Company Law 2 (M6004)

15 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll explore the consequences of its foundational principles.

You’ll examine:

• protection of minority shareholders
• corporate governance, particularly in large companies
• takeovers and their legal implications
• new developments in company law, including stakeholders and corporate social responsibility.

This module also provides insight into the economic and political contexts shaping the development of company law.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.