This week’s topics
Final assessment and submission
- Final coursework submission
- Assessment against all criteria
What you will be able to do
- 1.1 Analyse the characteristics of: o the sole trader o partnership o public and private companies
- 1.2 Evaluate different functions of EU companies.
- 1.3 Evaluate regulatory frameworks of incorporation of UK and EU companies.
- 1.4 Evaluate the articles of association and how these can be enforced.
- 1.5 Analyse the effect of the corporate veil and how this can be lifted.
- 2.1 Evaluate the legal nature, roles, powers and liabilities of shareholders and directors towards the company.
- 2.2 Assess the consequences of a breach in directors’ duties in company law.
- 2.3 Analyse the directors’ responsibilities to creditors of the company in financial distress.
- 2.4 Analyse the mechanisms for disqualifications of directors.
- 3.1 Analyse the rights of shareholders in public and private limited companies.
- 3.2 Explain the rights of members in voting
- 3.3 Analyse minority shareholder protection.
- 4.1 Evaluate the role of the auditor.
- 4.2 Analyse the winding up process and dissolution including powers and duties of the liquidator.
- 4.3 Assess the priority of creditors in a winding up process.
- 4.4 Evaluate the role of licensed Insolvency Practitioners.
Activity
Final assessment week: submission of the unit assignment.
Study materials
The teaching notes, exercises and videos of this week are in the student portal. Your portal is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance, so you can open them before the semester starts.
