Postgraduate Module Descriptor

LAWM105: Corporate Law and Governance

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

Overview

NQF Level	7
Credits	30	ECTS Value	15
Term(s) and duration	This module ran during term 1 (12 weeks)
Academic staff	Dr Malcolm Rogge (Lecturer)
Pre-requisites	none
Co-requisites	none
Available via distance learning	No

Company Law is of both theoretical and practical interest, of value both to specialist corporate lawyers and, given the importance of companies to the economy and everyday life, to anyone interested in law, business and legal practice. This module considers the operation and regulation of companies in the age of sustainability, focusing initially on the regulation of companies in England and Wales by establishing the fundamental principle of separate legal personality and examining the key internal relationships, looking in particular at directors’ duties and shareholder remedies. The module then moves on to consider matters of enforcement and finance, taking a transnational law and global sustainability approach. Throughout the module, key current issues in corporate governance will be discussed.

The module is open to all LLM students – students are not expected to have any existing knowledge or experience of Company Law in the UK.

Module created	01/11/2013	Last revised	28/04/2022