CORPORATE LAW, MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE (ADVANCED CORPORATION LAW) II

1. Understand corporate finance strategies and capital markets.
2. Analyze creditor protection mechanisms and security interests.
3. Evaluate the legal and ethical issues in securities trading.
4. Apply internal control and audit functions in corporate governance.
5. Assess corporate insolvency procedures and director liabilities.
6. Comprehend company taxation regulations and compliance.

13 weeks, about 128 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1 Corporate finance

   • Unit 1: The Capital Market · 8 hours

     Read Unit 1: Understand the functions, types, and instruments of the capital market.. Complete Self-Assessment Exercises to test your understanding of the material..

2. Week 2Module 1 Corporate finance

   • Unit 2 Equity (Share) Capital · 8 hours

     Study Unit 2: Differentiate between ordinary and preference shares.. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of public share offerings..

3. Week 3Module 1 Corporate finance

   • Unit 3: Debt Capital · 8 hours

     Review Unit 3: Explore sources and types of debt finance.. Compare debt capital structures and their implications..

4. Week 4Module 2 Protection of Creditors

   • Unit 1: Contractual Protection and Proprietary Protection · 8 hours

     Study Unit 1: Understand contractual and proprietary protection mechanisms for creditors.. Analyze restrictions on borrowing, asset disposal, and dividend payments..

   • Unit 2: Charges – Floating and Fixed Charges · 8 hours

     Study Unit 2: Understand the meaning of charges and also differentiate between the types of charges and their relative merits and demerits..

5. Week 5Module 2 Protection of Creditors

   • Unit 3: Registration of Charges · 8 hours

     Study Unit 3: Understand the effects and process of registration of charges.. Understand the need to create a charge is as important as the registration of the charge..

6. Week 6Module 3 – Trading in Securities – Market abuse

   • Unit 1: False Trading and Market Rigging Transactions · 8 hours

     Read Unit 1: Understand the scope of false trading and market rigging transactions within the context of Investments and Securities Act 2007.. Analyze the legal implications of creating false markets..

   • Unit 2: Market manipulation and false or misleading statements · 8 hours

     Read Unit 2: Understand the meaning of market manipulation and false or misleading statements.. Analyze the legal implications of creating false markets..

7. Week 7Module 3 – Trading in Securities – Market abuse

   • Unit 3: Fraudulently inducing persons to deal in securities · 8 hours

     Study Unit 3: Understand the various ways one can be a victim of fraudulent inducement to deal in securities.. Analyze the legal implications of creating false markets..

8. Week 8Module 3 – Trading in Securities – Market abuse

   • Unit 4: Other Types of Market Abuse · 8 hours

     Study Unit 4: Identify and explain the relevant provisions of Investments and Securities Act 2007 in respect of various types of market abuse.. Analyze the legal implications of creating false markets..

9. Week 9Module 4 - Internal Control and Audit functions

   • Unit 1 Internal Control · 8 hours

     Study Unit 1: Explain the various risks attending to an entity and the various measures which can be deployed to address them.. Analyze the legal implications of creating false markets..

10. Week 10Module 4 - Internal Control and Audit functions

    • Unit 2 Internal Audit · 8 hours

      Study Unit 2: Appreciate and explain the roles of an internal audit department in an organisation.. Analyze the legal implications of creating false markets..

11. Week 11Module 4 - Internal Control and Audit functions

    • Unit 3 Audit Committee of the Board · 8 hours

      Study Unit 3: Understand the significance of the audit committee of the committee from the point of function.. Analyze the legal implications of creating false markets..

12. Week 12Module 4 - Internal Control and Audit functions

    • Unit 4 External Audit · 8 hours

      Study Unit 4: Understand the statutory position of the external auditor and the situations which can impinge on the discharge of the function.. Analyze the legal implications of creating false markets..

13. Week 13Module 5 - Corporate Insolvency

    • Unit 1 Introduction to Corporate Insolvency · 8 hours

      Study Unit 1: Differentiate between the various events of insolvency which constantly face a company.. Analyze the legal implications of creating false markets..

    • Unit 2 Corporate Rescue · 8 hours

      Study Unit 2: Understand the various modes of winding up of a company, how and when to activate them.. Analyze the legal implications of creating false markets..