Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Online
Module Offerings
7505LAWINF-APR-PAR
Aims
This module looks at Company Law
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:CORPORATE PERSONALITY AND LIMITED LIABILITY
Protection from liability
Organic structure of companies
COMPANY FORMATION AND CONSEQUENCES OF INCORPORATION
The corporate veil – judicial and statutory lifting of the corporate veil
Articles of association – amendment, entrenchment and enforcement
COMPANY CAPITAL
Share capital
Maintenance of capital and variation of class rights
Corporate borrowing
THE STATUS, POWERS AND LIABILITIES OF DIRECTORS
Corporate management and ownership
The status and disqualification of directors
Directors' duties
Restraints on directors
SHAREHOLDER STATUS AND PROTECTION
Members' voting rights
Minority protection
Additional Information:There are no professional body requirements at this stage, however developments will be monitored and where appropriate, incorporated into module content.
Assessments
Report
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