Chinese Corporate and Securities Law - LAWS8038
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210 or 5740.
Excluded: JURD7438
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
LLM Specialisations
Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law
International Business and Economic Law
Recommended Prior Knowledge
Course Objectives
- To understand the principal institutions in the Chinese legal system and their purpose and functions
- To familiarise students with the body of Chinese and comparative sources of the law, commentary and criticism in the field
- To appreciate the contextual factors that influence the operation of the law and the impact the law has on society, politics, the economy and culture
- To develop your skills in analyzing and applying the relevant law to real legal problems
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Chinese company law and securities law relevant to the topics covered in the subject
- Make use of rules and regulations issues by the regulatory bodies when assessing the state of the law
- Identify and analyze the legal issues that typically arise in the subject area
- Evaluate legal rules in this area from a comparative perspective
Main Topics
- Introduction and China at a glance
- The Chinese legal system
- Chinese financial markets and regulatory framework
- Incorporation and Corporate personality
- Foreign investment enterprises
- Corporate governance: an overview and assessment
- Directors' duties and independent directors
- Bankruptcy laws
- Fundraising and Disclosure regime
- Market manipulation and insider trading
- Takeover (1): the overall framework
- Takeover (2): takeover offers and Anti-frustration rules
- Takeover (3): Chinese M&A by foreigners
Assessment
Research essay | 6,000 words | 100% |