Corporate Law, basic course

Aim

On completion of the course, the student should be able to - account for the Swedish corporation forms that exist and the differences between them, - account for knowledge regarding formation of corporations and their legal personality, - account for the statutory qualifications that go with organs and functions in a corporation, the limits of the qualifications and authorities, and the law of damages related sanctions in case of infringements of these, - demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the corporate law control systems, - account for the capital raising of corporations and the protection of the own capital and its composition, - identify and analyse the advantages and disadvantages of different corporation forms from different perspectives, for example from an owner perspective and a creditor's perspective.

Content

This course covers business as a corporation from a judicial perspective. Corporate law regulates a company's formal structure through regulations of decision methods, division of power and responsibility, how the company's fortune may be disposed and of insight for different stakeholder groups.