Principles of Corporate Insolvency Law
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| LAWW3124 | Law | 3 | 20 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- LAWW3124
- School
- Law
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
Corporate insolvency gives rise to a number of fascinating and complex questions. The course seeks to develop an understanding of the way these issues are resolved by the current law. Students will be expected to analyse and evaluate the law, and consideration will be paid to the real-world context in which insolvency disputes arise.
Target Students
Only available to UG Final Year in the School of Law and exchange students hosted by the School of Law.
Classes
This module is taught through a combination of lectures and tutorials.
Assessment
- 100% Exam (3-hour): Electronic examination.
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
To enable students to understand and employ the major legal rules relating to corporate insolvency. To enable students to analyse and critique the principles underlying these rules. To allow students to gain an overview of the context in which corporate insolvency proceedings take place. To develop general analytical and critical skills, and to build upon earlier foundation work and to bring together experience from a wide range of subjects to the curriculum.Learning Outcomes
General emphasis on development of ability to analyse and apply complex legal rules to practical problems, and to appreciate the real-world context in which these problems arise.
Oral argumentation skills to be developed by tutorial participation.
Initiative in learning to be developed through presentation of wide selection of readings to students allowing them to influence their own course of study by selecting those which they find helpful and interesting.
Conveners
- Thomas Varouchakis