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LAWS75-316: Corporations Law

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Description

Corporations Law is a compulsory subject in the Juris Doctor program offered by the Faculty of Law. This subject examines the law relating to registered companies. It builds upon the aspects of corporate law discussed in Business Associations. Topics canvassed include dividends, debentures and other interests, fundraising, members' rights and remedies, directors' powers and duties, majority rule and minority oppression, company meetings, receiverships, voluntary administration and winding up. The subject also may include a brief introduction to securities industry law, financial services law and takeovers.

Subject details

TypePostgraduate
CodeLAWS75-316
EFTSL0.125
FacultyFaculty of Law
Semesters offered
  • September 2019 [Standard Offering]
  • September 2020 [Standard Offering]
Credit10
Study areas
  • Law
Subject fees
  • Commencing in 2019: $4,760
  • Commencing in 2020: $4,930

Learning outcomes

1. Analyse legal problems to identify corporations law issues and to explain those issues.
2. Apply relevant aspects of corporations law to the facts of those problems.
3. Design appropriate strategies to ensure their clients do not contravene corporations law or incur liability.
4. Critique, reflect upon and evaluate the effectiveness of various corporations law rules and provisions.
5. Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
6. Review relevant legal rules and argue persuasively in a mooting context.
7. Have ability to work with and analyse primary materials (eg, statutes and cases).

Enrolment requirements

Requisites: ?

Pre-requisites: ?

Co-requisites: ?

There are no co-requisites.

Restrictions: ?

Nil

Subject outlines

Subject dates

Standard Offering
Enrolment opens11/11/2018
Semester start14/01/2019
Subject start14/01/2019
Cancellation 1?28/01/2019
Cancellation 2?04/02/2019
Last enrolment27/01/2019
Withdraw – Financial?09/02/2019
Withdraw – Academic?02/03/2019
Teaching census?08/02/2019
Standard Offering
Enrolment opens18/03/2019
Semester start13/05/2019
Subject start13/05/2019
Cancellation 1?27/05/2019
Cancellation 2?03/06/2019
Last enrolment26/05/2019
Withdraw – Financial?08/06/2019
Withdraw – Academic?29/06/2019
Teaching census?07/06/2019
Standard Offering
Enrolment opens16/07/2019
Semester start09/09/2019
Subject start09/09/2019
Cancellation 1?23/09/2019
Cancellation 2?30/09/2019
Last enrolment22/09/2019
Withdraw – Financial?05/10/2019
Withdraw – Academic?26/10/2019
Teaching census?04/10/2019