Slide Set 1

Company and Securities Law in Australia Company and Securities Law in Australia and New Zealand

University of Houston Law CenterJanuary 2011y

IntroductionIntroduction

Company and Securities Law in Australia and New Zealand

Professor Gordon Walker

Overview

• Course Outline– Lecture Times– Prescribed Readings– Assessment (Take Home Exam)

• Introduction to Company and Securities Law in Australia and New Zealand.

• Administrative Tasks.• Career opportunities in the subject area.pp j

Your Interest in Company and Securities Law in Australia and New Zealandin Australia and New Zealand

• What do you want to get out of this course?• Tell me about yourself.

Main Themes

• Theme One: The influence of UK company law in the Southern Hemisphere.p

• Theme Two: Australia and NZ company and Theme Two: Australia and NZ company and securities law.

• Theme Three: Using the law to plan transactions.

Maps

• Refer to your course outline for copies of the following maps.g p

• The maps are there to help you understand the • The maps are there to help you understand the reception of English law.

Next Topicp• Types of Companies in Australia and New Zealand• Read the Course Outline.• Familiarise yourself with the Prescribed ReadingsFamiliarise yourself with the Prescribed Readings• Read the required Readings.

See you next time• See you next time.