Principles of Company Law Revision Tips

This Revision Aid has been produced to assist you with preparation for your examination. A frequent question asked is – what topics should I revise? We are sure that you will appreciate that we cannot assist you with this. Remember you can be examined on any of the topics studied on this course. Furthermore, you must be able to answer a minimum of one question from Part A of the paper and one question from Part B of the paper. Part A of the paper will examine you on matters dealt with in the first term of Company Law (from Business Organisations to Directors II). Broadly speaking Part A of the module is split into three core aspects: Corporate Personality and Lifting the Veil; Rights of Shareholders; and Directors. Of course, when considering whether a shareholder has the right to bring a derivative claim, part of that consideration might be to identify whether a director has breached his duty to the company. Part B of the paper will examine you on matters dealt with in the second term of Company Law (from Introduction to Corporate Finance to Corporate Governance). Broadly speaking Part B of the module is split into three core aspects: Corporate Finance (including debt and equity); Corporate