Faculty of Law, The University of West Indies at Mona

LA31A Company Law

1. General
This course will be taught in the first or second semester of the second and third
year of the LL.B. degree programme. This course is optional but it is
prerequisite for the Law of Corporate Management and the Law of Corporate
Finance.

2. Course Objective
The main objective is to introduce students to the concept of the Company and to
equip students for in-depth study in the Law of Corporate Finance and/or the
Law of Corporate Management.

3. Course Content
i. Corporate Personality and Limited Liability
ii. Promotion and Pre-Incorporation Contracts
iii. Equity Financing and Debt Contracts
iv. The question of Corporate Capacity

v. The Relationship between the Company and Corporate Investors (in
particular - Shareholders)
vi. Company Officers (in particular - Directors and the Corporate
Secretary)
vii. Shareholder Protection

4. Method of Teaching
The course will be taught by way of two one-hour lectures per week and one
one-hour tutorial per week.

5. Method of Assessment
This course will be assessed by way of a two-hour final examination at the end
of the semester in which it is taught. Students will be required to answer three
questions selected from a total of six questions.