Postgraduate Course: Company and Commercial (LAWS11250)

Course Outline
School	School of Law	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	To develop the practical legal, tax and commercial aspects relating to the formation, management and administration of private limited companies and alternative choices of business medium. To develop the practical skills in these areas by promoting and encouraging active participation by students in the preparation and provision of commercial, legal and tax advice and guidance to clients in the context of a variety of exercises covering the key commercial transactions and procedures typically undertaken by private limited companies and, where relevant, public limited companies and/or LLPs.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2)
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 28, Summative Assessment Hours 12, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 48 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Classwork 100% if individual standard of 60% achieved across assigments. Failure to achieve this - Examination (100%).
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Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)	Company & Commercial		3:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Company and Commercial		3:00

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:- ż Show awareness of legal personality and business structures ż Understand the key features of incorporated entities, their structure and purpose (including relevant tax features of structures) ż Understand the key features of partnerships and limited liability partnerships as business structures, and alternative business structures (including relevant tax features and structures) ż Demonstrate knowledge of the regulatory and fiscal framework, and the main features of the taxation system, within which business is conducted ż Understand key provisions of partnership agreements ż Demonstrate Professional communication: Group discussion ż Demonstrate Writing and drafting ż Demonstrate Transactional research ż Understand Use of technology ż Demonstrate Professional ethics and standards ż Demonstrate Negotiating