabilities, as appropriate.