BUSINESS LAW 2: ORGANISATIONS

Course Code: LS 2019
Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr J Fitchen

Pre-requisites

This course is not available to LLB students. Only available to students in Programme Year 2 or above.

Notes

It is not possible to take this course with Jurisprudence in the same year because of a timetable clash.

Overview

This course is designed to provide non-LLB students with an understanding of the different legal forms of business organisation. Topics will cover elements of the Scottish law concerning the different forms of Partnership, Company law and the law of Insolvency.

Structure

A total of 30 lectures with either two or three lectures per week as appropriate and three tutorials.

Assessment

1st attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (80%) and one piece of written work (1,000 words) (20%).

Resit: 1 two-hour examination (80%) and in course assessment (20% carried forward).