Postgraduate Module Descriptor


LAWM105: Corporate Law and Governance

This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:

 

  • Corporate personality and the corporate veil
  • Directors, the company and stakeholders
  • Corporate purpose
  • Directors’ duties
  • Minority shareholder remedies
  • Directors in public companies: remuneration, reporting duties, and strict liability.
  • Shareholder rights and investor protection
  • Stakeholder and shareholder primacy models of corporate governance
  • Corporate finance and regulation
  • Takeovers and insider trading
  • ESG (environment, social, governance) and risk management
  • Multinational enterprises

Sustainability and the future of the corporation 

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching ActivitiesGuided independent studyPlacement / study abroad
332670

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled Learning and Teaching3311 x 3 hour interactive seminars
Guided independent study120Preparation for seminars – reading and consideration of issues
Guided independent study30Preparation of group presentation for seminar and reaction paper
Guided independent study117Preparation of formative abstract and summative essay

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Companies House: http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Oxford Business Law Blog: https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/business-law-blog

British Academy - Future of the Corporation: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/programmes/future-of-the-corporation/

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance: https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-innovation-skills

Financial Reporting Council: http://www.frc.org.uk/

World Business Council for Sustainable Development: https://www.wbcsd.org/