The module seeks to provide a study of substantive COMPANY LAW and FAMILY LAW. The syllabus includes the following topics:

Different Forms of Business Models
Partnerships
Limited Companies
Shares and Debt
Reconstruction, Merger and acquisitions
Insolvency

Marriage and Civil Partnerships
Divorce and Nullity
Statutory protection from violence and molestation
Family Property
Financial Relief
Children, orders and PR

The learning strategy for this module is based around students committing a total of 150 hours of activities towards achieving the learning outcomes. These will be split between 9 hours of direct contact with a tutor delivered as a block at the end of the course, and 141 hours of directed, guided and self-study delivered as blended learning on Blackboard, together with preparation for and completion of the assessment tasks.

Contact will include a mixture of small and larger group activities, much of it based on the principles of practice and problem based learning. Learning will be organised into a series of sessions where students will be required to participate. Each session will be based around a problem or issue, and students will work towards a range of solutions by specifying objectives, identifying constraints, obtaining background information, applying related theory and knowledge based around the subject matter.

Large group sessions seek to consolidate the blended learning of the main principles of Company Law and Family Law. They will verify and consolidate knowledge and understanding and will engage in more detailed exposition of selected theories, rules and constraints. Small group sessions will seek to practice the application and analysis of that knowledge and understanding.

The guided learning will incorporate a mixture of activities, some of which will require group work and electronic interaction. The learning will be facilitated by use of the VLE platform and discussions/interactions between students and tutors.

Students will be expected to be familiar with contemporary discussions in this area of law, and to bring a range of ideas to bear on the discussions. These part time students will all be employed in a range of legal settings which will equip them with actual practical knowledge and application of the learning that they can share in their studies. Thus, although there will be a framework of knowledge and understanding, students will be actively, rather than passively, engaged in the process of both learning about, and increasing understanding of, the subject matter, as well as applying the learning to actual employment situations which will further enhance their knowledge, understanding and application.

The module will use a blend of teaching methods to enable different styles of learning to be facilitated. The differing methods will also be a platform for the development of essential skills such as intellectual skills, communication skills and problem solving, as well as research, teamwork, negotiation, presentation, referencing, argument, judgement and appropriate use of IT.

ASSESSMENT weighted at 100%

2000 Word assignment (Split into Part A and Part B) (Covers all Learning Outcomes)

To pass this module, you must obtain a mark of at least 40%

Access to appropriate texts, legislation and case law.
Module Study Guide
Computing facilities will be needed to access material available on Blackboard and specialist on-line databases such as Lexis, Westlaw, BAILII and the Law Commission site.

CILEx manual COMPANY LAW for Level 6 Diploma in Law and Practice (current edition (updated annually) CILEx Law School

Honeyball and Bowers Textbook on COMPANY LAW (14th Edition OUP)

Phillips and Scott COMPANY LAW CLP Legal Practice Guide (updated annually)

CILEx manual Family law for Level 6 Diploma in Law and Practice (current edition (updated annually) CILEx Law School

CILEx manual The Practice of Family Law for Level 6 Diploma in Law and Practice (current edition (updated annually) CILEx Law School

Hayes and Williams Family Law (5th Edition Oxford 2017)

Sendall Family Law (current Edition (updated Annually) Oxford

1. DEMONSTRATE A KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF COMPANY LAW AND FAMILY LAW
Knowledge and Understanding
Learning

2. APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF COMPANY LAW AND FAMILY LAW IN A REAL LIFE CONTEXT
Application
Reflection

3. EXERCISE INTELLECTUAL SKILLS TO SHOW COMPETENCY IN THE ABILITY TO ANALYSE FACTS, RULES AND CONCEPTS IN THE CONTEXT OF COMPANY LAW AND FAMILY LAW.
Analysis

4. DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS BY ANALYSIS AND THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF COMPANY LAW AND FAMILY LAW IN A REASONED AND COGENT MANNER.
Analysis
Application
Problem solving

5. DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO CONDUCT EFFECTIVE RESEARCH AND TO UTILISE SUCH RESEARCH IN AN EFFECTIVE MANNER.
Enquiry

6. DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY TO EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATION OF COMPANY LAW AND FAMILY LAW
Communication
Application