Course overview
This course selects current issues in corporate law practice, recent developments and law reform proposals and challenges students to develop a critical appreciation of the current Australian legal position. Topics covered in recent years: The law of meetings, Insolvent trading and safe harbour, Corporate groups, Aboriginal corporations, Fiduciary aspects, Offences, penalties and enforceable undertakings, the role of ASIC and Shareholders Remedies. Others topics may be added subject to staff selection and interests.
Course learning outcomes
- Identify and understand the characteristics of a corporation when compared to other forms of business structure in Australia
- Develop an understanding of relevant corporate law as contained in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the case law, as well as the ethical and governance responsibilities of corporate lawyers and corporations, and be able to apply the law and ethical principles to hypothetical fact scenarios using critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Communicate and critically anlyse the effect of the law on persons and corporations, both individually and within a small group scenario
- Demonstrate high level research and analysis skills as applied to a corporate topic of their choosing
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