The module is designed to provide students with the ability to critically analyse certain essential elements of company law.

Issues covered will include:

- The different mediums within which a business can be conducted
- The doctrine of separate legal personality
- Lifting of the corporate veil
- Constitution of the company
- The legal nature of shares
- Class rights
- Company meetings

This module will be strongly student centred. It will be delivered through a series of 5 x 2 hour seminars, supported by student research and personal study (135 hours) and there will be an additional five hours of student
guidance, supervision and support.

Students will follow a set pattern contained in the module
handbook.

A formative assessment will be used to encourage research on the subject area.

Oral assessment: Students will be assessed on their individual contributions which will focus on an issue arising from the assignment (Learning Outcomes 1 - 4)

Assignment: Students will submit a 3000 word assignment (Leaning Outcomes 1 - 3)

To pass this module, students must achieve a combined mark of at least 50%

Access to appropriate texts, legislation and case law
Module Study Guide
Computing facilities will be needed to access material available on the web and specialist databases

Mayson, French & Ryan. Company Law, 27th edition, Oxford University Press
Boyle & Bird's Company Law, 7th edition, Jordans
French, D. Blackstone's Statutes on Company Law, 2010-2011 Ed., Oxford University Press