View Specification DocumentCompany Law LAW4005
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Law
- Credits: 20
- Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
- Typically Offered: Semester 1
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
To build on the Business Organisations course and to provide a more detailed examination of particular areas of Company Law, the legal organisation of business structures and the controls placed thereon and to examine elements of corporate finance and corporate insolvency.
Timetable
10 seminars of 2 hours each.
Requirements of Entry
This course is only available to LLB students (and visiting law students).
A pass in Business Organisations is required.
If the course is oversubscribed, places, in the first instance, will be allocated according to performance in Business Organisations.
Excluded Courses
none
Co-requisites
none
Assessment
Course Outline Blocks:
BLOCK 1 (Seminars 1-6): Introduction and general principles of company law
BLOCK 2 (Seminars 7 and 8): Corporate Finance
BLOCK 3 (seminars 9 and 10): Insolvency Law
Exam - in class assessment (in Week 7) focusing on the general principles of Company Law (Block 1): this will count 50% (2500 words) and will be in the form of a problem question.
Summative essay dealing with corporate finance and/or insolvency (Block 2 and/or 3). This will count 50% (2500 words) and will be in the form of a problem question.
Course Aims
The aim of this course is to provide students with an opportunity for analysis and comment on the purpose and effectiveness of selected legal rules in the area of company law.
The course also enhances the developing skills of legal research, reasoning, analysis and interpretation involved in the use of source material.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to be:
· Detailed understanding of issues relevant to company law relating to all three blocks dealt with in this course, namely the introduction and general principles of company law, insolvency law and corporate finance
· Be able to explain, discuss and apply the structure, principles and rules of company law
· Analysis and discussion of current developments and reform initiatives in company law
· Be able to discuss and apply corporate finance principles
· Be able to discuss and apply insolvency rules and principles
· Able to use and analyse original sources like legislation and case law, but also able to incorporate and evaluate secondary sources such as academic commentary in journal articles