| Unit name | Corporate Law Simulation |
|---|---|
| Unit code | LAWD30112 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Mrs. Campbell |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
LAWD20037 Company Law |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
In an increasingly competitive global commercial environment, students are encouraged to be 'commercially focused' and 'practice ready', with the ability to apply law to current international legal, business and economic issues. This unit aims to bridge the gap between academic theory and the realities of practising law, by providing students with the unique opportunity to apply commercial legal knowledge to a hypothetical deal. The course will explore the role of the commercial lawyer in structuring and implementing deals, creating value, managing risks and delivering solutions in this complex legal and regulatory environment. Via a combination of lectures and seminars/workshops students will navigate various stages of a corporation transaction; from receiving client instructions, to drafting and negotiating contracts, assessing risks, advising clients and guiding the transaction through to completion. Along the way a variety of contemporary issues in commercial law will be addressed, for example those relating to the transfer of employees, assignments of property and intellectual property rights. Academic knowledge, theory and critical analysis will therefore be applied in a practical setting. Whilst the particular transaction may vary from year to year, it is anticipated that these will focus primarily on business and asset acquisitions, share sale agreements and restructuring transactions.
Students will also have the opportunity to learn from experienced lawyers and Alumni guest lecturers, who will play an active role in the unit; delivering lectures, providing key instructions to students at various stages of the transaction and helping to bring the course together by reflecting on their own experiences of similar transactions including the pitfalls and traps that they encountered. By drawing on the wealth of experience of our Alumni and local legal practitioners, students are offered an exciting perspective to their education in addition to invaluable networking opportunities.
Unit aims:
• To enable students to develop commercial legal knowledge that will assist them in the practice of law;
• To provide students with hands-on experience of a corporate law simulation, including drafting contracts to reflect client instructions, negotiating and reviewing key commercial issues and guiding the deal through to completion;
• To encourage students to consider the differences between the academic theory of law and the realities of commercial legal practice.
By the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a variety of asynchronous and synchronous activities
1 x summative assessment: coursework with a specified word count (100%)
The assessment will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
