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Corporate Governance - Law and Theory
Last Updated Date:   8 July 2025


4 Units,  Semester 1

Course Description:
The course examines the law and practice of corporate governance - the system by which companies are managed and controlled. Students will analyse how decision-makers are selected, how power is allocated between them, and how they are held accountable. While the course primarily focuses on legal rules and principles, it incorporates insights from economics, finance, behavioural psychology, and sociology. Taking a jurisdictionally neutral approach, the course explores core governance principles through comparative case studies from UK, European, German, and US law, demonstrating various techniques used to enhance corporate governance across different settings.

Course Convenor: Visiting Jernal Singh Khosa Professor Eva Micheler

Co-teacher(s): NA

Course Codes: LL4523 / LL5523 / LLJ5523 / LL6523

Contact Hours: 9 sessions over 3 weeks: Three 3-hour weekly seminars

Workload: Intensive: Weeks 1 – 3; Dates: 11 – 29 Aug 2025 [Mon: 6.30pm – 9.30pm, Wed: 6.30pm – 9.30pm & Fri: 3pm – 6pm]

Mode of Assessment: Class Participation - 20% & 6-hr Take Home Exam - 80% [Release: Fri, 3 Oct 2025 (3pm); Due: Fri, 3 Oct 2025 (9pm)]

Preclusions: Nil

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent.

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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