The aim of the module is to provide students with an understanding of corporate law within the context of globalization. Students will explore the approaches taken by different jurisdictions in resolving fundamental challenges faced by business organizations.

This module examines a selection of company law topics in a comparative context, drawing in particular on the laws of the UK, New Zealand and Canada. The approach taken is both functional and comparative, looking at a series of core problems which must be addressed by any system of company law, and analysing, from a functional perspective, the solutions adopted by the systems in question.

This 15 credit module will be delivered through 9 interactive lectures and 3 seminars each of 2 hours duration.

Interactive Lectures
9 interactive lectures of 2 hour duration each for a total of 18 hours.

Guided Independent Study through Tutorials
At the end of each 2 hour lecture, students will be given a tutorial for guided independent study. The tutorial will be made available through the module VLE page and will contain pointers to relevant legal electronic databases such as Westlaw, Lexis, LawTel etc. Tutorial answers will be submitted through the VLE for feedback by module tutors. Each tutorial will involve 4 hours of guided independent study for a total of 36 hours of guided independent study.

Seminars and Unguided Independent Study
Three 2-hour seminars will be held on the 4th, 8th and 12th week for a total of 6 seminar hours. Seminar questions will be included in the module handbook. The seminars will be supported by research and personal study. Students will be expected to spend 10 hours of unguided independent study for each seminar for a total of 30 hours of unguided independent study.

ASSIGNMENT (weighted at 100%) assessing learning outcomes 1-4.
(word limit 3,500 words)

Access to appropriate texts and material via Moodle LMS

J McDermott, Understanding Company Law (2nd Edition LexisNexis 2011)
A Dignam & J Lowry, Company Law (8th Edition, OUP 2014)
Bruce Welling, B.Sc., LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D., Lionel D. Smith, B.A., LL.B., LL.M. S.J.D. & Leonard I. Rotman, B.A., LL.B., LL.M., S.J.D., Canadian Company Law – Cases, Notes and Materials (4th Edition, LexisNexis 2010)
Neil Sealy and Sarah Worthington, Cases and Materials on New Zealand Company Law (10th edition, OUP 2013)

1.SHOW A SYSTEMATIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR FORMATION OF A COMPANY, SEPARATE LEGAL PERSONALITY OF A COMPANY AND THE DESOLVING OF A COMPANY Knowledge & Understanding

2.CRITICALLY EVALUATE AND REVIEW THE PRINCIPAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COMPANY LAWS IN THREE INFLUENTIAL JURISDICTIONS
Analysis
Reflection

3. COMMUNICATE AND DISPLAY ORIGINALITY IN SOLVING PROBLEMS RELATING TO A COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES OPERATING IN DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS
Communication
Problem Solving

4. ENQUIRE INTO RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE TO ENHANCE YOUR OWN INTERPRETATION OF SEPARATE LEGAL PERSONALITY IN DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS
Enquiry
Learning