Postgraduate Course: Company Law (LAWS11016)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | This course aims to give students a broad understanding of United Kingdom company law. The course seeks to develop an awareness of the principles of UK company law, and the issues involved. It encourages students to consider the problems arising. |
| Course description |
The topics to be studied during the course may include the following:
(i) Separate legal personality
(ii) Limited liability
(iii) Company's constitution - Articles of Association
(iv) Shares
(v) Capital Maintenance
(vi) Insider Dealing/Market Abuse
(vii) Corporate Insolvency
(viii) Directors' Duties
(ix) Wrongful Trading/Shadow Directors
(x) Directors' Disqualification
(xi) Minority Shareholder Protection
(xii) Takeovers
Some topics may take more than one seminar to cover.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 50 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 40,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
352 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Summative Assessment:
(*Component marks will contribute toward student¿s final course mark/grade).
The course will be assessed by two essays, as follows:
1) 4000 Word Essay (40%)
The first essay is worth 40% of the final mark, with a maximum of 4,000 words in length.
2) 6000 Word Essay (60%)
The second essay is worth 60% of the final mark, with a maximum of 6,000 words in length. |
| Feedback |
In addition to the assessable summative assessment (above), there will be a piece of formative assessment in semester 1.
The formative assessment will take the form of a written assignment.
Written feedback on both formative and summative work will be provided to assist students with future work.
This feedback will be provided via Learn, the University of Edinburgh's Virtual Learning Evrironment (VLE).
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a general understanding of the areas of company law discussed in the course;
- Evidence detailed and specific knowledge of some particular areas of law within this broader framework;
- Prove their knowledge of an introduction to major company law issues and;
- Evince a basic grounding in research skills and techniques in company law.
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Reading List
The main textbook for this course is PL Davies and S Worthington (eds), Gower: Principles of Modern Company Law (2021, 11th edn).
Other relevant books include:
(i) Sealy's and Worthington's, Text, Cases and Materials on Company Law
(ii) Mayson, French & Ryan on Company Law
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Company law,corporate law,Company Directors,Directors¿ Duties,Shareholders,Shares,Market Abuse |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Parker Hood
Tel: (0131 6)50 2048
Email: Parker.Hood@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Hannah Ackroyd
Tel: (0131 6)50 2008
Email: hackroyd@ed.ac.uk |
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