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Corporations Law
UoS Code CLAW2201
Credit points 6
Offered Semester 1 and Semester 2
Prerequisites Any 4 full semester first year units of study including CLAW1001
Corequisites
Prohibitions CLAW2001
Assumed Knowledge
Additional Information
Lectures 2hrs of lectures and 1 tutorial per week
Assessment Class participation, Take home assignment, Final examination
Description This unit begins with a brief comparison of business entities, especially partnership. The concept and process of incorporation are examined. Company finance, both equity and debt finance, and the maintenance of the company\\\'s share capital will be studied as well as the topics of accounts, auditors, and companies in financial difficulty. The management of companies and directors\\\' duties will be explored as well as the rights and remedies of company shareholders. Company takeovers, prospectus provisions and securities regulation are studied in depth in the elective, CLAW2203 Stock Markets and Derivatives Law.