FACULTY OF LAW

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

KELANTAN
SCHEME OF WORK: JUN - SEPTEMBER 2012
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Diploma of Accountancy
Puan Liziana Kamarul Zaman
Introduction to Partnership and Company Law
Law 346
CA 328
019-9274430 (Hp)

COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this paper, a student should be able to:

Understand the matters relating to formation of partnership and company.

Understand the principal areas of law and regulation affecting a company and
partnership business.

Apply the conceptual knowledge to real life problems.

LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of this course, students should be able to:

Understand the matters relating to formation of partnership and company.

Understand the principal areas of law and regulation affecting a company and
partnership business.

Apply the conceptual knowledge to real life problems.

COURSE ASSESSMENT
Final examination
: 60%
First Test
: 10%
Second Test
: 10%
Assignment/Group Presentation
: 10%
Quizzes
/Projects
: 10%
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TOTAL
: 100%

Week

Hours

Topics

Ref./Activity/
Exercise

PARTNERSHIP LAW
WEEK 1
(10 15 June
2012)

4
hours

Introduction to Business Organization

Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
Company

Group Project
1

WEEK 2
(17 21 June
2012)

4
hours

Partnership
Introduction
Nature of partnership
Formation of partnership
Situation which are not partnership
Types of partner

Quiz 1 (I-Learn)

WEEK 3
(24 28 June
2012)

4
hours

Formation of partnership
Relation between partners & outsiders (sect
7,8,9,10)
Liability of partners

WEEK 4
(30 5 Jul 2012)

4
hours

Relation between partners & partner

Right of partners
Duties of partners
Dissolution of partnership

Assignment

COMPANY LAW
WEEK 5
(8 12 Jul 2012)

4
hours

Company law
Nature & formation of company law
Registration of company
TEST 1

WEEK 6
(15 19 Jul 2012)

4
hours

Types of Company
Effect of Incorporation
Separate Legal Entity

WEEK 7
(22 26 Jul 2012)

4
hours

Exception to the Doctrine of Separate legal Entity

Lifting The Corporate Veil

WEEK 8
(29 2 August
2012)

4
hours

Company constitution
Memorandum of Association (MOA) and the
Corporate Capacity

Group Project
2

Submit
Assignment

Week

Hours

Topics

Corporate Capacity and the Ultra Vires Doctrine

Alteration of MOA
Article Of Association (AOA)
Alteration of AOA
Effect of MOA and AOA

WEEK 9
(5 9 August
2012)

4
hours

WEEK 10
(12 16 August
2012)

4
hours

Promotion and Pre-Incorporation Contracts

Promotion
Pre-incorporation contracts

4
hours

MID SEM BREAK & HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI

4
hours

Management of companies
Directors
Appointment and termination of office
Duties of Directors

(18 25 August
2012)
WEEK 11
(26 30 August
2012)

Ref./Activity/
Exercise

Quiz 2

Group Project
3

TEST 2
WEEK 12
(2 6 August
2012)

4
hours

Company secretary
Appointment
Duties and Responsible

WEEK 13
(9 13 August
2012)

4
hours

Auditors
Appointment and termination of Office
Rights and Duties of auditor

WEEK 14
(17 20 August
2012)

REVISION

Quiz 3