The course content addresses the following topics:
- Sources of corporate law
- Types of corporate entities recognised by a jurisdiction, including unincorporated bodies (associations and not-for-profit charities)
- Partnerships, joint-ventures, sole traders, close corporations, trusts
- Formation and registration of companies
- The external regulatory environment on the structure of commercial organisations
- Consequences of incorporation
- The constitution of a company
- Company contracts
- Decision making by boards, management and shareholders
- Capital and membership
- Shares and class rights
- Corporate finance
- Loan/debt capital
- The regulation of market abuse, takeovers/ mergers and the role of regulators
- Insolvency and liquidations