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TPB2012-024
Sequence: module A must be attempted before module B.
Prospectus and transparency regulation of securities
The core significance of information in securities regulation
The economic objectives of prospectus and transparency obligations
“Offers of securities to the public”
Prospectus regulation
Transparency obligations regulation
The duty of disclosure in prospectuses
Module C [LWM71C]
Sequence: module A and B must be attempted before module C.
Liability for misstatements in a prospectus
The common law on obligations to make disclosure in prospectuses
The tort of negligence
Negligence and takeovers
Negligence and sales of securities in the after-market
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, s.90
Fraudulent misrepresentation (the tort of deceit)
Module D [LWM71D]
Sequence: module A, B and C must be attempted before module D.
The Listing Rules and the Model Code
The Listing Process
The six Listing Principles
Admission to listing
Maintenance of listing
Discontinuance of listing and censure
Sentencing and penal policy
(not yet available – this course is not expected to be available before 2015) †
Deleted: 2013
Module A [Code not yet available]
Prosecution process †
Aims and objectives of the criminal justice process
Decision to charge or caution
Prosecutorial review
Mode of trial
Module B [Code not yet available]
Sentencing †
Principles of sentencing
Sentencing framework
Custody under the United Kingdom’s Criminal Justice Act 2003
Sentencing reform
Module C [Code not yet available]
Sequence: modules A and B must be attempted before module C
Punishment †
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