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LS2525: COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS AND INSOLVENCY (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

This is a second level course, which is compulsory for LLB students planning to become professional lawyers. The course consists of four elements: the law of agency, the law of partnership, company law and insolvency law. The lectures will focus on the creation of agency, partnership and companies of different types; the rules that enable these commercial organisations to function; and the law concerning the termination of these commercial organisations. One reason for these organisations coming to an end is that they become insolvent. The rules on insolvency and bankruptcy will be a significant element of the course.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 2
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Alisdair Macpherson

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Undergraduate Programme
  • One of LS1025 Legal System (Studied) or () or Bachelor of Laws (Accelerated)
  • One of Programme Level 2 or Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4 or Programme Level 5 or Bachelor of Laws (Accelerated)
  • Either Law (LS) (Studied) or Legal Studies (Ma Honours) (LX)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to several important areas of law relating to commercial organisations, namely the law of agency, the law relating to partnerships and companies. The course also introduces the law of insolvency (both corporate and non-corporate).


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Feedback

Students will be offered meetings with the course co-ordinator to discuss any problems arising out of the formative assessment. Feedback will also be provided on an ongoing basis in the form of tutors' comments to students' contributions in tutorials. Students who wish to discuss their exam performance will be able to arrange a meeting with the course co-ordinator to do so.

Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

Exam

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Learning Outcomes
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Course Learning Outcomes

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