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Course Coordinator (Semester 1)
David Brown
Location: Ligertwood Building
Telephone: 8313 4442 
Email: d.brown@adelaide.edu.au

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1.  Identify fundamental legal issues in commercial scenarios and the applicable legislation and partnership law and corporate law principles.
2.  Discuss fundamental legal issues in commercial scenarios and the applicable partnership and corporate legislation
3.  Apply critical thinking and problem solving skills in relation to given partnership law and corporate law scenarios.
4.  Communicate information and ideas effectively using academically and professionally relevant language.
5.  Apply commercial law concepts to authentic and relevant scenarios and problems.
6.  Identify local legislation online. 

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

The continuing development of good interpersonal skills and communication skills is widely regarded as important for all graduates. This course specifically seeks to develop students’ abilities in oral and written communications. It provides opportunities for students to practice in small working groups.

1.  Textbook
Company Law: An Interactive Approach Chapple et al (2nd ed)
Publisher: Wiley
Edition: 2020 
ISBN: 9780730369332

The Lecturer and Tutors will make reference to this textbook throughout the course so each student should ensure that they have their own copy.
             

2.  Statute/Legislation
Corporations Act 2001 (edition 2021)
Publisher: CCH Wolters Kluwer, LexisNexis or Thomson Reuters.

It is essential that students have access to this legislation as the subject lecturers and tutors will refer to the relevant sections during the course.

The Corporations Act 2001 is also available at

Students may find the following additional textbook helpful but are not expected to purchase it:
 
Lipton P, Herzberg A and Welsh, M, Understanding Company Law, 20th Edition, 2019.
Publisher: Thomson Reuters
ISBN: 9780455240213

INTERNET SITES

Lecture slides, tutorial questions, other course materials and resources, additional web-links, assessment and important messages relating to the course will be placed on MyUni throughout the course. MyUni can be found at

Students will also find materials such as case law, legislation and other information related to the topics in the course at the following internet sites:

Australian Securities and Investments Commission:  

State and Commonwealth Cases, Legislation and legal journal articles:

1. TEACHING AND LEARNING MODES

Teaching will be by way of:

(i)  One two-hour online recorded lecture per week and

(ii) One one-hour tutorial each week (tutorials commencing in week 2 of semester) , available to enrol in face to face or online mode 



2. TUTORIALS

Tutorials are a vital component in this subject. As such, it is important that students attend tutorials. The ability to recognise and
discuss relevant legal issues in a commercial scenario is the primary aim of this subject. In tutorials students are expected to engage in the learning process and actively participate in class discussions. At times in tutorials students will be divided into small groups whereby there will be presentations by students of the tutorial problems.

The University expects full-time students (i.e. those taking 12 units per semester) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies. This means that you are expected to commit approximately 9 hours for a three-unit course of private study
outside of your regular classes.

Students in this course are expected to  listen to all lectures throughout the semester plus attend their allocated one hour tutorial class each week.

WEEKLY LECTURE TOPIC GUIDE

Week	Lecture Topic
1	Course Introduction, Administration and Assessment Business Structures Partnerships
2	Trusts Introduction to Companies
3	Introduction to the Corporations Act Incorporation
4	Company Constitution Promoters Pre-registration contracts Relationship with outsiders and corporate liability
5	Company membership Members' powers Corporate governance Meetings and company management
6	Directors' & Officers' Duties Part 1
7	Directors' & Officers' Duties Part 2
8	Members' Rights & Remedies
9	Financing a company via equity or debt
10	Company accounts Auditors
11	Insolvency Schemes of arrangement Receivership Voluntary Administration Liquidation
12	Exam Revision

N/A

Assessment Task	Task Type	Release Date	Due	Weighting	Length	Redeemable	Learning Outcome
Academic Integrity Quiz	Individual	2pm Tuesday Week 1	2 pm Monday Week 2	5%	n/a	No	1,3,5,6
Take-Home Class Written Assignment Test	Individual	2pm Friday Week 3	2.00pm Friday week 5	30%	Max. 2,000 words	No	1,4,5,6
Corporate Law Quiz	Individual	2 pm on Friday of Weeks 2,4,6,8,10	2.00pm on Monday of the following corresponding Weeks (i.e 3,5,7,9,11)	10%(2% x 5 quizzes)	10 questions each quiz	No	1,3,5,6
Final Online Exam	Individual	Examination Period	Examination Period	55%	190 minutes	No	1,2,4,5

1.  ASSESSMENT DETAIL

The assessment components are as follows:

1.1 Academic Integrity Quiz (5%)

Due date Tuesday Week 2

This will be an online quiz with multiple choice and true/false questions. 

Students must retain a separate copy of all assignments submitted.

The mid-term assignment must be submitted electronically through Turnitin. Details of the process will be provided on MyUni prior to the release of the assignment. Turnitin submissions must be in Microsoft Word, NOT in PDF format.

