LAW5306 Corporate insolvency
Faculty of Law
LAW5306 Corporate insolvency is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5306
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW5306
No unit lists LAW5306 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
For Legal Studies students (L4004, L5004, L6013) you must have completed LAW5000 or LAW5081
and
For Juris Doctor students (L6005), you must have completed 72 points of study.
Overview
This unit provides a thorough study of the law and practice of corporate insolvency. It covers general concepts of corporate insolvency law with particular reference to Australia. Principal topics include: administration and deed of company arrangements; the concept of insolvency; administration and deed of company arrangement; procedures for winding up; assets available for distribution in winding up; proof and ranking of claims in winding up; insolvent trading and director's duty to creditors; voidable transactions; enforcement of security and receivership; and cross-border insolvency.
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for LAW5306.
Assessment
- Research assignmentWritten90%
- Class participationDemonstration10%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to corporate insolvency law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
- 2
Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the impact of insolvency generally on a corporation's rights and liabilities;
- 3
Conduct research in corporate insolvency law based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
- 4
Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to corporate insolvency law together with an understanding of the practical implications of such rules.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
24 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements). Students will be expected to do reading set for class, and to undertake additional research and reading applicable to a 6 credit point unit.
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5306?
LAW5306 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW5306 offered?
LAW5306 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
Does LAW5306 have an exam?
No. LAW5306 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.