Australian company law
Company Law 266 Assignment 2: Option 3 © Curtin Business School 1/2 1/2
Company Law 266
Assignment Two
Option 3: Directors Duties
Trimester 3A 2013
Due Date: 13th January, 5:00 PM WST
Assignment Criteria This assessment aims to address the following unit learning outcomes: 1. Explain, analyse and apply basic legal concepts and principles relating to company law. 2. Apply appropriate research techniques to select, evaluate and use information from
primary and secondary sources to make informed judgments about legal issues. 3. Write well‐structured documents relevant to company law using appropriate language
and styles. The following are the assessment criteria for this assignment: 1. Relevant legal concepts and principles of company law are identified, clearly explained
and correctly applied. 2. Appropriate and relevant primary and secondary sources are used. 3. Answers are logical and coherent using appropriate and accurate language. 4. Answers are fully and accurately referenced.
Assignment Task Question
Alpine Wines Ltd operates various wine retail shops in Victoria. It has four directors and no constitution. The four directors are Emily, Andrew, Mary and Charles. One of the directors Charles is aware that the company needs to lease a new retail shop and has offered Alpine Wines Ltd a building owned by Olivia Sweet, his mother. At the next directors' meeting the board is to consider the renting of Olivia Sweet’s warehouse. Emily will be in France attending the cheese festival and will miss the directors’ meeting. Emily is hoping to promote Alpine Wines to go with the cheeses at the festival. Describe in detail how the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and case law requires Charles and the other directors of Alpine Wines Ltd to deal with the leasing of the new retail shop at the board meeting or at any subsequent meeting.
[30 marks: 2,500 words]
Company Law 266 Assignment 2: Option 3 © Curtin Business School 2/2 2/2
Guidance Notes on Completing and Submitting the Assignment Please read the information below very carefully. Answering the Questions
Use the 4 step method to answer the question. The answers must not exceed the number of words that are indicated for the question.
You will not be penalised for exceeding the word limit but excess words will not necessarily be marked.
The word limit is generous and is stated for a reason. The word limit indicates the scope and extent of the answer. There is no need to write more than is required. The skill is to write clear, concise and direct answers. This may require writing several drafts before the final assignment is submitted. Answers that exceed the word limit usually include information that is not relevant to the question. When you use case law you do not need to give details on the facts of the case ‐ rather identify, explain and apply the legal issue/s and general principle of law from the case.
The maximum number of words includes the in‐text references. Referencing
The assignment must be fully and accurately referenced. You need to reference your assignment to avoid plagiarism (http://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/students/). If the assignment or parts of the assignment are not referenced it will not be marked.
When you refer to legislation you must refer to relevant sections and provide the full reference. For example: A company is a separate legal entity (s 119, Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)).
You must provide a full bibliography (reference list) at the end of the assignment. You may not use Wikipedia or similar websites or the lecture slides as a reference. Please refer to the Curtin library website for information on referencing. There is also an
excellent iTutorial that you can watch that gives examples of how to reference: http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/content.php?pid=141214&sid=1335432
Electronic Submission The instructions for submitting the assignment electronically via Blackboard are posted on Blackboard under the link on Assessments. Please note that no late assignments will be accepted. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that the assignment is submitted on time. Please note that the Blackboard system operates on Western Standard Time so it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that the different time zones are taken into consideration. Please read the Unit Outline on assessments for this unit and note that there is no extension for this assignment.