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Corporate Insolvency - LAWS3095
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 5740 or 9230
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

The course covers the law and practice relating to the insolvency of corporations. The rules dealing with an insolvent corporation are a distinct branch of the corporations law that supplement and sometimes displace existing statutes and common law. The result is a fascinating area for study. In order properly to understand the law in this field we will look at the fundamental principles that underlie the rules.


LLM Specialisation

Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law.

Recommended Prior Knowledge

None

Main Topics

  • The principles of insolvency law
  • Definitions of insolvency
  • Formal procedures (including liquidation, administration, receivership and arrangements with creditors)
  • Directors' duties and liabilities
  • Duties of insolvency practitioners
  • Contracts and transfers of property
  • Avoidance of transactions
  • Statutory investigations
  • Priorities of securities and company charges
  • Cross-border insolvency proceedings

Assessment

Research essay 6,000 - 8,000 words 100%
 

Resources

Refer to Course Outline provided by lecturer at the beginning of session.

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