Course Brief

The Corporate & Business Law syllabus aims to develop knowledge and skills in the understanding of the general legal framework, and of specific legal areas relating to business, recognising the need to seek further specialist legal advice where necessary.

Corporate and Business Law is divided into eight areas. The syllabus starts with an introduction to the overall English legal system such as the court system and sources of law. It then leads into the area of the law of obligations including contract and tort, which underpin business transactions generally.
 
The syllabus then covers a range of specific legal areas relating to various aspects of business of most concern to finance professionals. These are the law relating to employment and the law relating to companies. These laws include the formation and constitution of companies, the financing of companies and types of capital, and the day-to-day management, the administration and regulation of companies and legal aspects of insolvency law.
 
The final section links back to all the previous areas  and deals with corporate fraudulent and criminal behaviour.

 

 


  • This course is offered in 67 hours

On successful completion of this paper candidates
should be able to:

  • Identify the essential elements of the legal system, including the main sources of law. 
  • Recognise and apply the appropriate legal rules relating to the law of obligations. 
  • Explain and apply the law relating to employment relationships.
  • Distinguish between alternative forms and constitutions of business organisations. 
  • Recognise and compare types of capital and the financing of companies. 
  • Describe and explain how companies are managed, administered and regulated. 
  • Recognise the legal implications relating to insolvency law. 
  • Demonstrate an understanding of corporate fraudulent and criminal behaviour.

Course Content

  • Essential elements of the legal system.
  • The law of obligations.
  • Employment law.
  • The formation and constitution of business organizations.
  • Capital and the financing of companies.
  • Management, administration and regulation of companies. 
  • Insolvency law.
  • Corporate fraudulent and criminal behaviour

The syllabus is assessed by:

  • A two-hour computer-based examination. 
  • The examination consists of:
    Section A
    – 25 x 2 mark objective test questions 50%
    o 20 x 1 mark objective test
    questions 20%

    Section B
    – 5 x 6 mark multi-task question 30%
    100%. 
  • All questions are compulsory.
  • The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

    The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) offers a professional qualification, which has been recognised and respected across the world for over 100 years. ACCA is currently the largest British accountancy body with over 180,000 members and 480,000 students in 181 countries.

     

    Overview of the
    Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Programme

     

    SBCS Global Learning institute is an ACCA Approved Learning Partner and Approved Licensed Computer-Based Exam Centre.  We have been teaching the ACCA programme for 37 years and over this period have produced many ACCA Graduates and Prize winners. We are fully equipped to deliver classes online, blended and face to face, so rest assured, that no matter the situation your studies will not be interrupted.

    Our ACCA courses are taught by a team of highly qualified and experienced professionals, who are all superb teachers, and presently includes a partner at one of the big five audit firms and a CEO of a major international bank. Our teaching team and students are supported by our warm and competent ATEC administrators, whose primary focus is ensuring that our students receive a great teaching and learning experience.

    SBCS Global Learning Institute Ltd. offers a world-class ACCA teaching and learning experience that is geared towards you successfully completing your ACCA exams and achieving the prestigious ACCA designation.

     

    September 2024 - December 2024 Semester Class Offerings for ACCA

    ACCA course outlines (September 2024)

    All students of the September 2024 semester will be granted nine (9) months access to the SBCS GLI E-Learning (Moodle) platform which will expire on June 30, 2025.

    Click for the ACCA programme registration form

    Click for payment options

     

    July 2024 - December 2024 Semester Classes for the ACCA Programme

    ACCA course outline (July 2024)

    All students of the July 2024 semester will be granted nine (9) months access to the SBCS GLI E-Learning (Moodle) platform which will expire on March 30, 2025.

    Click for the ACCA programme registration form

    Click for payment options

     

    The ACCA Study School sessions for the July 2024 semester students will commence on Monday, October 21, 2024, geared towards the December 2024 exam sitting.

    Study School sessions will be hosted Online for the period October/November 2024 period.

     

    These sessions are open to external students and can be registered for at least two (2) days before the start date.

     

    CBE schedule for FIA papers, ACCA Applied Knowledge papers and the LW - Corporate & Business Law paper.

     

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    For further information, contact our team at ATEC@sbcs.edu.tt.

     

    Collect more Certifications along your journey towards ACCA Membership!

    Gain a Diploma in Accounting and Business when you pass the first three exams of the ACCA Qualification Applied Knowledge modules (BT, MA and FA), and the Foundations in Professionalism (FIP) ethics module.

    An Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business can also be achieved by successfully completing all exams in the  ACCA Applied Knowledge and ACCA Applied Skills exams (BT – FM) of the ACCA programme and the Ethics and Professional Skills module.

    Completion of the Advanced Diploma and successful completion of the Strategic Professional exams (SBL - Strategic Business Leader, SBR - Strategic Business Reporting and two option modules) will allow you to become an ACCA affiliate.

    As part of your journey to becoming a qualified ACCA member, you will be required to complete the Ethics and Professional Skills Module which supplements your technical knowledge of the programme by helping to develop ethical and professional behaviours. You must also demonstrate relevant skills and experience within a real work environment. This is what the PER (Practical Experience Requirement) is all about.


    Expand your potential; go beyond ACCA!

    ACCA members can seamlessly progress to one of our Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University MBA or MSc programmes, which we have been offering for near 30 years.
     
    Progression to MBA/MSc: Subject to additional requirements, Heriot-Watt may award a maximum of 4 credit transfers including FDM, AFDM, Mergers & Acquisitions [MQ] and/or Corporate Governance [CG], where the ACCA qualification has been fully completed and required professional papers passed. Please click here for further information.
     
     

     


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  • The Corporate & Business Law syllabus aims to develop knowledge and skills in the understanding of the general legal framework, and of specific legal areas relating to business, recognising the need to seek further specialist legal advice where necessary.

    Corporate and Business Law is divided into eight areas. The syllabus starts with an introduction to the overall English legal system such as the court system and sources of law. It then leads into the area of the law of obligations including contract and tort, which underpin business transactions generally.
     
    The syllabus then covers a range of specific legal areas relating to various aspects of business of most concern to finance professionals. These are the law relating to employment and the law relating to companies. These laws include the formation and constitution of companies, the financing of companies and types of capital, and the day-to-day management, the administration and regulation of companies and legal aspects of insolvency law.
     
    The final section links back to all the previous areas  and deals with corporate fraudulent and criminal behaviour.