UNSW Handbook Course - Law of Companies, Trusts and Partnerships

Law of Companies, Trusts and Partnerships - ATAX0009


	Faculty: Faculty of Law
	School: Australian School of Taxation
	Course Outline: See below
	Campus: ATAX Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 0
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: ATAX0001
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

This course deals with the law relating to these particular entities, with an emphasis on the principles that are important to their operation and organisation. In company law, the course covers such issues as legal personality, share and capital structure, company debt, directors' duties, the enforceability of contracts with a company, insolvency and winding up. Trust law deals with the nature of a trust, the obligations and duties of trustees and the nature of a beneficiary's interest in a trust, while partnership law covers the nature of a partnership and the rights and obligations of partners.

Course Objectives

This course is designed to assist students in developing:

an understanding of the basic principles of the general law relating to partnerships, trust and companies
an ability to make comparisons between different types of business structures.

Modes of Delivery

Flexible Learning

Assessment

Assignment 1	2500 words	20%
Assignment 2	2500 words	20%
Final Examination	Open book	60%

Pass Requirements

50 per cent or more of the total marks available in the course and
at least 40 per cent of the marks available for the final examination in the course.

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