Company and Business Law (commercial Law) M - Z

Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: ENRICO MACRI'

Expected Learning Outcomes

1) Knowledge and understanding: this course allows students to learn Company and Business law so they can resolve questions of law interpretation;
2) Applying knowledge and understanding: the student thinks over the legal rules and the correct interpretation of them, so that he is able to know the economic and social function of the relevant body of law;
3) Making judgements: the student can assess practical cases;
4) Communication skills: the student will be able to discuss his thesis with experts;
5) Learning skills: frontal lectures and individual studying allows students to achieve a good level of understanding.

Course Structure

oral lessons at the University. Oral exams

Required Prerequisites

Knowledge of civil law 

Attendance of Lessons

not mandatory, but suggested

Detailed Course Content

The undergraduate course of Company and business law has the following basic contents:
First part (3 CFU)
- The entrepreneur;
- The entrepreneur notion;
- The small entrepreneur, the agricultural entrepreneur, the commercial entrepreneur;
- Legal publications, book-keeping entries and commercial representation;
- Competition;
- Partnerships and companies; Partnerships: the “società semplice”, “the società in nome collettivo”, “the società in accomandita semplice”.
Book title: 
Manuale di diritto commerciale, a cura di CIAN, Giappichelli, last ed. 2021, paragraphs 1, 2, 4, from 6 to 10 and from 35 to 41.

Second Part (3 CFU)

- The company limited by shares; 
- Listed companies and financial markets;
- The limited liability company;
- The “società in accomandita per azioni”;
- Transformations, mergers and demergers of entities;
- Professional organization;
- Cooperative companies;
- Profit sharing agreement;
- Banking contracts;
- Insurance Contracts;
- Corporate Financing. Debt and Equity.
Book title: 
Manuale di diritto commerciale, a cura di CIAN, Giappichelli, last ed., paragraphs from 42 to 70, and 74.

 

Third part (3CFU)
- Judicial liquidation and reorganization of insolvent firms;
Book title:

Manuale di diritto commerciale, a cura di CIAN, Giappichelli, last edition, paragraphs from 22 to 34 and pages XLI to XLIV.

Textbook Information

Manuale di Diritto commerciale, a cura di CIAN, last ed., Giappichelli 

I PARTE (3 CFU) Testo di riferimento: AA.VV., Manuale di Diritto Commerciale, a cura di Cian, §§ 1, 2, 4, §§ da 6 a 10 e §§ da 35 a 41.

II PARTE (3 CFU) Testo di riferimento: AA.VV., Manuale di diritto commerciale, a cura di Cian, §§ da 42 a 70 e § 74.

III PARTE (3 CFU) Testo di riferimento: AA.VV., Manuale di diritto commerciale, a cura di Cian, §§ da 22 a 34 e pp. XLI-XLIV.

Notice

It is expected the knowledge of the relevant legal texts. We recommend an updated legislative collection: eg, DE NOVA, Codice civile e leggi collegate, Zanichelli, latest edition.

Course Planning

 SubjectsText References
1AA.VV., Manuale di diritto commerciale, a cura di M. CIAN, ultima edizione, GiappichelliAA.VV., Manuale di diritto commerciale, a cura di M. CIAN, ultima edizione, Giappichelli

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

oral exams and possibility to divide it in two parts
VERSIONE IN ITALIANO