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C05 Overview
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C05 Overview
A. COMPARISON OF ENGLISH LAW WITH ALTERNATIVE LEGAL SYSTEMS
1. Introduction to English law
Criminal and civil liability
Features and sources of English law
Case law and judicial precedent
Legislation
EU law
2. The Tort of Negligence
Tort and other wrongs
The tort of negligence
Duty of care
Breach of duty of care
Causation
Professional advice
3. Alternative legal systems and sources of law
The purpose of legal systems
Types of legal care
Categories of law
Legal systems around the world
Sharia law
International law
Organisations that create international regulations for commerce and professional practice
B. LAW OF CONTRACT
4. Establishing contractual obligations
Contract basics
The form of a contract
Agreement
Consideration
Intention
Misrepresentation
5. Performing the contract
Contract terms
Express terms and implied terms
Conditions and warrenties
Sale of goods and supply of services legislation
Exclusion clauses
Unfair contract terms regulations
Performance of the contract
6. Discharge of contract
Agreement
Frustration
Breach of contract
Damages
Other common law remedies
Equitable remedies
Limitations to actions for breach
C. LAW OF EMPLOYMENT
7. Employment contract
What is an employee?
Why does it matter?
Employment contract: basic issues
Common law duties
Statutory duties
Varying the terms of an employment contract
Vicarious liability
8. Employment protection
Continuity of service
Discrimination at work
Health and safety
Dismissal
Wrongful dismissal
Unfair dismissal
D. COMPANY FORMATION
9. Organisations and corporate personality
Sole traders
Partnerships
Limited liability partnerships
A company's legal identity
Limited liability of members
Types of company
Additional classifications
Effect of legal personality
Ignoring separate personality
Comparison of companies and partnerships
10.Company formation
Promoters and pre-incorporation contracts
Pre-incorporation expenses and contracts
Registriati on procedures
Statutory books and records
Statutory returns
11. A company's constitution
Memorandum of association
A company's constituton
Company objects and capacity
The constitution as a contract
Company name and registered office
E. CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION AND MAANGEMENT
12. Meetings and resolutions
The importance of meetings
Board meetings
General meetings
Types of resolution
Calling a meeting
Proceedings at meetings
Class meetings
Single member private companies
13., Directors and secretaries
The role of directors
Appt of directors
Remuneration of directors
Vacation of office
Disqualification of directors
Powers of directors
Powers of the managing director
Powers of an individual director
Duties of directors
The company secretary
The company auditor
14. Majority control and minority protection
The rule of the majority
Statutory protection for the minority
Other protection for the minority
F. CORPORATE FINANCE
15. Share capital and capital mantenance
Members
The nature of shares and capital
Types of share
Allotment of shares
Capital maintenance
Reduction of share capital
Issuing shares at a premium or at a discount
Redemption and purchase by company of its own shares
Financial assistance for the purchase of shares
16. Borrowing and loan capital
Borrowing
Debentures and loan capital
Charges
Registration of charges
Debentureholders' remedies
Transactions at an undervalue and preferences
G. ETHICS AND BUSINESS
17. The importance of ethics
A framework of rules
What are ethics?
Accountants and ethics
A code of ethics for accountants
CIMA's ethical guidelines
Qualities of an accountant
Personal development and lifelong learning
18. Ethical conflict
Consequences of unethical behaviour
Ethical conflicts
Resolution of ethical conflicts
H. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
What is corporate governance?
Causes of poor corporate governance
The need for greater corporate governance
Corporate governance development in the USA, South Africa, UK and Europe
Symptoms of poor corporate governance
The UK regulatory framework
Principles vs rules
Role of the board
Ethics, law and governance
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