LAU34022 Company Law
| ECTS weighting | 10 |
| Semester/term taught | HT |
| Cohorts Available | JS/SS Single Honours, Law Major BJS Law Major A, Joint Honours, Law Minor |
| Contact Hours and Indicative Student Workload | 3 hours of lectures per week in the 2nd semester2 hours of seminars |
| Module Coordinator/Owner | Prof Blanaid Clarke & Prof Deirdre Ahern |
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Identify and evaluate the interplay between the legal entity that is the company and the shareholders and directors, as the other organs of the company, in a wide range of situations;
- Apply relevant statutory rules and case law to companies in order to analyse and solve legal issues relating to companies;
- Discuss and debate different perspectives on various aspects of the law relating to companies including the change in legal approach which occurs when a company runs into financial difficulties.
Module Content
This module deals with the law relating to companies. The subjects covered include the incorporation of companies and the legal consequences of incorporation, the constitutional documents of a company, the law relating to corporate capacity, directors' duties and their enforcement; shareholder and creditor protection.
| Assessment | Essay (3,000 words) - 25%, Examination (1 x 2 hour paper) - 75% |
| Reassessment | As above |