F4 - Corporate and Business Law - Study Schedule

For all materials please go to the ​F4 Course Page​.

Introduction
This study schedule is designed to be covered within a 3-month period. It is important to consistently study
throughout, and to allow some time at the end for practice and revision.

The LearnSignal F4 - Corporate and Business Law course is broken into 28 videos. This will allow you to absorb the
information in digestible bite-size topics. It will also allow you easily find a topic for revision later on. Each video is
followed by a set of multiple choice questions, to help you immediately assess if you grasped the topic covered.

The course is broken out into the 8 main sections of the syllabus, with a Mock Exam available at the end for you to
sit, submit and have corrected.

Syllabus - Main Sections

A Essential elements of the legal system 
 
B The law of obligations 
 
C Employment law 
 
D The formation and constitution of business organisations 
 
E Capital and the financing of companies 
 
F Management, administration and the regulation of companies 
 
G Insolvency law 
 
H Corporate fraudulent and criminal behaviour 
 
Study Schedule

The course is broken into 8 weeks of study, allowing two weeks at the end for practice and revision. Throughout you should be
practicing the MCQs and reading over the notes. The topics listed below in each week are a video and set of MCQs.

Week 1
- Section A - Essential Elements of the Legal System
- Law and the Legal System - Part 1
- Law and the Legal System - Part 2
- Courts - Part 1
- Courts - Part 2
- Courts - Part 3

Week 2
- Section B​ - ​The Law of Obligations
- Formation of Contract
- Doctrine of Privity
- Breach of Contract and Remedies
- Contents of Contract

Week 3
- Section B​ - ​The Law of Obligations
- The Law of Torts and Professional Negligence - Part 1
- The Law of Torts and Professional Negligence - Part 2
- Consideration

Week 4
- Section C​ ​- Employment Law
- Contract of Employment
- Dismissal and Redundancy - Part 1
- Dismissal and Redundancy - Part 2

Week 5
- Section D​ - ​The Formation and Constitution of Business Organisations
- Agency Law
- Partnerships
- Corporations and Legal Personality
- The Formation and Constitution of a Company - Part 1
- The Formation and Constitution of a Company - Part 2

Week 6
- Section E - Capital and the Financing of Companies
- Capital Maintenance and Dividend Law
- Company Directors
- Other Company Officers
Week 7
- Section F​ ​- Management, Regulation and Administration of Companies
- Company Meetings and Resolutions
- Section G - Insolvency Law
- Insolvency and Administration - Part 1
- Insolvency and Administration - Part 2

Week 8
- Section H - Corporate Fraudulent and Criminal Behaviour
- Fraudulent and Criminal Behaviour
- Corporate Fraudulent and Criminal Behaviour 

Week 9 - Revision Week 1

The first thing to now do is complete our Mock Exam, this will give us feedback within a few days as to our level of
understanding. Whilst waiting we will be revising the Section A, Section B and Section C of the syllabus, as these are the largest
part of the course.
- Mock Exam - completed and submitted
- A - Essential elements of the legal system
- B - The law of obligations
- C - Employment law

Week 10 - Revision Week 2

With the result of our Mock Exam returned we will review the results for useful feedback on our level of preparedness and then
complete your revision of the rest of the syllabus.
- D - The formation and constitution of business organisations
- E - Capital and the financing of companies
- F - Management, administration and the regulation of companies
- G - Insolvency law
- H - Corporate fraudulent and criminal behaviour

During the last two weeks we should plan our exam, be familiar with the length of the exam, and remember the amount of time
that we should allocate to each question. Mental preparation and time management are critical to successfully passing the
exam.

Finally, best of luck.