Company law

The unit will focus on the law relating to corporations in Malaysia. It will begin with the concept of corporate legal identity and the consequences. The unit will also explore the various types of corporations that can be formed and requirements to do so. The unit will emphasise the rules relating to share and loan capital. Essentially, the unit will focus on directors' duties and the need for the directors to be independent of majority shareholders. The unit will also include the significance of the role of auditors as an independent person to keep a check on the company’s accounts. The unit will also include the disclosure obligations of companies and how these rules are currently enforced. The unit will finally examine the rules governing company meetings, corporate rescue mechanisms and liquidation. Equal importance is also placed on the rights of minority shareholders as against any wrongdoings that may occur in a company which may be committed by majority shareholders or directors.