LML4806/101/3/2019
Tutorial Letter 101/3/2019
Company Law
LML4806
Semesters 1 and 2
Department of Mercantile Law
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES ...................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................... 4
3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS................................................................................... 6
3.1 Lecturer(s) .................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 Department ................................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 University ...................................................................................................................................... 7
4 RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 7
4.1 Prescribed book(s) ........................................................................................................................ 7
4.2 Recommended book(s) ................................................................................................................. 7
4.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ................................................................................................... 7
4.4 Library services and resources ..................................................................................................... 8
5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ................................................................................................ 9
6 STUDY PLAN ............................................................................................................................... 9
7 PRACTICAL WORK ................................................................................................................... 10
8 ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................... 10
8.1 Assessment criteria..................................................................................................................... 10
8.2 Assessment plan ........................................................................................................................ 10
8.3 Assignment numbers .................................................................................................................. 12
8.3.1 General assignment numbers ..................................................................................................... 12
8.3.2 Unique assignment numbers ...................................................................................................... 12
8.4 Assignment due dates ................................................................................................................ 13
8.5 Submission of assignments ........................................................................................................ 13
8.6 The assignments ........................................................................................................................ 14
8.7 Other assessment methods ........................................................................................................ 15
8.8 The examination ......................................................................................................................... 16
9 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................................................................ 17
10 IN CLOSING ............................................................................................................................... 17
11 ADDENDUM ............................................................................................................................... 18
12 LEARNING UNIT 12 ................................................................................................................... 26
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, LML4806/101/3/2019
1 INTRODUCTION
Dear Student
We would like to welcome you to this module and hope that you will find it both interesting and
rewarding. We shall do our best to make your study of this module successful. You will be well
on your way to success if you start studying early in the semester and resolve to do the
assignment(s) properly.
You will receive a number of tutorial letters from us during the semester. A tutorial letter is our
way of communicating with you about teaching, learning and assessment. You must read all
the tutorial letters you receive during the semester immediately and carefully, as they
always contain important and sometimes urgent information. This tutorial letter contains
important information about the scheme of work, resources and assignments for this module.
Please read it carefully and keep it safe so that you can consult it, if needed, as you work
through the study material, complete assignments, prepare for the examination and direct
questions to your lecturers.
You must be registered on myUnisa to be able to submit your assignments online, gain access
to the library functions and various learning resources, to "chat" to your lecturers and fellow
students about your studies and the challenges that you may encounter, and to participate in
online discussion forums on myUnisa. Most importantly, however, is the fact that all the
learning units for the module are available on myUnisa, and you will only be able to
access the online study material for this module if you have registered on and have
access to myUnisa. Please visit the LML4806 module sites on myUnisa often. The module site
for the first semester is LML4806-19-S1, and the module site for the second semester is
LML4806-19-S2. To access myUnisa, follow this link: https://my.unisa.ac.za and login with your
student number and password. You will see LML4806-1-S2 in the row of modules in the grey
blocks across the top of the web page. Click on the module you want to access.
Also, please activate your myLife e-mail address, as we will send all official
correspondence about this module to your myLife address, and not your private e-mail
address. Please consult the booklet Study @ Unisa for more information about activating your
myLife e-mail address and accessing the LML4806 module site on myUnisa.
Because we want you to be successful in this partially online module, we will also provide you
with some of the study material in printed format. This will allow you to read the study material
without going online. While these printed material may look slightly different from the online
study material, the content is in fact the same. Remember, the printed support material is purely
a backup to what is available on myUnisa, so please start studying immediately – don’t wait for
the printed material to arrive.
In this tutorial letter you will find the assignments and assessment criteria as well as instructions
on how to complete and submit the assignments. This tutorial letter also provides all the
information you need about the prescribed study material and other resources and how to
obtain them. Please study this information carefully and make sure that you obtain the
prescribed material as soon as possible.
3
, The prescribed study material for this module consists of:
all the tutorial letters
the study guide
the prescribed textbook
the Companies Act 71 of 2008
We will give you more details about the prescribed textbook in section 4.1.
We have also included general and administrative information about this module. Please study
the sections of the tutorial letter dealing with this carefully.
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES
2.1 Purpose
The purpose of this module is to equip students with knowledge of and insight into company law
and basic research skills in the practice of law, and to integrate transformative constitutionalism
and Africanisation into the module in respect of the law governing companies. A person credited
with this module will be able to identify, analyse and solve practical legal problems in a given
context by using their acquired knowledge and skills in a critical and creative manner.
This module consists of selected topics that fall under company law. On completion of this
module, you should be able to identify, analyse and solve complex legal problems relating to
certain aspects of company law and engage with legal texts in order to critically evaluate
different points of view on corporate law issues. You should also have acquired sufficient
academic knowledge and skills relating to corporate law to embark on a career in law.
For the purposes of this module, we assume that you have mastered and can confidently apply
the theory relating to company law presented in the module MRL2601. This is an advanced
module on Company Law and it focuses on the application and analysis of legal
principles in corporate law.
2.2 Outcomes
You will notice that we have included learning outcomes for each learning unit in the course
material. These learning outcomes indicate what competencies you should be able to
demonstrate at the end of this learning experience. If you work through the learning material by
following the guidance we offer and by participating in the discussion forums on myUnisa, you
should be able to achieve the learning outcomes.
Note that we have added a new learning unit 12 to the study material. This new unit is not
included in your study guide, but is attached to this tutorial letter as an addendum entitled “The
impact of the Constitution and globalisation on company law”. Please ensure that you study this
material as part of the prescribed study material.
