Company Law

Recommended Prerequisites

Commercial law of the 1st cycle.

Teaching Methods

Lectures and tutorials, with discussion of written reports submitted by the students.

Learning Outcomes

Acquire in-depth knowledge on important topics of corporate governance.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Thematic framework: corporate governance. 2. Administration board and powers to manage companies. 3. Duties and civil liability of the board members. 4. Legal binding of companies. 5. Transactions between the company and related parties. 6. Liability of dominant company in domination and group relationships. 7. Termination of administration relationship.

Head Lecturer(s)

Jorge Manuel Coutinho Abreu

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Research work: 100.0%

Bibliography

J.M. Coutinho de Abreu, Curso de direito comercial, vol. II – Das sociedades, Almedina, Coimbra, 4ª ed., 2011 (reimpr. 2013, 2014); Governação das sociedades comerciais, Almedina, Coimbra, 2ª ed., 2010; Responsabilidade civil dos administradores de sociedades, Almedina, Coimbra, 2ª ed., 2010; “Negócios entre sociedade e partes relacionadas (administradores, sócios) – Sumário às vezes desenvolvido”, em Estudios de Derecho Mercantil – Libro homenaje al Prof. Dr. h.c. José Antonio Gómez Segade, Marcial Pons, Madrid, 2013, p. 125, e na DSR (Direito das Sociedades em Revista) 9, 2013, p. 13.
Andreas M. Fleckner / Klaus J. Hopt (edited by), Comparative Corporate Governance – A Functional and International Analysis, Cambridge University Press, 2013.