Business Entities - LEGT2741

   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: LEGT2721
 
 
Session Offered: See Class Timetable
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 

Description


The law relating to the legal structures available for business including partnerships, joint ventures, trusts and companies. The primary focus is on the modern company and its operation under the Corporations Act. Topics include the nature of the corporate entity; establishing the company and fund raising; shares and dividends; the rights and duties of directors; the position of management; shareholders rights and remedies for their enforcement; insolvency and liquidation.