Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3043: Company Law

This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.

It is envisaged that the syllabus will include the following topics in the following order although precise content and order may vary.

Introduction business enterprise and the company

Corporate form and structure: corporate personality and lifting the veil of incorporation; the company’s constitution

Ownership and control: shareholders, directors and decision-making; corporate governance

Duties and remedies: directors' duties; shareholder remedies

Dealing with the outside world: contractual, tortious and criminal responsibility; corporate social responsibility

Capital: share capital; loan capital

Corporate Insolvency: insolvency and corporate rescue; winding up of companies; liability of directors on insolvent liquidation

Revision session

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

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
55	245	0

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

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity	46	23 x 2 hour Lectures (including introductory and revision sessions)
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity	9	6 x 1.5 hour Workshops
Guided Independent Study	120	Individual reading and lecture preparation
Guided Independent Study	35	Workshop preparation
Guided Independent Study	80	Assessment preparation
Guided Independent Study	10	Formative assessment

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

ELE: http://vle.exeter.ac.uk
www.companieshouse.gov.uk
www.dbis.gov.uk