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LAWS6318: Corporate Innovation and Regulation
2025 unit information
This unit will cover recent developments in innovation and the law, including disruptive technology and new business models in a range of contexts including the sharing economy, fintech, and more. The unit will also consider the role of trust, the increasing importance of politics in corporate governance, and a range of new global public law issues that have affected the role of the corporation, and the impact of technology, in society. As well as discussing cutting-edge developments in innovation, the unit will discuss challenges for the regulator in staying abreast and ahead of these fast moving changes in society. Refer to the Sydney Law School timetable - https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-lecture-timetable
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney Law School
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. identify and discuss how law and regulation adapt and respond to technological innovation
- LO2. critically evaluate different regulatory approaches to dealing with novel business models based on technological innovations
- LO3. critically assess the role of corporate law and corporate regulation in facilitating new and emerging businesses centred on technological innovation
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Intensive August - September 2025
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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