Corporate, Securities and Finance Law
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Graduate Diploma in Corporate, Securities and Finance Law |
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| Candidates must complete 24 credit points of units of study. | |||
2012 Units of Study |
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| LAWS6188 Commercial Equity Litigation |
6 | A students should have a working knowledge of the law of property and equity and some familiarity with litigation would be useful but not essential This unit replaced LAWS6188 Commercial Equity. |
Int February |
| LAWS6222 Corporate Governance |
6 | Int April |
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| LAWS6153 Comparative Corporate Taxation |
6 | Int April |
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| LAWS6838 Competition Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree or have completed LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before enrolling in this unit |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6264 Compliance: Financial Services Industry |
6 | A A good general grasp of legal and equitable principles, including the common law, and a basic knowledge of undergraduate law units. The unit is open not only to students in the LLM program, but also to lawyers, regulatory staff or compliance professionals. It is not necessary that the latter hold a law degree in order to participate in the unit, but they should understand that the unit is being taught as part of a law program at postgraduate level. They may find it preferable therefore to audit the unit on a non-assessed basis, rather than participate on an assessed basis. |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6100 Corporate Fundraising |
6 | A presumption of law degree with corporate law knowledge |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6030 Corporate Taxation |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1,,Semester 1a, |
Int March Semester 1 Semester 1a |
| LAWS6038 Debt Financing |
6 | A LAWS6810 or background in Australian corporate law |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6852 Doing Business in China |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction |
Int August |
| LAWS6818 Executive Contracts and Executive Pay |
6 | A completion of LAWS6252 (students who do not hold a law degree from a common law jurisdiction) and LAWS6071 This unit replaced LAWS6818 Executive Employment. |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6912 Fundamentals of the Law of Trusts |
6 | N students who have previously completed LAWS2015, LAWS3474 or an undergraduate/postgraduate unit in equity or the law of trusts This unit replaced LAWS6912 The Law of Trusts. |
Int August |
| LAWS6937 Employment Law Advocacy |
6 | A undergraduate law degree or LAWS6013 Advanced Employment Law with permission of the Program Coordinator |
Int April |
| LAWS6846 Human Rights and the Global Economy |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6159 Insolvency Law |
6 | A law degree with good background in Australian corporate law This unit replaced LAWS6159 Corporate Insolvency Law |
Int July |
| LAWS6059 International Business Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common or civil law jurisdiction Compulsory for MIntBus&L students. |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6060 International Commercial Arbitration |
6 | Int April |
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| LAWS6911 International Derivatives Law & Practice |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common law jurisdiction and LAWS6810 or equivalent unit or comparable experience in practice |
S1 Intensive |
| LAWS6037 International Import/Export Laws |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6972 International Securities Regulation |
6 | Int November |
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| LAWS6987 Fundamentals of Commercial Law |
6 | A This unit assumes no previous knowledge and is available to non-lawyers and to lawyers who have not previously studied or practised in the area N LAWS3400 This unit replaced LAWS6987 Introduction to Commercial Law. |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6810 Fundamentals of Corporate Law |
6 | N LAWS2003, LAWS2014, LAWS5014, CLAW2001, CLAW2201, CLAW6002 or equivalent unit This unit replaced LAWS6810 Introductory Corporate Law. |
Int March |
| LAWS6975 Islamic Trade and Finance Law |
6 | S1 Late IntB |
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| LAWS6979 Finance Issues on Relationship Breakdown |
6 | A undergraduate law degree |
Int August |
| LAWS6901 Japanese Law and the Economy |
6 | A undergraduate degree in law, business or Japanese studies Note: Department permission required for enrolment For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus/ or contact law.caplus@sydney.edu.au |
Int February |
| LAWS6955 Fundamentals of Finance Law |
6 | A This unit assumes no previous knowledge and is available to non-lawyers and to lawyers who have not previously studied or practised in the area This unit replaced LAWS6955 Key Legal Concepts in Finance Law. |
Int April Int August |
| LAWS6816 Labour Law in the Global Economy |
6 | A LAWS6252 and LAWS6071 (MLLR students) |
S2 Late IntA |
| LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | Int May |
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| LAWS6944 Manipulation & Abuse: Global Secur Mkts |
6 | S2 Late IntA |
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| LAWS6956 Personal Property Securities |
6 | Int March |
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| LAWS6963 Regulation and Regulators |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6963 Regulation: Theory and Practice. |
Int May |
| LAWS6962 Regulation of Fin Products and Services |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6962 Retail Financial Services and Products. |
Int October |
| LAWS6247 Securities and Markets Regulation |
6 | A law degree with good background in Australian corporate law This unit replaced LAWS6247 Australian Financial Services Regulation. |
Int January |
| LAWS6957 Shareholders' Remedies |
6 | A presumption of law degree with corporate law knowledge |
Int January |
| LAWS6008 Takeovers and Reconstructions |
6 | A presumption of law degree with corporate law knowledge |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6125 Taxation of Corporate Finance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6844 US Corporate Law |
6 | Int February |
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| LAWS6924 World Trade Organization-Dispute Resolut |
6 | A limited knowledge of law of treaties This unit replaced LAWS6924 Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization. |
Int October |
| LAWS6063 World Trade Organization Law I |
6 | A limited knowledge of law of treaties This unit replaced LAWS6063 International Trade Regulation |
S1 Late IntB |
Course rules
Graduate Diploma in Corporate, Securities and Finance Law
These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.
Course resolutions
1 Course codes
| Code | Course title |
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| JF006 | Graduate Diploma in Corporate, Securities and Finance Law |
2 Attendance pattern
3 Embedded courses in this sequence
(2)
Provided that candidates satisfy the admission requirements for each stage, a candidate may progress to the award of any of the courses in this sequence. Only the longer award completed will be conferred.
4 Admission to candidature
(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria.
(a)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney in commerce, economics, law or other appropriate discipline as determined by the Faculty, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; and the applicant provides evidence of professional experience or of a period of service (normally of several years in duration) which in the opinion of the Dean adequately prepares the applicant to undertake the course of study.
5 Requirements for award
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The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in the table of units of study for the Graduate Diploma in Corporate, Securities and Finance Law. To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Corporate, Securities and Finance Law, a candidate must complete 24 credit points.
6 Course transfer
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A candidate, who has completed the requirements for the graduate diploma but has not had the diploma awarded, may apply for admission to candidature for the master's degree in the embedded sequence with credit for work completed towards the diploma.
7 Transitional provisions
(2)
Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2011 will complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January 2016. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.