Company Law (3 cr)
Code: LTVATH203-3016
General information
Enrollment
13.11.2023 - 17.01.2024
Timing
01.02.2024 - 30.03.2024
Credits
3 op
Virtual proportion (cr)
3 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management
Teachers
- Krista Turunen
Student groups
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MLITA22
Objective
The student is able to find and apply in practice the essential legislation concerning partnership companies and limited companies. The student is able to explain the owner's liability for the obligations of a company and is able to explain who can perform legal acts on behalf of the company.
The student is able to prepare the foundation documents and a legally valid company name of a partnership company and a limited company. The student is able to describe the meaning of the trade register notice in different stages of business activity.
Content
- Companies Act (624/2006)
- Legislation concerning partnerships
- Company Names Act (128/1979)
- Trade Register Act (129/1979)
Materials
- Airaksinen - Pulkkinen - Rasinaho: Osakeyhtiölaki I ja II
- Karttunen - Koivunen - Laasanen - Sippel - Uitto - Valtonen: Juridiikan perusteet, p. 387 - 440
- Companies Act (624/2006)
- Partnership Act (389/1988)
- Material announced by the teacher
Teaching methods
Lectures in Teams
Student workload
Lectures 15 h + independent work 66 h
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student is able to find the essential legislation concerning partnership companies and limited companies. S/he is able to explain the owner's liability for the obligations of a company and is able to explain who can perform legal acts on behalf of the company. The student is able to prepare the foundation documents of a partnership company and a limited company.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student is able to find and apply in practice the essential legislation concerning partnership companies and limited companies. S/he is able to explain the essential differences between corporate forms. The student is able to prepare the foundation documents of a partnership company and a limited company by himself.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student is able to find and apply in practice the legislation concerning partnership companies and limited companies. S/he is able to compare dissimilar corporate forms. The student is able to prepare the foundation documents of a partnership company and a limited company by himself and s/he is able to make a comparison between these documents.
Assessment methods and criteria
Group exercise, case exercises, and a written exam
Qualifications
Basics of Law