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Level 7 Diploma in International Business Law

Corporate Governance and Board Dynamics

IBL705 · Company Law — Week 4 of 16

CourseIBL705
Week4 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Corporate Governance and Board Dynamics

  1. Division of corporate powers between directors and members
  2. Statutory role, appointment, and removal of directors
  3. Membership rights in private versus public limited companies
  4. Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors
  5. Shareholder decision making
  6. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DIRECTORS AND THE LAW. POWERS RIGHTS APPOINTMENT REMOVAL DUTIES ELECTION (ICAN)

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Evaluate the legal nature, roles, powers and liabilities of shareholders and directors towards the company.
  • 3.1 Analyse the rights of shareholders in public and private limited companies.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate the legal nature, roles, powers and liabilities of shareholders and directors towards the company.

Study materials

Videos

  • Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors · YouTube · Dr Yannis · 26 min · for registered students
  • Shareholder decision making · YouTube · Dr Yannis · 24 min · for registered students
  • CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DIRECTORS AND THE LAW. POWERS RIGHTS APPOINTMENT REMOVAL DUTIES ELECTION (ICAN) · YouTube · Gbenga Olatunji · 26 min · for registered students
  • Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies – View from China · YouTube · LSE · 32 min · for registered students
  • Session 2: Corporate Governance - The Board of Directors · YouTube · Aswath Damodaran · 90 min · for registered students
  • Reforming Corporate Governance · YouTube · Gresham College · 51 min · for registered students
  • Corporate Governance and due diligence in the EU: a step in the right direction? · YouTube · CFA Institute · 25 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Companies Act 2006 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
  • Companies (Model Articles) Regulations 2008 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
  • UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 · PDF · Frc, guidance; 19 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Comparative Business Structures
  • Week 2: Corporate Formation and Constitutional Documents
  • Week 3: Corporate Personality and the Veil of Incorporation
  • Week 4: Corporate Governance and Board Dynamics
  • Week 5: Directors' General Duties and Liabilities
  • Week 6: Shareholder Decision-Making and Governance Rights
  • Week 7: Minority Shareholder Protection
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Directors' Responsibilities in Financial Distress
  • Week 10: Auditing and Corporate Accountability
  • Week 11: Corporate Insolvency, Liquidation, and Distribution
  • Week 12: Applying Company Law in practice: case studies
  • 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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