ACCTN576-22A (HAM)
Commercial and Corporate Law
15 Points
Staff
Convenor(s)
Alberto Alvarez-Jimenez
6309
N.5.12
alberto.alvarez-jimenez@waikato.ac.nz
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Lecturer(s)
Dara Dimitrov
dara.dimitrov@waikato.ac.nz
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Librarian(s)
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Paper Description
Business operators need to be able to properly recognise and manage legal risks. Therefore this paper focuses on the law which is relevant to the formation and activities of business entities, particularly the legal requirements affecting companies in New Zealand. This course encourages the application of legal principles to problem situations, as well as critical thinking about the broader issues which arise in relation to business entities. The following learning outcomes are based on those specified by Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand [CA ANZ] to be most useful to a practising accountant are as follows;
- Students will be able to identify and explain the current law, including statutes, regulations and common law of commercial entities and trading structures, especially with regard to concepts of legal entities such as corporations
- Students will be able to identify and explain the current law relating to commercial transactions and the nature of the entities that are the contracting parties
- Duties and responsibilities of directors/trustees will be identified in relation to corporations and trusts and students will be able to apply these to practical examples
- Areas of law impacting on the operations of a business entity will be considered from a practical perspective so that students will be able to identify and apply these various issues in a practical manner.
Paper Structure
- 1 x 2 hour lecture per week on Tuesdays from 11am -1 pm
- 1 x 1-hour lecture per week on Wednesdays at 4 - 5 pm
- 1 x 1-hour tutorial per week on Thursdays at 4-5pm - this will also be the zoom
Tuesday and Wednesday Classes will generally comprise lectures, discussion, analysis of selected distributed documents, an illustration of business usage, and identification of current issues.
The focus will be on identification of legal issues, consideration of respective parties viewpoints, evaluation of relevant facts, identification and consideration of applicable law, both statute law and case law, and determination of probable outcomes and identification of applicable principle of law to inform future actions and usage.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:
Assessment
Assessment Components
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.
Required and Recommended Readings
Required Readings
The required readings are found on the Waikato Reading Lists - please follow the link
https://rl.talis.com/3/waikato/lists/39CF6413-BE61-6D23-D6FF-057557F786A9.html?login=1
Recommended Readings
Miller & Barber Understanding Commercial Law, 9th Edition, 2019, LexisNexis New Zealand Limited, Wellington. OR
Miller L, Understanding Commercial Law, 8th Edition, 2014, LexisNexis New Zealand Limited, Wellington.
Hubbard J, Thomas C and Varnham S, Principles of Law for New Zealand Business Students, 5th edition, 2013, Pearson Australia.
Barrett J and Ronan Feehily Understanding Company Law, 4th Edition, 2019, LexisNexis NZ Limited.
Murray. (2017) Consumer Law Made Easy LexisNexis NZ Limited.
Access to New Zealand Legislation online: refer http://www.legislation.govt.nz..
Further required readings may be provided on the Waikato Reading List for the paper and the paper’s Moodle site. Any such material, and all lecture material, is provided on the following terms:
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Online Support
Workload
spent on background and complementary reading. Students should allow for periods of more focused
research time in the preparation of
assignments.
Linkages to Other Papers
Restriction(s)
Restricted papers: ACCT576