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Hong Kong Polytechnic University
School of Accounting and Finance Course Outline – AF3507 Company Law - Semester 2 / 2013-2014
Subject Lecture Team:
Dr. Félix MEZZANOTTE
Room: M610
Email: affemezz@polyu.edu.hk
Tel: 2766 7132
Dr. Sandy SABAPATHY
Room: M605
Email: afssab@polyu.edu.hk
Tel: 2766 4543
Mr. Leo SEK
Room: M825
Email: afleosek@polyu.edu.hk
Tel: 2766 7138
Subject intended learning outcomes (ILOs)
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
a) Describe and explain the rights and duties under Hong Kong company law of companies, company officers, shareholders and other relevant stakeholders.
b) Apply Hong Kong company law to legal and ethical issues or problems typically arising as a result of company operations.
c) Communicate in written and oral English the meaning of HK company law rules and the reasoning of courts, and use this ability to participate actively in diverse settings.
d) Conduct elementary research to support their own analysis and reasoning under Hong Kong company law regime.
e) Critically analyse Hong Kong company law, its effects and what improvements might be necessary.
Teaching consists of lectures and seminars
Teaching will consist of a one-hour lecture and a two-hour seminar for each topic, weekly. Lectures will introduce you to the key legal rules (statutes and case law), theories and concepts. Seminars will help you to comprehend key lecture’s topics, apply them (resolution of problems) and/or think about them critically. In blackboard you will find the specific instructions, tasks and assessments for each seminar, please log in Blackboard regularly.
For each seminar we will give you specific instructions of how to prepare and the tasks you are expected to do. You can easily gain access to the instructions for each one seminar by logging in Blackboard / folder “Content”. In the seminars you will typically work in groups. A seminar has several groups, each group works
School of Accounting and Finance Course Outline – AF3507 Company Law - Semester 2 / 2013-2014
Subject Lecture Team:
Dr. Félix MEZZANOTTE
Room: M610
Email: affemezz@polyu.edu.hk
Tel: 2766 7132
Dr. Sandy SABAPATHY
Room: M605
Email: afssab@polyu.edu.hk
Tel: 2766 4543
Mr. Leo SEK
Room: M825
Email: afleosek@polyu.edu.hk
Tel: 2766 7138
Subject intended learning outcomes (ILOs)
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
a) Describe and explain the rights and duties under Hong Kong company law of companies, company officers, shareholders and other relevant stakeholders.
b) Apply Hong Kong company law to legal and ethical issues or problems typically arising as a result of company operations.
c) Communicate in written and oral English the meaning of HK company law rules and the reasoning of courts, and use this ability to participate actively in diverse settings.
d) Conduct elementary research to support their own analysis and reasoning under Hong Kong company law regime.
e) Critically analyse Hong Kong company law, its effects and what improvements might be necessary.
Teaching consists of lectures and seminars
Teaching will consist of a one-hour lecture and a two-hour seminar for each topic, weekly. Lectures will introduce you to the key legal rules (statutes and case law), theories and concepts. Seminars will help you to comprehend key lecture’s topics, apply them (resolution of problems) and/or think about them critically. In blackboard you will find the specific instructions, tasks and assessments for each seminar, please log in Blackboard regularly.
For each seminar we will give you specific instructions of how to prepare and the tasks you are expected to do. You can easily gain access to the instructions for each one seminar by logging in Blackboard / folder “Content”. In the seminars you will typically work in groups. A seminar has several groups, each group works
References: Susan Kwan, Company Law in Hong Kong: Practice and Procedure, Sweet and Maxwell, 2013 (available for consultation in PolyU’s Library) Students can consult a copy of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.622) from the PolyU’s library or online at the BLIS website. Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO), Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong Roman Tomasic, E.L.G. Tyler, Vanessa Stott Butterworths Hong Kong company law handbook, Hong Kong : LexisNexis, 2010. Cheng Po Wah, The Hong Kong company secretary 's handbook: practice and procedure, 8th Edition, 2008 Sealey, L.S., Cases and Materials in Company Law, Butterworths, 8th Edition, 2008. Hicks, A., & Goo, S.H., Cases and materials on company law, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.