BUSINESS AND LABOUR LAW MOD.1

The Business Law module is part of the Business and Labour Law course and is included in the Bachelor's Degree Programme in Business Administration and Management.
The module aims to provide students with a solid knowledge and understanding of the fundamental aspects of Corporate Law through the use of a functional and international approach. The programme mainly focuses on the common legal structure of corporations and on topics concerning agency problems, fundamental changes, related party transactions, control transactions and primary aspects of Capital Market Law.
In particular, students will be provided with an in-depth description of the main legal factors affecting corporates, their organisation and regulatory solutions to ensure their efficient management.

The Business Law module aims to achieve the following objectives:
1. Knowledge and understanding: the student will acquire the knowledge of the main characteristics of corporations, the system of legal sources of Corporate Law and the ability to understand the main legal issues concerning corporations and the various regulatory strategies aimed at their solution.
2. Applied knowledge and comprehension skills: the student will acquire the ability to identify and analyse the main controversial aspects of corporate law, as well as to recognise the regulatory strategies applied by Corporate Law sources in different jurisdictions, including by analysing the case law.
3. Evaluation: the student shall develop his/her analysis and judgement skills on Corporate Law, with regard to the ratio and to the interests that are brought into consideration by the regulations of different jurisdictions.
4. Communication skills: the student shall acquire the ability to use the lexicon of Business Law in speaking and writing expressions.
5. Learning skills: the course will provide students with the ability to use a cross-disciplinary and functional method of studying legal issues.

Mandatory priority Exam: Introduction to Law - https://www.unive.it/web/en/12446/exams

- Introduction to Business Law;
- common basic legal characteristic of the corporations;
- sources of Corporate Law, legal rules vs. contract rules;
- agency problems and legal strategies:
- firm's owners vs. managers;
- majority shareholders vs. minority shareholders;
- firms vs. stakeholders;
- related-party transactions;
- fundamental changes;
- control transactions;
- Corporate Law and Securities Market Law.

Kraakman et al., The Anatomy of Corporate Law, Oxford, OUP, 2017(Third Edition).
Other materials, articles, working papers will be indicated by the teacher during the course and uploaded in the Moodle page of the course, together with the slides that will be used during the lectures.

The exam consists of 14 multiple-choice questions and and one open-ended question.
In the multiple-choice questions for each correct answer will be given 2 points, a penalty of 0.5 point will be applied for incorrect answer and the lack of answer will get no point.
The maximum score for the open-ended question is 5 points.
The grade of 30 cum laude is achieved when the score obtained is 33 points.

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Grading parameters (criteria for assigning grades):
A. Scores in the 18-22 range will be assigned in the presence of:
- Sufficient knowledge and understanding of the course program;
- Limited ability to apply knowledge and formulate independent judgments;
- Sufficient ability to communicate using the appropriate technical language of the subject.
B. Scores in the 23-26 range will be assigned in the presence of:
- Fair knowledge and understanding of the course program;
- Fair ability to apply knowledge and formulate independent judgments;
- Fair ability to communicate using the appropriate technical language of the subject.
C. Scores in the 27-30 range will be assigned in the presence of:
- Good to excellent knowledge and understanding of the course program;
- Good to excellent ability to apply knowledge and formulate independent judgments;
- Good to excellent ability to communicate using the appropriate technical language of the subject.
D. Honors will be awarded in the presence of outstanding knowledge and applied understanding of the program and excellent judgment and communication skills.

Frontal lectures.
Use of slides to support the lecture uploaded on the course Moodle page.
Analysis of case studies used as additional teaching material.

The materials of the course and every additional information will be available on the e-learning platform (Moodle). The students can log in with their personal credentials at moodle.unive.it

Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
Accommodation and support services for students with disabilities and students with specific learning impairments.
Ca' Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support services and accommodation available to students with disabilities. This includes students with mobility, visual, hearing and other disabilities (Law 17/1999), and specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010). If you have a disability or impairment that requires accommodations (i.e., alternate testing, readers, note takers or interpreters) please contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices in Student Services: disabilita@unive.it.