Corporate Law

Learning Results

To master the fundamental concepts of the legal issues related with corporate reality, as well as with the respective legal regime. To know the main doctrinal and case law issues in an economical and social area in permanent change. To distinguish accurately the different legal institutes which, together, make up this
subarea of Law.

Program

1.The Commercial partnerships
2.The partnership agreement 2.1.Capacity 2.2Business legitimation 2.3Consent 2.4Object 2.5Cause 2.6Form 2.7Partnership agreement defect 2.8Social contract change 2.9Contracts related with the partnership agreement 3.The partnership as corporate body 3.1CP Legal entity 3.2.CP legal capacity 3.3.Partnerships patrimonial autonomy 3.4.Disregard of the legal entity 3.5.Patrimony and stated capital 3.6.social participation: rights and  duties of the members 3.7.The social participation as an object of rights 3.8.Governing bodies: species and holders 3.9.Management and representation body 3.10. Supervisory bodies 3.11. General Assembly 3.12 Responsibility of the governing bodies’ members 3.13 Annual check of the partnership position 3.14 Company decisions 3.15 Partnerships changes 3.16 Partnerships merger 3.17Partnerships spin-off 3.18.Partnerships extension 3.19. Partnerships dissolution 3.20. Affiliated partnerships 3.21 European partnerships 3.22.Cooperatives 

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

CORREIA, A. FERRER, Lições de Direito Comercial, vol. I, Coimbra, 1973.
CORREIA, Miguel PUPO, Direito Comercial, 8a Edição revista e actualizada, Lisboa, EDIFORUM, 2003.
BERCOVITZ RODRÍGUEZ CANO, Alberto, Apuntes de Derecho Mercantil, Tercera Edición, Navarra, Aranzadi,
2002.