The aims and objectives of this course is to:

•  Introduce students to the law governing business organisations.
• Examine the historical development and key distinctions among various forms of business organisations.
• Explore and critically assess the concepts of separate legal personality and limited liability.
• Demonstrate how corporate law interacts with students' professional and working lives in practical, accessible ways.
• Analyse the constitutional framework of corporate bodies, including the relationships between internal organs and external agencies.
• Evaluate the legal regime governing directors and shareholders, and investigate the dynamics of their relationships.
• Engage with selected aspects of corporate law that are particularly relevant to students' major disciplines.
• Develop awareness of how company law facilitates or constrains commercial and organisational objectives, while balancing the interests of investors, creditors, managers, employees, and the wider public.
• Encourage creative application of legal principles to real-world scenarios.
• Highlight the role of legal knowledge in formulating effective risk management strategies within business contexts.

A student must obtain a minimum mark of 30 in both coursework and examination and an overall mark of 40 in order to pass this course.