Teaching Methodologies
The teaching/learning methodology is based on the presentation of topics by the teacher and comments, asking questions and resolving practical cases, as well as analysis of jurisprudential issues by the students.
Learning Results
After studying the “Company and Labor Law” course, students should be able to master the fundamental concepts, as well as understand the main doctrinal and jurisprudential issues, inherent to the following legal realities:
1. Fundamental notions of Law
2. General notions of Civil Law and the Law of Obligations
3. Commercial Law
3.1. Origin, evolution and sources of Commercial Law
3.2. The sole trader (distinction from the individual entrepreneur)
3.3. The commercial company
3.4. The commercial establishment
3.5. Commercial contracts
4. General notions of Labor Law
Program
1. Fundamental notions of Law
2. General notions of Civil Law and Obligations
2.1. Generalities
2.2. The contract
3. Commercial Law
3.1. Origin, evolution and sources of Commercial Law
3.2. The sole trader (distinction from the individual entrepreneur)
3.3. The commercial company
a) Notion
b) Types of commercial companies
c) Constitution of commercial companies – form and formalities
d) Share capital and equity
e) Corporate bodies: management, deliberation and supervision
f) Annual assessment of the company’s situation
g) Coalitions and groups of companies (account consolidation)
h) Transformation, merger and division of commercial companies
i) Dissolution and liquidation of commercial companies
3.4. The Commercial Establishment
a) Concept
b) Transfer and transfer of exploitation
c) Protection of competition
d) Industrial property rights
e) Insolvency
3.5. Commercial contracts
4. Labor Law
4.1. Generalities
4.2. Sources of labor law, especially the employment contract
4.3. Rights and obligations of the parties
4.4. Suspension and termination of the employment contract
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
Bibliografia essencial:
RAMIREZ, Paulo, Direito Comercial, 4ª edição, Coimbra, Almedina, 2023.
Bibliografia complementar:
ABREU, Jorge Manuel Coutinho de, Da Empresarialidade, As Empresas no Direito, Coleção Teses, Almedina,
Coimbra, 1996.
ALBALADEJO, Manuel, Derecho civil, II, Derecho de obligaciones, 14ª edición, Madrid, Edisofer, 2011.
ALMEIDA, António Pereira de, “Estrutura Organizatória das Sociedades”, in Problemas do Direito das
Sociedades, op. col., Almedina, Coimbra, 2003, págs. 95 e ss.
BERCOVITZ RODRGUEZ-CANO, Alberto, Apuntes de Derecho Mercantil, 16ª Ed., Aranzadi, 2015.
CUNHA, Paulo Olavo, Direito das Sociedades Comerciais, 7ª edição, Almedina, Coimbra, 2019.