Company Law BBAL401 Term 1, 2018 Company law Group Assignment and - PDF document

Company Law – BBAL401 Term 1, 2018 Company law Group Assignment and Presentation Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this assignment, students will be able to:  Recognise the laws relating to companies in Australia; and  Examine the duties, rights and responsibilities of company officers Due date: Week 6.1 1. Form a group of 2 students. 2. A case below will be allocated to you. You must then  Research and study the case.  Prepare a power point presentation (see below for PPT instructions)  You must also submit a fully written assessment of the case submitted via turn-it-in. 3. The length of the written assignment is to be approximately 1500-2000 Words. (Each member of the group must write 750-1000 words). 4. The written assignment and presentation slides must be in the IRAC method. Maximum 8 slides with around three short points per slide. 5. Each member of the group is to present two parts of the IRAC method (I= issues and facts; Relevant laws and principles; A= Arguments of the parties and analysis, C= conclusion and court outcome). 6. The task is worth a total of 40% of your final marks. (20% written assessment + 20% class presentation)

Power Point Presentation: Your presentation guidelines-  No more than 8 slides  Be appropriately referenced  No more than 10 minutes in duration  Do not read your presentation. You are being marked on content, as much as presentation style  A hard copy for the PP must be handed to the lecturer at the beginning of your presentation for marking purposes Group topics Group 1 – Lee v Lee’s Air Farming Ltd (1961) AC 12 Group 2 – Macuara v Northern Assurance (1925) AC 619 Group 3 – Guildford Motor Co Ltd v Horne (1933) Ch 935 Group 4 – Hickman v Kent or Romney Marsh Sheep Breeders’ Association (1915) 1 Ch 881 Group 5 – Eley v Positive Government Security Life Assurance Co Ltd (1875) 1 Ex D 88 Group 6 – Parke v Daily News Ltd (1962) Ch 927 Group 7 – Darvall v North Sydney Brick & Tile Co Ltd (1988) 6 ACLC 154 Group 8 - Vines v ASIC (2006) Group 9 - ASIC v Adler (2002) Group 10 – Furs v Tomkins (1936) 54 CLR 583 Group 11 - ASIC v Rich (2003) Group 12 – Canadian Aero Services v O’Malley (1973) 40 DLR (3 rd ) 371 Group 13 – Cooks v Deeks (1916) 1 AC 554 Group 14 - ASIC v Vizard (2005) FCA 1037 Group 15 – Daniels v Anderson (1995) 13 ACLC 614 Group 16 - Gambotto v WCP Ltd (1995) Group 17 - Northside Developments Pty Ltd v Registrar-General (1990) Group 18 – Briggs v James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd (1989) 7 ACLC 841 (If there are more than 18 groups, begin allocation of the cases again from the top ie: Group 1 (B), Group 2 (B), Group 3 (B), ect. 2

Group presentation and assignment Assessment and Feedback Form Group Members _____________________________________________________________ Term/Date: Group oral /20 presentation and visual slides (Colour, font, design, pictures, graphs, spelling, grammar, punctuation etc) (Vocal abilities, eye contact, body language, knowledge of the topic, cohesion of the material ) Written Assignment: /10  Identify the facts of the case  Explain the relevant law relating to the case  Discuss the legal arguments raised by the parties in case  Summarise the judgement of the case.  llustration the role, purpose and scope of the case in today’s Corporations Law. Written Assignment: /10  Grammar  Spelling  Referencing  Language  Structure SUBJECT TOTAL /40 3

Criteria High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass Fail 80% - 70%- 79% 60-69% 50-59% 0-49% Group oral At all times: At all times: Most of the times: Some of the times: At no times: 1. the group was 1. the group was 1. the group was 1. the group was 1. the group was presentation and cohesive and cohesive and cohesive and cohesive and cohesive and visual slides courteous; courteous; courteous; courteous; courteous; 2. the oral 2. the oral 2. the oral 2. the oral 2. the oral presentations were presentations were presentations were presentations were presentations were clear and clear and clear and clear and clear and understandable; understandable; understandable; understandable; understandable; 3. the oral 3. the oral 3. the oral 3. the oral 3. the oral presentations were presentations were presentations were presentations were presentations were accurate or precise in accurate or precise in accurate or precise in accurate or precise in accurate or precise in relation to the details relation to the details relation to the details relation to the details relation to the details of the case; of the case; and of the case; and of the case; and of the case; and engaging; 4. the presentation 4. the presentation 4. the presentation 4. the presentation 4. the presentation slides were logical and slides were logical slides were logical slides were logical slides were logical and structured. and structured. and structured. and structured. structured; and 5. the oral presentations were interesting and engaging. All of the facts are All of the facts are All of the relevant Some of the facts The facts are not Written clearly and clearly and law is clearly and are clearly and clearly or Assignment: accurately detailed. accurately outlined. accurately detailed accurately accurately outlined Identify the facts with reference to summarised. in brief. cases with similar of the case facts. All of the relevant All of the relevant Most of the relevant Some of the The relevant law is Written law is clearly and law is clearly and law is clearly and relevant law is not clearly or Assignment: accurately detailed. accurately outlined. accurately detailed, accurately clearly and Explain the and the Act and summarised. accurately outlined related cases are in brief. relevant law referenced and relating to the discussed. case All the legal All the legal Most of legal Some of the legal The legal Written arguments are arguments are arguments are arguments are arguments are Assignment: clearly and clearly and clearly and clearly and clearly or Discuss the legal accurately detailed, accurately detailed. accurately accurately outlined accurately outlined. and there is a summarised. in brief. arguments synthesis with the raised by the relevant law. parties in case The decision of the The decision of the The decision of the The decision of the Written The decision of the judge is accurately judge is accurately judge is accurately judge is inaccurate judge is accurately Assignment: detailed with summarised in outlined in brief. or incomplete. detailed. Summarise the summary format. reference to any dissenting judgement of the judgements or case precedents. The role, purpose, and The role, purpose, and The role, purpose, The role, purpose, The role, purpose, Written scope of the court or scope of the court or and scope of the and scope of the and scope of the Assignment: tribunal were perfectly tribunal were perfectly court or tribunal court or tribunal court or tribunal Illustrate the clear, logical, clear, logical, were very clear, were fairly clear, were absent. formatted, and formatted, and logical, formatted, logical, formatted, role, purpose grammatically correct. grammatically correct. and grammatically and grammatically and scope of the correct. correct. relevant court, or tribunal. ASSESSMENT TOTAL SUBJECT TOTAL