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Postgraduate Course: Company and Commercial (LAWS11250)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits15 ECTS Credits7.5
SummaryTo 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 2023/24, 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: 150 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 28, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 28, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 32 )
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%).
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Company and Commercial3:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)Company and Commercial3:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Mandatory outcomes: (a) an understanding of the importance of business ethics to market economies; (b) an understanding of the key features of incorporated and unincorporated entities, their structure and purpose, (including relevant tax features of these structures); (c) an awareness of legal personality and business structures; (d) an understanding of the key features of partnerships and limited liability partnerships as business structures (including relevant tax features of these structures); (e) an understanding of the key provisions of partnership agreements; (f) a knowledge of the regulatory and fiscal framework and the main features of the taxation system within which business is conducted; (g) an understanding of the purpose of the main areas of financial advice for companies and individuals.
  2. Core outcomes: (a) Professionalism; (b) Professional communication: (i) Professional relationships and team working (ii) Transactional research (iii) Negotiation (iv) Writing and drafting (v) Use of technology; (c) Professional ethics and standards: (i) Duties to the profession; (ii) The client-solicitor relationship; (iii) Conflict of interest; (iv) Confidentiality
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Laura McBrien
Tel:
Email: Laura.mcbrien@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Charlie Evans
Tel: (01316) 515470
Email: cevans3@exseed.ed.ac.uk
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