Duration
40h Th
Number of credits
| Advanced Master in Financial Risk Management | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The main themes of corporate law are covered, from incorporation to dissolution/liquidation, with a particular focus on the three most common types of companies, namely the public limited company ,the private limited company, and the cooperative company (CC).
Overview of the topics covered:
- Incorporation (Introduction: definition of a company; acquisition of legal personality; elements of a general comparison between the PLC, Ltd, and CC).
- Operation (company management: the status of directors and managers, decision-making processes, their powers and responsibilities; conflicts of interest; general meeting: mandatory nature, powers, and decision-making procedures).
- Shareholders (shareholder agreements, regulation of conflicts between shareholders).
- Capital (increase, reduction, amortization, purchase of own shares or participations, cross-shareholdings).
- Restructuring and dissolution (business restructurings).
- Transformation, merger, demerger, transfer of universality and branches of activity, dissolution, and liquidation.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, students will have understood how the Companies and Associations Code is structured and will be able to locate any type of provision within the Code.
They will be able to explain the objectives pursued by the legislator in organizing corporate law and how the interests of the various parties and stakeholders in corporate law are protected.
Students will have grasped the fundamental concepts of corporate law and will be able to apply them to practical cases (such as identifying the risks of holding founders, directors, or auditors liable, the formalities to be completed during general meetings, the possibilities available to shareholders to withdraw from a company, etc.).
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
All concepts are presented at the beginning of the course.
However, since this is a corporate law course taught as part of a specialization master's program, a basic theoretical or practical knowledge of law allows for easier and quicker understanding and application of the various concepts.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
There are no practical exercises or review sessions.
In my experience, interactive participation in the course, by asking or answering questions and engaging in the ensuing discussions, leads to better understanding and learning.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- LOL@
Further information:
The lectures are recorded.
The slides presented during the lectures are made available to students.
Reading reference books, although not mandatory, can help in understanding more complex concepts or rules.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam
Work placement(s)
No requirement to complete a traineeship.
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Weekly class, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, with a ten-minute break.
Contacts
By email (gautier.matray@uliege.be) or, in case of emergency, by phone (+32 475 63 90 69).
Association of one or more MOOCs
There is no MOOC associated with this course.