Corporate Law: Finance and Governance

Course aim

The aims of this course are to provide students with an understanding of Corporate Law relating to the financing and governance of corporations and to develop legal research and writing skills.

Course content

Substantive topics canvassed include: 

• Basic principles of share capital, including regulation of share capital transactions
• Basic principles of loan capital;
• Corporate governance;
• Meetings;
• The relationship between the company and its directors, between the company and its shareholders, between shareholders and directors and between shareholders;
• Directors’ Duties;
• Members’ rights & remedies;

Other stakeholders – e.g. employees, creditors, community.

Textbook(s)

Harris J, Hargovan A and Adams M 2011, Australian Corporate Law, 3rd ed, Lexis Nexis Butterworth, Chatswood N.S.W.

2001, Corporations Act (Cth)

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
LAWS 1012	Legal Institutions and Methods
LAWS 1008	Contracts A
LAWS 1009	Contracts B

Corporate Law: General (LAWS 3011) is assumed knowledge for this course.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	3 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Research paper A, Research paper B

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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