Corporations Law PG (11438.1)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | On-Campus |
UC - Canberra, Bruce |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Canberra Law School | Post Graduate Level | Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Define and explain the essential principles of corporations law and be aware of relevant reform proposals and policy issues;
2. Apply legal reasoning and critical analysis to apply the law to solve complex corporations law problems; and
3. Critically analyse reform proposals and policy issues associated with corporations law.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Prerequisites
This unit is only available to students in the Juris Doctor, Master of Laws, Master of Legal Studies or Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies courses. Students must have passed 11431 Foundations of Law and Justice G AND 11434 Contract Law G or equivalent.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
- 11222 Law of Business Associations 11404 Law of Business Associations PG 11280 Corporations Law
Equivalent units
6780 Corporations Law GAssumed knowledge
A basic knowledge of Australian legal system and contract law.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UC - Canberra, Bruce | Semester 1 | 08 February 2021 | On-Campus | Dr Benedict Sheehy |
Required texts
Prescribed texts
The materials listed below are the prescribed texts and legislation. Students will need access to all these materials for the purposes of completing the course of study in the unit.
Andrew Clarke, Corporations Law: Concepts, Cases and Culture (OUP, 2020
Benedict Sheehy, 'Explaining the Corporation to Students and Other Non-specialists: A Graphic Approach,' (2016) 40 (2) University of Western Australia Law Review 69.
Recommended texts
Elizabeth Boros and John Duns, Corporate Law, 3rd ed (2013) Oxford University Press
Robert P Austin and Ian M Ramsay, Ford, Austin and Ramsay's Principles of Corporations Law (LexisNexis Butterworths, 17th ed, 2018).
P M Redmond, Companies and Securities Law: Commentary and Materials (ThomsonReuters, 5th ed, 2009).
Robert Baxt, Ashley Black and Pamela Hanrahan, Australian Securities Law, (LexisNexis Butterworths, 9th ed, 2017).
Jason Harris, Anil Hargovan and Michael Adams, Australian Corporate Law, (LexisNexis Butterworths, 6th ed, 2018).
Harris J and Murray M, Keay's Insolvency, (ThomsonReuters, 9th ed, 2016).
Harris J, Company Law:Theories, Principles and Applications (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2012).
Jason Harris, Butterworths Questions and Answers: Corporations Law (LexisNexis, 3rd ed, 2009).
R Tomasic, J Jackson and R Woellner, Corporations Law, Principles, Policy and Process (Butterworths, 4th ed, 2002).
Submission of assessment items
Special assessment requirements
There are no special assessment requirements for this unit. All assignments are required to be submitted by the due date. There is no requirement for lecturers to mark assessment items that are submitted late.
If for any reason you are unable to do an assignment by the due date you must submit to the lecturer, a request for an extension in writing before the due date (unless impossible) setting out in detail the genuine and exceptional reason for requesting the extension. If there is a medical or counselling reason for the extension request it must be accompanied by a medical or counselling certificate which clearly states:
- that you were unfit to complete the assignment;
- the date of the medical or counselling consultation; and
- the period for which you were / are / will be unfit to complete the assignment.
Participation requirements
Participation requirements
It is an expectation that students will attend all classes and that non-attendance be the exception. However, where possible all lectures will be recorded and where possible streamed through Moodle.
Required IT skills
Required IT skills
Students are also assumed to have basic IT skills, such as word processing, familiarity with the Internet sufficient to use e-mail, and access unit information and research databases.
In-unit costs
In-Unit Costs
To calculate your unit fees see: How do I calculate my fees?.The online UC Co-op Textbook Search is available for purchasing text books.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None, not relevant to this unit.
