Overview

O CPD Certified Course

A 15 unit course covering the law, meaning and use of the essential Legal English words and phrases needed by lawyers working in the field of company/corporate law and other business structures. The course includes both the law and practical instruction on how to form companies, issue shares and capitalisation, the duties and powers of directors and how companies are governed and make decisions. The course also covers the law and documentation of Mergers and Acquisitions, company closures and sale of assets. All the teachers and trainers are either qualified British Barristers or Solicitors with experience of Corporate Law and giving them an understanding of the questions and tasks your clients are likely to request.

The content of the course has been assessed and certified by The CPD Certification Service as confirming to continuing professional development principles. Earn 15 hours of CPD on completion of the course.

Learning Objectives: 

• Learn all essential Company and Corporate Law concepts and principles
• Understand and be able to use Company and Corporate Law vocabulary and idioms correctly and knowledgeably
• Understand and advise upon the principles of the law of Agency relating to the corporate law
• Understand the principles of limited liability, joint and several liability as they relate to companies and other business structures
• Be able to advise on the legal meaning, effect and use of many corporate law practices and procedures
• Advise on director’s duties, share-holders’ rights and powers, corporate voting procedures, pre-emption rights and a wide range of corporate law issues
• Understand and apply company and corporate law in practice as it applies to real-world business problems
• Receive a certificate upon completion of the Exit-test

Company and Corporate Law Course Syllabus:

- Course types: Private lessons, Group lessons

Trainer – Richard Brady

Course includes

• Reading, writing, speaking and listening exercises
• Practical Company and Corporate Law overview and details
• Glossary with definitions
• Authentic company documents
• Language of company formation, capitalisation, corporate governance and director’s duties
• The opportunity for one-2-one video conferencing to assist with pronunciation and technical legal questions
• The essential law and terminology of Company, Partnership and Corporate Law and related financial transactions such as debentures and crystalisation
• The course includes explanations of essential Legal English words and phrases needed by lawyers working in this area of Law
• Course certificate upon completion of an on-line Exit-test with a result of 60% and above. Please, note the following:
• - The Exit-test button will activate automatically in the student’s personal account 7 days after purchase of the course
• - Copy of certificate for self-printing will be sent by e-mail within 5 days after successful completion of the on-line test. For more information about sending types click here