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Tutorial Letter 101/3/2019
Company Law
LML4806
Semesters 1 and 2
Department of Mercantile Law
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES ...................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................... 4
3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS................................................................................... 6
3.1 Lecturer(s) .................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 Department ................................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 University ...................................................................................................................................... 7
4 RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 7
4.1 Prescribed book(s) ........................................................................................................................ 7
4.2 Recommended book(s) ................................................................................................................. 7
4.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ................................................................................................... 7
4.4 Library services and resources ..................................................................................................... 8
5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ................................................................................................ 9
6 STUDY PLAN ............................................................................................................................... 9
7 PRACTICAL WORK ................................................................................................................... 10
8 ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................... 10
8.1 Assessment criteria..................................................................................................................... 10
8.2 Assessment plan ........................................................................................................................ 10
8.3 Assignment numbers .................................................................................................................. 12
8.3.1 General assignment numbers ..................................................................................................... 12
8.3.2 Unique assignment numbers ...................................................................................................... 12
8.4 Assignment due dates ................................................................................................................ 13
8.5 Submission of assignments ........................................................................................................ 13
8.6 The assignments ........................................................................................................................ 14
8.7 Other assessment methods ........................................................................................................ 15
8.8 The examination ......................................................................................................................... 16
9 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................................................................ 17
10 IN CLOSING ............................................................................................................................... 17
11 ADDENDUM ............................................................................................................................... 18
12 LEARNING UNIT 12 ................................................................................................................... 26
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, LML4806/101/3/2019
1 INTRODUCTION
Dear Student
We would like to welcome you to this module and hope that you will find it both interesting and
rewarding. We shall do our best to make your study of this module successful. You will be well
on your way to success if you start studying early in the semester and resolve to do the
assignment(s) properly.
You will receive a number of tutorial letters from us during the semester. A tutorial letter is our
way of communicating with you about teaching, learning and assessment. You must read all
the tutorial letters you receive during the semester immediately and carefully, as they
always contain important and sometimes urgent information. This tutorial letter contains
important information about the scheme of work, resources and assignments for this module.
Please read it carefully and keep it safe so that you can consult it, if needed, as you work
through the study material, complete assignments, prepare for the examination and direct
questions to your lecturers.
You must be registered on myUnisa to be able to submit your assignments online, gain access
to the library functions and various learning resources, to "chat" to your lecturers and fellow
students about your studies and the challenges that you may encounter, and to participate in
online discussion forums on myUnisa. Most importantly, however, is the fact that all the
learning units for the module are available on myUnisa, and you will only be able to
access the online study material for this module if you have registered on and have
access to myUnisa. Please visit the LML4806 module sites on myUnisa often. The module site
for the first semester is LML4806-19-S1, and the module site for the second semester is
LML4806-19-S2. To access myUnisa, follow this link: https://my.unisa.ac.za and login with your
student number and password. You will see LML4806-1-S2 in the row of modules in the grey
blocks across the top of the web page. Click on the module you want to access.
Also, please activate your myLife e-mail address, as we will send all official
correspondence about this module to your myLife address, and not your private e-mail
address. Please consult the booklet Study @ Unisa for more information about activating your
myLife e-mail address and accessing the LML4806 module site on myUnisa.
Because we want you to be successful in this partially online module, we will also provide you
with some of the study material in printed format. This will allow you to read the study material
without going online. While these printed material may look slightly different from the online
study material, the content is in fact the same. Remember, the printed support material is purely
a backup to what is available on myUnisa, so please start studying immediately – don’t wait for
the printed material to arrive.
In this tutorial letter you will find the assignments and assessment criteria as well as instructions
on how to complete and submit the assignments. This tutorial letter also provides all the
information you need about the prescribed study material and other resources and how to
obtain them. Please study this information carefully and make sure that you obtain the
prescribed material as soon as possible.
3
, The prescribed study material for this module consists of:
all the tutorial letters
the study guide
the prescribed textbook
the Companies Act 71 of 2008
We will give you more details about the prescribed textbook in section 4.1.
We have also included general and administrative information about this module. Please study
the sections of the tutorial letter dealing with this carefully.
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES
2.1 Purpose
The purpose of this module is to equip students with knowledge of and insight into company law
and basic research skills in the practice of law, and to integrate transformative constitutionalism
and Africanisation into the module in respect of the law governing companies. A person credited
with this module will be able to identify, analyse and solve practical legal problems in a given
context by using their acquired knowledge and skills in a critical and creative manner.
This module consists of selected topics that fall under company law. On completion of this
module, you should be able to identify, analyse and solve complex legal problems relating to
certain aspects of company law and engage with legal texts in order to critically evaluate
different points of view on corporate law issues. You should also have acquired sufficient
academic knowledge and skills relating to corporate law to embark on a career in law.
For the purposes of this module, we assume that you have mastered and can confidently apply
the theory relating to company law presented in the module MRL2601. This is an advanced
module on Company Law and it focuses on the application and analysis of legal
principles in corporate law.
2.2 Outcomes
You will notice that we have included learning outcomes for each learning unit in the course
material. These learning outcomes indicate what competencies you should be able to
demonstrate at the end of this learning experience. If you work through the learning material by
following the guidance we offer and by participating in the discussion forums on myUnisa, you
should be able to achieve the learning outcomes.
Note that we have added a new learning unit 12 to the study material. This new unit is not
included in your study guide, but is attached to this tutorial letter as an addendum entitled “The
impact of the Constitution and globalisation on company law”. Please ensure that you study this
material as part of the prescribed study material.
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