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Archived Version 2012 - 2013
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Description This module will consider the legal mechanisms through which a company can obtain finance for its business and the legal response to solvency problems associated with failing businesses. The module will consider three broad theses: equity finance, debt finance and corporate insolvency law. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Identify the principal sources of finance for commercial enterprise and explain the principal rules of company law which impact on financing a commercial venture through the corporate form. 2. Apply the rules of capital maintenance to practical transactions and critique the continued application of these rules to Irish companies. 3. Evaluate and explain the role of examinerships as a legal response to corporate failure. 4. Critically appraise the role of liquidators in winding-ups. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and
Learning Activities The legal nature of the share and the regulation of share transferThe rules of share capital maintenanceDebt finance: unsecured creditDebt finance II: secured credit including the registration of chargesDebt finance III: the role and function of receiversModes of winding-up a companyMembers’ and creditors’ voluntary wind-upsThe court ordered winding-up processThe impact of winding-up on corporate transactionsThe role and function of examiners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other Resources None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Programme or List of Programmes |
BCL | BCL (Law and Society) |
EPL | BA in Economics, Politics and Law |
EPLYA | BA in Economics, Politics and Law |
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