This unit examines the way corporations are governed, and the roles of directors and shareholders. Primary focus will be on Australian law, however, comparisons will be drawn from other countries, eg the UK, Canada and the US. Topics include: Corporate Governance division of power between the board and the general meeting the role of the board the way boards are regulated Shareholders' Remedies self help remedies; individual shareholder activism; and customising the corporate constitution litigious remedies, including: oppression, winding up, common law limitations on majority voting power; and the statutory derivative action -- Course Website
Prerequisites: LAW1100 OR LAW1101 and LAW1102 or LAW1104; LAW4171