All written work in the Law School must comply with the Law School Style Guide (Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th ed)). This will be linked on MyUni.

Extensions: Requests for extensions must be made electronically online via the application form on the law school student intranet portal,  at www.law.adelaide.edu.au . Extensions will only be considered if grounds under the Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy apply. 

Late Submission Penalties: When an assessment is submitted after due date, without an approved extension, 5% of the total mark available for that assessment will be deducted for every 24 hours or part thereof that it is late, including days falling on a weekend or public holiday. For example, an essay submitted within the first 24 hours past the due date, graded at 63%, would have 5% deducted, making 58%. If it is more than 24 hours late, 10% would be deducted.

Word length penalties: 5% of the total mark possible for a written assessment will be deducted for every 100 words (or part thereof) by which it exceeds the word limit. For example, for a 2000 word essay graded at 63%, 5% would be deducted if the essay is between 2001 and 2100 words, giving a mark of 58%. If it is betweeen 2101 and 2200 words long, 10% would be deducted from the mark otherwise awareded.

Word limits include all text , including headings, quotations, but exclude citations in footnotes. Any words in footnotes other than just the citation of sources, will be included in the word count. Any cover page, table of contents, or bibliography included, will not count towards the word limit.
If you misstate the word count, this could be treated as a breach of Academic Integrity Policy.

Finality of Assessment Grades

Students are advised that Course Coordinators will not enter into negotiations of any kind with any student regarding changes to their grades. It is irrelevant, in any given circumstance, that only a minimal number of additional marks are required to inflate a student’s grade for any individual assessment item or course as a whole. Pursuant to the University’s Assessment for Coursework Programs Policyand the Adelaide Law School Assessment Policies and Procedures, grades may only be varied through the appropriate channels for academic review (such as an official re-mark).

Moderation

In accordance with the University’s Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy, course coordinators ‘ensure that appropriate marking guidelines and cross-marking moderation processes across markers are in place’ in each course. Procedures adopted by Adelaide Law School to ensure consistency of marking in courses with multiple markers include:

• assurance of the qualifications of markers, and their knowledge of the content covered in each course;
• detailed marking guidelines and assessment rubrics to assist in the marking of items of assessment;
• sharing of example marked assessments at various grade bands across markers;
• reviewing of selected marked assessments from each marker by the course coordinator;
• comparison of the marks and their distribution across markers;
• automatic double-marking of all interim assessment receiving a fail grade, and of final assessments where a student’s overall result is a fail grade;
• the availability of re-marking of assessments in accordance with Adelaide Law School’s Assessment Policies and Procedures.

Approval of Results by Board of Examiners

Students are reminded that all assessment results are subject to approval (and possible moderation/change) by the Law School’s Board of Examiners. Assessment results at the University are not scaled. Under the Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy, students are assessed ‘by reference to their performance against pre-determined criteria and standards … and not by ranking against the performance of the student cohort in the course’. However, under that same policy, the Board of Examiners (as the relevant Assessment Review Committee for courses at Adelaide Law School) is required to ‘ensure comparability of standards and consistency’ in assessment. On occasions, the Board of Examiners will form the view that some moderation is required to ensure the comparability of standards and consistency across courses and years, and accordingly provide fairness to all law students. All assessment results are therefore subject to approval (and possible change) until confirmed by the Board of Examiners and posted on Access Adelaide at the end of each semester.

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Lex Salus Program

Lex Salus (law and wellbeing) is an initiative of the Adelaide Law School aimed at destigmatising mental health issues; promoting physical, mental and emotional wellness; building a strong community of staff and students; and celebrating diversity within the school. It also seeks to promote wellness within the legal profession, through the involvement of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia, the Honourable Chris Kourakis, as the official Patron of the program.

Students can participate in the Lex Salus program by attending barbecue lunches, pancake breakfasts, knitting and crochet circles, seminars, guest speakers, conferences and other activities. Our , and regular all-student emails promote upcoming events, and have tips and information on wellness.

Our Lex Salus YouTube channel also includes videos on topics like managing stress, and interviews with LGBTQ lawyers and their supporters which celebrate diversity and individuality. Students who commit to 10 hours of volunteering with Lex Salus in one year can have their service recognised on their academic transcript and through a thank you morning tea with the Chief Justice and law school staff.

Student Life Counselling Support

The University’s service provides free and confidential service to all enrolled students. We encourage you to contact the Student Life Counselling Support service on 8313 5663 to make an appointment to deal with any issues that may be affecting your study and life.

Academic Integrity

All students must be familiar with the University’s Academic Integrity Policy. Academic Misconduct is a serious matter and is treated as such by the Law School and the University. Academic Misconduct (which goes beyond plagiarism) can be a ground for a refusal by the Supreme Court of South Australia to admit a person to practice as a legal practitioner in South Australia. Academic Integrity is an essential aspect of ethical and honest behaviour, which is central to the practice of the law and an understanding of what it is to be a lawyer.