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MLL318 - Corporate Insolvency Law

Year:

2022 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Not offered in 2022.

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously:Insolvency
Cohort rule:

For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only

Prerequisite:

MLL119 and MLL219 and MLL331

Students who have commenced before Trimester 1 2022, and have successfully completed MLL111, are not required to complete MLL119 and MLL219

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 2 hour class and 1 x 1 hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

1 x 2 hour class (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour online seminar per week

Content

When companies are unable to pay their debts, there are significant legal consequences for parties connected with the companies. This unit examines the meaning and nature of insolvency. It examines the potential consequences of insolvency for the individuals who ran the company and the rights and obligations of employees, creditors (including the Australian Taxation Office) and other parties linked to the company or its officers. The unit also explores the process leading to insolvency; other options that may be available to businesses in financial difficulty and the role of administrators and liquidators.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Explain the principles, rules and regulations governing corporate insolvency law

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Critically analyse the regulatory framework, scholarly commentaries and other authoritative sources in corporate insolvency law

GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Ethically curate, evaluate and critique the primary and secondary resources relevant to a particular topic in corporate insolvency law

GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO4

Critically analyse complex fact situations and apply discipline knowledge to reach well-reasoned conclusions about rights and obligations

GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week

Assessment 1: (Individual) Essay
Part A: Literature review
Part B: Research essay

Part A: 500 words
Part B: 2500 words

Part A: 10%
Part B: 30%

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Assessment 2: (Individual) End of unit assessment task 2000 words 60% End of unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLL318 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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