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LS391 Principles of Corporation Law

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Online level Level C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
N/A N/A Optional Residential school cancelled.
Supervised Exam June
Pre-requisites LS 151 or 251
Co-requisites None
Restrictions LS351 or candidature in one of the following: BA/LLB; BAgr/LLB; BBus/LLB; BCom/LLB; BCompSc/LLB; BEc/LLB; BEnvSc/LLB; BFinAdmin/LLB; BNatRes/LLB; BSc/LLB; JD; LLB
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Kip Werren (kwerren2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit is available only to non-law students. It includes organisations in business, partnership, the nature of corporate personality and the function of companies. The unit will examine the rights and duties of directors and officers of the company, the auditor and audit requirements, the formation, registration and flotation of companies, capital, the nature of securities, the control of the securities industry, takeovers and liquidation.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

See Note
ISBN: NOISBN
Note: Partnership Act 1892 (NSW) Download from New South Wales Legislation Home Page http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au
Companies and Securities Law
ISBN: 9780455222547
Redmond, P., Thomson Reuters 4th ed. 2005
CCH Company Law 2008 Shrink-wrapped Package
ISBN: 9781921322723 CCH
Commercial Applications of Company Law
ISBN: 9781921322051
Hanrahan, P., Ramsay, I. and Stapledon, G., CCH 9th ed. (part of the shrink-wrapped pac 2009
Note: Part of shrink-wrapped package
Corporations and Securities Legislation: Corporations Act
ISBN: 9781921322457 CCH 2008
Note: Part of the shrink-wrapped package
Recommended Material
Optional

Text(s):

Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Laying Down the Law
ISBN: 9780409321562
Cook, C., Creyke, R., Geddes, R. and Hamer, D., LexisNexis Butterworths 6th ed. 2005
Ford's Principles of Coporations Law
ISBN: 9780409323634
Ford, H.A.J., Austin, P. and Ramsay, I.M., LexisNexis Butterworths 13th ed. 2007
Corporations and Associations: Cases and Materials
ISBN: 9780409319415
Baxt, R., Fletcher, K. and Fridman, S., LexisNexis Butterworths 9th ed. 2003
Corporations Law in Principle
ISBN: 9780455222493
Woodward, S., Bird, H. and Sievers, S, Thomson Reuters 7th ed. 2005
Corporate Law
ISBN: 9780195515756
Boros, E., and Duns, J. OUP 2007
Understanding Company Law
ISBN: 9780455224657
Lipton, P. and Herzberg, A., Thomson Reuters 14th ed. 2007
ISBN: 0455217513 8th ed.
Note: Reference book (available from the Law Library)
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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