課程資訊
課程名稱
英國及歐洲公司法
UK and EU Company Law 
開課學期
104-1 
授課對象
法律學院  法律學系  
授課教師
李震海 
課號
LAW5212 
課程識別碼
A21EU4420 
班次
 
學分
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
選修 
上課時間
星期二10,A,B,C(17:30~21:05)星期三10,A,B,C(17:30~21:05) 
上課地點
法1402法1402 
備註
本課程以英語授課。intensive courses(Dec15-Jan12,TueWed10ABC)
限學士班三年級以上
總人數上限:40人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1041LAW5212_ 
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課程概述

UK and EU Company Law is a one-semester module which aims to provide an introduction to and analysis of some of the fundamental areas of UK and EU laws of companies. The module covers topics concerning the use of the corporate form, in particular looking at issues arising on incorporation, issues arising from the company's structure, administration and management and issues with directors' obligations and minority shareholder protection. It also covers corporate responsibility in contract, tort and criminal law and major issues of corporate governance in the UK and EU.
 

課程目標
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Module-specific skills
(1) demonstrate a good understanding of the main areas of company law in England and Wales and the EU, and be able to discuss the practical and business context in which they operate;
(2) demonstrate critical awareness of relevant issues, and identify and analyse critically legal problems in the commercial law context; and
(3) demonstrate awareness of pragmatic, commercial, moral, policy and/or other issues in this field.
Discipline-specific skills
(4) identify and evaluate critically legal data from more than one source or jurisdiction;
(5) analyse and apply legal data to specific facts and deduce likely outcomes where law is indeterminate;
(6) demonstrate independent legal research and study skills; and
(7) identify, select and organise materials and produce coherent and convincing arguments.
Personal and key skills
(8) demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills;
(9) demonstrate sound paper-based and electronic research skills; and demonstrate effective team skills.
 
課程要求
The module content is delivered via 40-hour lectures. Students are strongly advised to attend all timetabled classes.

Assessment is by a 4,000-word essay. More details will be provided in due course.
 
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
另約時間 備註: Email: j.lee@exeter.ac.uk/ If you would like to see me in person then you are welcome to do so before or after lectures (if time allows), or email to arrange an appointment.  
指定閱讀
Recommended course texts:

Davies, P. Gower & Davies: The Principles of Modern Company Law 9th ed. (Sweet &
Maxwell) 2012

Dignam, A. & Lowry, J. Company Law 7th ed. (Oxford) 2012
Lowry, J. & Reisberg, A. Pettet’s Company Law: Company Law and Corporate Finance
(Pearson), 2012

French, D., Mayson, S. & Ryan, C. Mayson, French & Ryan on Company Law 29th ed.
(Oxford) 2012

Hannigan, B. Company Law 3rd ed. (Oxford) 2012

Recommended casebooks:

A casebook is not an essential purchase but you may find a casebook to be a useful
addition to your studies that encourages deeper engagement with the materials

Sealy, L. & Worthington, S. Sealy’s Cases and Materials in Company Law, 10th ed. (Oxford)
2013

Dignam, A. Hicks & Goo’s Cases and Materials on Company Law 7th ed. (Oxford) 2011

Kershaw, D. Company Law in Context: Text and Materials 2nd ed (Oxford) 2012


Statute book

French, D. Blackstones Statutes on Company Law 2012-2013 (or earlier edition).
 
參考書目
Additional material:
Some useful resources are also available via the internet.
 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
 
No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
4,000-word essay 
100% 
Assessment is by a 4,000-word essay. More details will be provided in due course.  
 
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1-1週
12/15  Introduction to company law
Creating a company: Companies and formation
Corporate Personality: the Salomon principle; lifting the veil of incorporation
 
第1-2週
12/16  Company structure:
articles of association; administration & management
directors; directors’ Duties
 
第2-1週
12/18  Takeovers 
第2-2週
12/22  takeovers in UK  
第3-1週
12/23  Insider dealing

 
第3-2週
12/30  Corporate finance
Securities clearing and settlement  
第4-1週
2016/1/05  Corporate takeovers, mergers and acquisitions
 
第4-2週
01/06  Insider dealing and market abuse  
第4-3週
01/18  final assignment