LLAW6206 & JDOC6206

General Course Information

1.1 Course details

Course code: LLAW6206 / JDOC6206
Course name: International Corporate Finance
Programme offered under: LLM Programme / JD Programme
Semester: First
Prerequisites / Co-requisites: No
Credit point value: 9 credits / 6 credits

1.2 Course description

Students of this course will gain knowledge of (a) the underlying concepts and principles that underpin corporate finance law and (b) the transactions, market practice and the latest developments in international corporate finance. The emphasis of this course will be on the intersection of the law and practice of corporate finance. Students will have the opportunity to practice and develop essential skills that are required in international finance and international finance law careers, including issue identification, negotiation, commercial reasoning, the application of relevant laws, risk assessment and risk mitigation.

The course will be led by a partner from a magic circle law firm and feature guest speakers. Seminars to introduce the topics will be augmented by realistic role-playing exercises which are designed to simulate real world transactions.

The course will be useful to those who intend to work in the corporate and corporate finance sectors, in law firms or investment or commercial banks.

1.3 Course teachers

Name E-mail address Office Consultation
Course convenor Hanwen Yu TBA N/A By email

Learning Outcomes

2.1 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) for this course

CLO 1 An understanding of the underlying principles and policies of corporate finance law.

CLO 2 Familiarity with the actual practices of the markets and techniques of key transactions.

CLO 3 An understanding of the law and techniques of identifying and dealing with issues that may arise when financing transactions cross borders.

CLO 5 Practice in the consideration of issues from the opposing perspectives of the creditor and borrower.

CLO 6 Gain useful experience in negotiating the terms of a financing transaction, structuring a financing package and making a pitch to potential clients.

2.2 LLM and JD Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

Please refer to the following link:

LLM – https://course.law.hku.hk/llm-plo/

JD – https://course.law.hku.hk/jd-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
CLO 4
CLO 5
CLO 6

Assessment(s)

3.1 Assessment Summary

Assessment task Due date Weighting Feedback method* Course learning outcomes
Participation in team exercises TBC 30% 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Take home assignment 9 Dec 2024 70% 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
*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: Will be posted on Moodle
Core reading list: Will be posted on Moodle
Recommended reading list: Will be posted on Moodle

5.2 Links

Please refer to the following link: http://www.law.hku.hk/course/learning-resources/