General Course Information
1.1 Course details
| Course code: | LLAW3015 |
| Course name: | Company Law |
| Programme offered under: | LLB Programme |
| Semester: | Second |
| Designated research course: | Not applicable |
| Specialization: | Commercial, corporate and financial law |
| Prerequisites: | Having taken and passed LLAW3010 Business Associations |
| Course offered to non-law students: | No |
| Credit point value: | 6 credits |
1.2 Course description
The educational aim of this course is to successfully convey a deep knowledge and understanding of the key issues in company law. It will allow you to apply those skills in practice through critical assessment of the literature and the jurisprudence.
We will focus on key company law topics (such as shareholder remedies and directors’ duties/liabilities, including remedies) together with the policy objectives underpinning the development of the relevant statutes and the underlying case law. For students aspiring to enter corporate/commercial law practice the course will equip you with critical insights into the subject that are necessary for those expecting to become corporate law specialists in firms with an international dimension. The course will also equip students with the relevant skills for careers in, for example, corporate finance, insolvency practice and relevant civil service departments, together with providing a substantial foundation for those intending to go on to graduate studies with a corporate law focus.
1.3 Course teachers
| Name | E-mail address | Office | Consultation | |
| Course convenor | John Lowry | TBA | TBA | By email |
Learning Outcomes
2.1 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) for this course
CLO 1 This course builds on what the students have learnt about companies from the Business Associations course (LLAW3010) and students should acquire more in-depth knowledge about Hong Kong company law, including all the topics set out in the Course Description above.
CLO 2 Students should acquire requisite knowledge for further study in corporate and corporate finance law and practice and particularly this course is structured as a bridge to the Corporate and Commercial Transaction course taught in the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws programme.
CLO 3 Student should improve their skills in statutory interpretation (mainly the Companies Ordinance (Cap 622) and the Companies (Winding-up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap.32)), case reading and document analysis.
2.2 LLB Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Please refer to the following link: https://course.law.hku.hk/llb-plo/
2.3 Programme Learning Outcomes to be achieved in this course
| PLO A | PLO B | PLO C | PLO D | PLO E | PLO F | |
| CLO 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Assessment(s)
3.1 Assessment Summary
| Assessment task | Due date | Weighting | Feedback method* | Course learning outcomes |
| 2 essays | TBC | 100% | 1, 2, 3 |
| *Feedback method (to be determined by course teacher) | |
| 1 | A general course report to be disseminated through Moodle |
| 2 | Individual feedback to be disseminated by email / through Moodle |
| 3 | Individual review meeting upon appointment |
| 4 | Group review meeting |
| 5 | In-class verbal feedback |
3.2 Assessment Detail
To be advised by course convenor(s).
3.3 Grading Criteria
Please refer to the following link: https://www.law.hku.hk/_files/law_programme_grade_descriptors.pdf
Learning Activities
4.1 Learning Activity Plan
| Seminar: | 3 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
| Private study time: | 9.5 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
Remarks: the normative student study load per credit unit is 25 ± 5 hours (ie. 150 ± 30 hours for a 6-credit course), which includes all learning activities and experiences within and outside of classroom, and any assessment task and examinations and associated preparations.
4.2 Details of Learning Activities
To be advised by course convenor(s).
Learning Resources
5.1 Resources
| Reading materials: | Reading materials are posted on Moodle |
| Core reading list: | TBA |
| Recommended reading list: | TBA |
5.2 Links
Please refer to the following link: http://www.law.hku.hk/course/learning-resources/