Undergraduate Course: Company Law (VS1) (LAWS10147)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Part-year visiting students only |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The theory and principles of company law, including the meaning and consequences of incorporation, its advantages and disadvantages, the ultra vires doctrine, the concept of capital, the company's organs and agents and its liability for their actions, the rights and obligations of directors and shareholders inter se and the protection of minorities, the formation and flotation of companies, the nature and classification of company securities, publicity, accounts and audit, meetings and resolutions, reconstructions and amalgamations, liquidation. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. A. To develop knowledge and understanding of: Company law in the UK, with some reference to Scottish specialities; the course will cover the principles of company law, including the consequences of incorporation, the company's organs and agents, the concept of capital and its maintenance, the nature and class of company securities, the rights and obligations of shareholders (including minorities), the powers and obligations of directors and the impact of the EC. The course aims to give a modern treatment of company law, concentrating on those aspects which are both intellectually difficult and of practical importance. The course also attempts to place the legal rules in their present commercial context.
2. B. To develop your abilities and skills in respect of:
- Using legal materials
- Practical reasoning
- Appreciation of the law in its social, economic and historical contexts
- evaluation and criticism of the law
- Research, gaining knowledge and understanding which may be applied and adapted in future; and
- Transferable skills: (a) communication skills, oral and in writing; (b) intellectual skills, of collecting, organising, evaluating, synthesising and presenting material and arguments, and including the ability to question assumptions, to frame and test hypotheses, to detect fallacies and to think autonomously; (c) general skills, in managing time, working independently, and taking responsibility for your own work. |
Assessment Information
| 100% essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
1 two hour seminar per week |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Parker Hood
Tel: (0131 6)50 2048
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Course secretary | Ms Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
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