Learning Outcomes:
On completing this module students will be expected to be able to:
Describe and distinguish the various types of bodies corporate known in Irish Law;
Advise on the appropriate choice of business organisation for adoption by different types of enterprise
Describe and discuss the consequences of incorporation;
Identify the circumstances in which the separate legal personality of corporations can be disregarded;
Outline, discuss and apply the principles of governance imposed by company law, including the law relating to meetings
Describe, discuss and apply the legal requirements, rights and obligations of shareholders and members generally, including the legal remedies provided for aggreived members under Irish company law.
Describe, discuss, and apply the legal requirements, rights and obligations of directors and other officers.
Describe the methods by which Irish companies can raise equity and debt capital;
Describe the legal responses to corporate insolvency