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LAW 3543 - Corporate Gatekeepers: Regulatory Perspectives

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2018

This topic explores the role and contribution of corporate gatekeepers. As the power and complexity of the modern corporation has increased, an intricate web of parties have been charged, to some degree, with keeping a watch on the exercise of corporate power. These parties include both regulators who monitor aspects of corporate activity, and professionals who are called on to advise, or take on specific tasks in the life of the corporation. This course will introduce regulatory theory with its expanded understanding of regulation and regulatory techniques. It will use this perspective to critically evaluate the way these gatekeepers work, and the extent to which the legal and regulatory framework supports or limits their power and effectiveness.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code LAW 3543
    Course Corporate Gatekeepers: Regulatory Perspectives
    Coordinating Unit Adelaide Law School
    Term Semester 2
    Level Undergraduate Law (LLB)
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Contact Up to 3 hours per week
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y
    Prerequisites LAW 2505 or LAW 2598
    Restrictions Available to LLB students only
    Assessment Could include participation, a quiz or quizzes, a mid-semester assignment and a final exam.
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Professor Suzanne Le Mire



    Name: Associate Professor Suzanne Le Mire (course co-ordinator)

    Location: Room 3.28, Ligertwood Building

    Telephone: 8313 0102

    email: suzanne.lemire@adelaide.edu.au   

    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. Identify and explain the role of corporate gatekeepers in addressing the legal and ethical dimensions of real world corporate problems in written and oral work;
    2. Analyse and synthesise research sources, theory, legal and ethical principles, legislation and case law in relation to real life corporate problems in oral and written outcomes;
    3. Report on research findings and conclusions in an academically appropriate style and manner.
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    • acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
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    Critical thinking and problem solving
    • steeped in research methods and rigor
    • based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
    • demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
    1-3
    Teamwork and communication skills
    • developed from, with, and via the SGDE
    • honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
    • encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
    1-3
    Career and leadership readiness
    • technology savvy
    • professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
    • forward thinking and well informed
    • tested and validated by work based experiences
    1-3
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    • open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers
    • able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate
    1-3
  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources
    The Course Materials set for each week (required reading is contained in the reading brick) must be brought to class every week. They will be referred to continuously.

    These resources are available at the ICC, or electronic copies are available via MyUni.

    Recommended Resources
    • Gideon Haigh, Asbestos House (Scribe, Melbourne, 2006)
    • John Coffee Jr, Gatekeepers: The Professions and Corporate Governance (OUP, Oxford, 2006)
    • Jean Jacques du Plessis, Anil Hargovan and Mirko Bagaric, Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance (4th ed, Cambridge 最新糖心Vlog Press, Melbourne, 2017)
    • Micklethwait and Wooldridge, The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea (Modern Library, New York, 2003)
    • John Farrar, Corporate Governance in 最新糖心Vlog and New Zealand, (2nd ed, OUP, Melbourne, 2001)
    • Elizabeth Boros and John Duns,  Corporate Law (2nd ed, OUP, Melbourne, 2010)
    • RP Austin and IM Ramsay, Ford’s Principles of Corporations Law (15th ed, LexisNexis, Chatswood NSW, 2012)
    • Paul Redmond, Companies and Securities Law: Commentary and Materials (5th ed, Lawbook Co, Sydney, 2013)
    • Joan Loughrey, Corporate Lawyers and Corporate Governance (Cambridge 最新糖心Vlog Press, Cambridge, 2011)
      • Matt Peacock, Killer Company: James Hardie Exposed (ABC Books, Pymble, Sydney, 2009)
      • Caroline Overingtion, Kickback: Inside the 最新糖心Vlogn Wheatboard Scandal ((Allen and Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW, 2007)


      Online Learning
      MyUni will be used to post announcements, additional lecture materials (including slides, and where available, recordings of lectures) and announce assignment tasks. It will also contain electronic copies of the Course Profile and Course Materials. â脗聙¨Students are expected to check MyUni regularly to keep up to date with these materials and additional learning resources throughout the course.

      Students should also regularly check their email.

