課程名稱 |
英國及歐洲公司法 UK and EU Company Law |
開課學期 |
105-2 |
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 |
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學分 |
2.0 |
全/半年 |
半年 |
必/選修 |
選修 |
上課時間 |
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備註 |
Intensive courses。本課程以英語授課。密集課程。TueWed10ABCon May2.3.9.10.16.17.23.24.31@R1402 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/1052LAW5212_ |
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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.
TA :李建德(Lee, Chien-Te ) E-mail :r05a21116@ntu.edu.tw
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*****registration code will be issued at 24th February 13:30-14:00 at Tsai Building first floor (outside the Library) on first come first served bases.***** |
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 |
students need to have good command of English as they will be required to do group presentation - starting from the second lesson of week1. |
預期每週課後學習時數 |
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Office Hours |
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指定閱讀 |
待補 |
參考書目 |
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).
Additional material:
Some useful resources are also available via the internet.
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評量方式 (僅供參考) |
No. |
項目 |
百分比 |
說明 |
1. |
Final Essay |
100% |
Assessment is by a 4,000-word essay. More details will be provided in due course. |
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週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
第5週 |
2017/05/31 |
Seminar 9
Corporate mobility and conflict of laws rules
Legal seat vs Real seat
Brexit impact
Intra-corporate disputes resolution (ICD arbitration)
Freedom of contract
Social utility
ICD arbitration and private equity/hedge fund industry
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第1-1週 |
2017/05/02 |
Seminar 1:
Introduction to company law
Creating a company: Companies and formation
Corporate Personality: the Salomon principle; lifting the veil of incorporation
Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd [2013] UKSC 34
Listed companies, Corporate Governance Code and Stewardship Code. |
第1-2週 |
2017/05/03 |
Seminar 2:
Company structure:
Articles of association
Administration & management
Directors and directors’ Duties
Non-executive directors
Senior Management Regime (SMR)
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第2-1週 |
2017/05/09 |
Seminar 3:
Shareholder remedies and enforcement
Unfair prejudice
Derivative action
Director’s pay
EU Shareholder rights directive
Shareholder activism, shareholder engagement, and and hedge funds
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第2-2週 |
2017/05/10 |
Seminar 4:
Corporate contracts, torts and crime
Corporate subsidiary governance
Corporate Bribery and Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA)
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第3-1週 |
2017/05/16 |
Seminar 5:
Corporate finance
Equity finance
Pre-emption right
Debt finance
Convertible bond
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第3-2週 |
2017/05/17 |
Seminar 6:
Corporate finance
Securities clearing and settlement
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第4-1週 |
2017/05/23 |
Seminar 7:
Corporate takeovers, mergers and acquisitions
Takeover Code and Takeover Directive
Hedge funds
Private equity houses
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第4-2週 |
2017/05/24 |
Seminar 8:
Insider dealing and market abuse
IPO: market sounding and wall-crossing
Share buybacks and market abuse
Risk management
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