LAWS77-736: Corporate Acquisitions Law

Description

Corporate Acquisitions Law is an elective subject in postgraduate programs offered by the Faculty of Law. This subject examines the legal advice required in typical corporate acquisitions. It involves a review of the areas of legal input required, the documentation involved in progressing and completing a transaction, the main areas for negotiation, legal due diligence and risk assessment and avoidance. The focus will be on negotiated company purchases and will be of international application. The subject will involve discussion and negotiation of practical issues, using real-life examples and documentation. Upon completion of the subject, students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of the role lawyers in such transactions and the key issues they are required to be aware of, and to apply their learning in analysing a set of given facts to offer clear, useful and practical advice.

Subject details

Type: Postgraduate Subject
Code: LAWS77-736
EFTSL: 0.125
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Semesters offered:
  • May 2022 [Non-Standard Offering]
  • May 2023 [Non-Standard Offering]
Credit: 10
Study areas:
  • Law
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2022: $5,310.00
  • Commencing in 2023: $5,450.00
  • Commencing in 2022: $5,710.00
  • Commencing in 2023: $5,860.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Outline the role of lawyers in company and business sales and identify and apply the key legal input required.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of deal terms and structuring of consideration and apply that understanding.
  3. Show a basic knowledge of the core documentation involved in progressing and completing a transaction and apply that knowledge.
  4. Describe, apply and evaluate key areas for negotiation.
  5. Show an understanding of basic legal due diligence, and apply that understanding.
  6. Evaluate risks and apply methods of risk avoidance.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil
Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Juris Doctor students are expected to have completed a minimum of 80 credit points of compulsory law subjects.
Restrictions:

Students must be admitted into a Masters law degree OR LA-43040 Doctor of Legal Science (Research) OR be an approved Law Study Abroad OR Law Exchange student.

This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.

Anti-requisites:

Subject outlines

Subject dates

  • Non-Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 20/03/2022
    Semester start: 16/05/2022
    Subject start: 13/06/2022
    Cancellation 1: 18/06/2022
    Cancellation 2: 19/06/2022
    Last enrolment: 16/06/2022
    Withdraw - Financial: 22/06/2022
    Withdraw - Academic: 26/06/2022
    Teaching census: 21/06/2022
  • Non-Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 19/03/2023
    Semester start: 15/05/2023
    Subject start: 15/05/2023
    Cancellation 1: 29/05/2023
    Cancellation 2: 05/06/2023
    Last enrolment: 28/05/2023
    Withdraw - Financial: 10/06/2023
    Withdraw - Academic: 01/07/2023
    Teaching census: 09/06/2023
Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 20/03/2022
Semester start: 16/05/2022
Subject start: 13/06/2022
Cancellation 1: 18/06/2022
Cancellation 2: 19/06/2022
Last enrolment: 16/06/2022
Withdraw - Financial: 22/06/2022
Withdraw - Academic: 26/06/2022
Teaching census: 21/06/2022