Unit name | Company Law |
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Unit code | LAWD20037 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Paddy Ireland |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Contract or Foundations of Business Law |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will cover: function of companies and company law; comparison of companies, partnerships and sole traders; legal personality and limited liability; classification into public and private companies; memorandum and articles of association; shareholders' agreements; agency problems; management of companies; directors' duties; transactions involving directors; issue of shares; payment for shares; dividends; reduction of capital; acquisition by company of its own shares; rights of shareholders; transfer of shares; just and equitable winding up and unfair prejudice orders.
By the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
23 lectures and 7 tutorials
Formative assessment: students should do one, and may do two pieces of formative work
The first formative assessment for this unit is mandatory; the second formative assessment is optional.
Summative assessment: one three-hour closed book examination in May/June.
The assessments will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.