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Level 6 Diploma in Accounting and Business

Company Formation and Constitution

AB601 · Corporate and Business Law — Week 7 of 16

CourseAB601
Week7 of 16
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This week’s topics

Company Formation and Constitution

  1. Separate legal personality and lifting the veil
  2. Incorporation procedures under Companies Act 2006
  3. Articles of association
  4. Shareholder agreements and constitutional amendments
  5. Setting up a Company in England
  6. The Corporate Constitution and Capacity
  7. Lifting the Veil of Incorporation

What you will be able to do

  • 5.1 Outline the formation and constitutions of limited companies.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: outline the formation and constitutions of limited companies.

Study materials

Videos

  • Setting up a Company in England · YouTube · Dr Yannis · 25 min · for registered students
  • The Corporate Constitution and Capacity · YouTube · Dr Yannis · 34 min · for registered students
  • Lifting the Veil of Incorporation · YouTube · Dr Yannis · 13 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Companies Act 2006 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
  • Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd [2013] UKSC 34 · PDF · Other, case law; 44 pages · for registered students
  • Companies (Model Articles) Regulations 2008 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: English Legal Framework
  • Week 2: Law of Contract and Obligations
  • Week 3: Sale of Goods and Supply of Services
  • Week 4: Competition and Anti-Trust Framework
  • Week 5: Cross-Border Competition and International Trade
  • Week 6: Intellectual Property Rights and Strategy
  • Week 7: Company Formation and Constitution
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Corporate Capital and Financing
  • Week 10: Company Management and Administration
  • Week 11: Corporate Fraud, Financial Crime, and Insolvency
  • Week 12: Applying Corporate and Business Law in practice: case studi…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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