    • Learning & Teaching Activities
      Learning & Teaching Modes
      This course will be taught in a three hour block. This will include some short lectures, but predominantly involve large and small group discussion and activities in which students will be required to discuss, debate and defend their analysis of the relevant material set in the
      course readings. It is absolutely critical that students have undertaken the reading before coming to class each week.

      In the Learning Guide each week there are discussion questions, activities and problems that will be used in class.

      Workload

      The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

      Contact time: three hours/week. This amounts to 36 hours of formal class time across the semester.

      Preparation time: In addition to attending formal classes it is anticipated that students will do substantial independent work to prepare for classes and to complete the course assignments. The 最新糖心Vlog expects full time students (those undertaking 12 units per semester) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies.


      Learning Activities Summary
      Schedule
      Week Topic Assessment
      1 The role of the corporate gatekeeper: a regulatory perspective
      2 Regulatory instruments: Soft law: guidelines and codes of conduct
      3 External gatekeepers: ASIC
      4 External gatekeepers: ASIC and others
      5 Auditors
      6 Institutional Investors
      7 Ratings Agencies
      8 Stock exchanges Portfolio: due Tuesday week 8 at 2 pm
      9 Internal monitors: Directors and Officers
      10 Lawyers
      11 External Administrators
      12 Review week Take home exam: due Wednesday week 13 at 2 pm
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      3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
      4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

      Assessment Summary
      Assessment Task Task Type Due Weighting Learning Outcome Redeemable
      Class Participation Individual

      10% 1-3 No
      Portfolio Individual Portfolio Tuesday Weeek 8 30% (optional) 1-3 Yes
      Final Assignment Individual Monday Week 13
      60-90%
      1-3 No
      Assessment Detail
      Class Participation (10%)
      The rules and expectations for the Class Participation mark will be released and explained in Week 1. Generally, students will be expected to participate in large group discussions, small group discussions, and activelycontribute to a number of small group exercises throughout the course. Students must attend 9/12 classes to pass the class participation.

      Portfolio (30%):
      For this redeemable piece of assessment due in week 8, students select a current or recent topic of interest and collect a portfolio of media commentary about that topic.  The collection will be submitted with a 1500 word paper that responds to the following:

      The gatekeeper has a role in preventing corporate misfeasance. In this case consider the extent to which the gatekeeper has intervened, and the relative success or failure of that intervention in view of the regulatory context within which the gatekeeper is operating. 

      Final Assignment (60% or 90%)
      The take home exam consists of two questions of equal value. One will be an essay-type question and one a legal problem.  They could raise any topic covered in the course. The maximum word count will be 3000 words.

      Submission
      Unless otherwise advised, all assessment must be submitted electronically via Turnitin by the due date. This means that all papers will be electronically checked for plagiarism. 


      Extensions

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      nullified, and the assignment may be penalised. 

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      1.    Late Submission:
      5% of the total mark possible will be deducted for every 24 hours or part thereof that submission is late, including each day on a weekend. For example, an essay that is submitted after the due date and time but within the first 24 hour period, and that has been graded at 63%, will have 5% deducted, for a final grade of 58%. An assignment that is more than 24 hours late will lose 10%, etc. Hard copy submissions made after 5.00pm on a Friday will be assumed to have been submitted on the next business day and will be penalised accordingly. 

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      Assignments which exceed the allocated length (word length ) will be subject to a penalty of 5% of total marks possible per 100 words or part thereof (ie with a word limit of 1,250, an essay graded 63% will have 5% deducted if it is 1,251 words long, for a final grade of 58%, 10% if it is 1,351 words long, etc). Words are calculated including all footnotes and headings within the text but
      excluding cover page information. Quotations and all referencing information
      are included in the word count.

      3.     Failure to lodge a hard copy with a Turnitin receipt will mean that your assignment has not been validly submitted and a special penalty
      of 5% may be applied.

      Course Grading

      Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

      M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
      Grade Mark Description
      FNS   Fail No Submission
      F 1-49 Fail
      P 50-64 Pass
      C 65-74 Credit
      D 75-84 Distinction
      HD 85-100 High Distinction
      CN   Continuing
      NFE   No Formal Examination
      RP   Result Pending

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