Module LAW3083H for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3083H: Company Law Foundation
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Introduction: business enterprise and the company ;
- Corporate form and structure;
- Ownership and control: shareholders, directors and decision-making; corporate governance ;
- Duties and remedies: directors’ duties;
- Shareholder remedies;
- Revision Session
Learning and Teaching
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 134 | 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 | 4 | 4 x 1 hour tutorials |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 12 | 12 x 1 hour lectures |
| Guided Independent study | 94 | Reading and preparing for tutorials |
| Guided Independent study | 40 | Researching and writing essays |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
This reading list is indicative, providing an idea of textbooks that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not a confirmed or compulsory reading list:
The latest editions of:
Hudson, Understanding Company Law (Routledge)
Mayson, French and Ryan on Company Law (Blackstone Press)
Hannigan, Company Law (Oxford)
