Corporate Law and GovernanceModule Details

Rationale

The course examines the shareholder’s rights and remedies and critically assesses various related case law issues. Moreover, the course examines various corporate finance instruments and corporate liquidation.

This course aims to introduce in-depth knowledge and understanding of corporate structure and its fundamental concepts, as well as the implications of corporate governance and in particular the director’s roles and responsibilities.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course students will be expected to:

(i)    Analyse the role and importance of corporate and governance law.
(ii)   Examine corporate and governance law.
(iii)  Apply corporate and governance law.
(iv)  Produce academic writing to a high standard of scholarship, including writing effectively in the English language and presenting information and ideas in a manner that meets relevant academic conventions.