law5acl usa corporations law
USA CORPORATIONS LAW
LAW5ACL
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students will study distinctive aspects of American Corporations Law. In particular, students will be introduced to: Company Formation; Financing & Valuation; Limited Liability & Piercing Corporate veil; Governance; Mergers & Acquisitions; Duty of Care; Indemnification & Insurance; Duty of Loyalty - Self Dealing & Corporate Opportunity; Controlling Shareholders-Self Dealing; Freezeouts, Looting & Sale of Corporate Office; Corporate Litigation; Close Corporations; Takeovers; Federal Securities Laws.
FacultyFaculty of Business, Economics and Law
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorGordon Walker
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Understanding Corporate Law | Prescribed | Pinto, A. and Branson, D. | 4TH EDN, LEXIS NEXIS, 2013 |
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Melbourne, 2014, Week 27-28, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentNo
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorGordon Walker
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 27 - 28
Five 8.0 hours lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 27 to week 28 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % |
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class participation | 10 | |
one 6,000-7,000-word take home examination | 90 |