Undergraduate Course: Company Law (LAWS10083)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | 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. |
| Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Please note that you are very unlikely to get a place on an Honours Law course unless you are on a direct exchange with the School of Law (this includes Erasmus law exchange students). |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 29 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 38,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
351 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
67 %,
Coursework
33 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Essay and exam
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| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
As in Course Guide
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Company hons |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Parker Hood
Tel: (0131 6)50 2048
Email: Parker.Hood@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
Email: Krystal.Hanley@ed.ac.uk |
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