Company Law

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. Possess a knowledge of the law as it applies to the regulatory framework, types of companies, the company's relations with outsiders, including its role as a corporate citizen, directors duties, ethics and liabilities, statutory remedies, and corporate insolvency;
  2. Apply your legal knowledge to complex factual situations in order to achieve a reasoned conclusion through oral and written communication. Application of case law and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) identify relevant legal issues; and
  3. Analyse and evaluate case law relevant to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) through oral and written communication.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Griffith University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• GRF-AFA-DEG-2024 - Bachelor of Applied Financial Advice

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• GRF-AFE215-Introduction to Business Law

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Audio/Visual equipment

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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