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and the laws regulating instruments of finance and to develop a capacity to critically evaluate
the various types of financial transactions and to apply those principles to hypothetical
scenarios particularly within Hong Kong.

LAW 314 Commercial Dispute Resolution
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course aims to provide an understanding of the various forms of commercial dispute
resolution, in particular mediation and arbitration, from both a theoretical and practical
perspective, and to critically examine the operation and effectiveness of those mechanisms for
the resolution of commercial disputes. The course also aims to provide students with practical
experience in mediating disputes.

LAW 315 Commercial Law
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course aims to build an understanding of a range of principles of commercial law
(including those pertaining to personal property, the sale of goods, agency, consumer
protection, insurance, and international trade), to then allow the students to develop practical
skills in relation to commercial law. Students will develop their capacity to analyse an existing
contract, to turn commercial negotiation points into contract clauses, and to analyse
commercial law documents (such as contracts and cases) in the context of the evolution of
commercial law in Hong Kong and internationally.

LAW 316 Law of Commercial Crimes
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course aims to provide an understanding of the substantive and procedural aspects
of corporate criminal liability and to develop a capacity to critically evaluate the relevant
principles and to apply those principles to hypothetical scenarios. The course also aims to
provide an in-depth understanding of the common substantive offences with certain complexity.

LAW 320 Corporate Secretaryship
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to develop an understanding of the skills involved in taking overall
responsibility for the corporate secretarial function in small, medium and large organizations,
and listed companies. The practice of corporate secretaryship in this course extends to both
the strategic and functional contexts in advising the Board and leading teams in secretarial best
practice (whilst ensuring compliance with laws and regulations of Hong Kong, particularly: the
Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622), the Hong Kong Listing Rules, the Securities and Futures
Ordinance and the Hong Kong Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs) and
in establishing efficient internal communication of Board’s decisions and external reporting. A
further aim of this course is to develop analytical skills which will enable students to apply the
law to solve basic legal problems that may arise in Hong Kong.

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