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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

  • 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