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PAPER 42. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY1. Introduction: nature and objectives of intellectual property, and its justifications. International relations.2. Copyright: types of copyright, authorship and ownership, originality, scope of economic rights and exceptions, moralrights (excluding droit de suite and performers’ rights), remedies. Copyright and digital technology (includingcomputer programs and databases in outline only).3. Confidential information (including trade secrets and private information): legal basis; requirements for protection;exceptions (focusing on fair dealing, public interest, and incidental inclusion); remedies.4. Rights in trade marks and names: Protection at common law: passing off (including personality and charactermerchandising, extended passing off). Registrability, loss of rights, scope of protection. Remedies.5. Patents: Scope and objectives. Validity, infringement, ownership and dealing. Impact of biotechnology.READINGGeneral texts:Bently and Sherman, Intellectual Property Law (3rd ed 2008)Aplin and Davis, Intellectual Property Law: Text, Cases and Materials (2009)Cornish and Llewellyn, Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyright, Trade Marks and Allied Rights (7th ed 2010)Davis, Introduction to Intellectual Property (3rd ed 2008)Holyoak and Torremans, Intellectual Property Law (5th ed 2008)MacQueen et al, Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008)Cases and Statutes:Cornish, Materials on Intellectual Property (5th ed 2006)Blackstone’s Statutes on Intellectual Property (latest ed)PAPER 43. COMPANY LAW1. Legal structures for business. Forms of business association contrasted; advantages and disadvantages ofincorporation; ‘public’/’private’ companies; corporate personality.2. ‘Lifting the corporate veil’, with special emphasis on (i) abuse of limited liability (ii) corporate groups.3. The company’s constitution. Section 33 contract; amendment of articles; shareholders’ agreements.4. Management. The company’s officers and organs; division of power between board and general meeting; residualpowers of general meeting; general meetings and resolutions; board meetings; legal rules governing theenforceability of transactions with companies.5. Directors. Appointment and tenure; executive and non-executive directors; remuneration; duties.6. Principle of majority rule and protection of minorities at common law and under statute.56
7. Capital, class rights and creditor protection. Rules governing raising and maintenance of capital and dissipation ofcorporate assets; alteration of rights attaching to shares; adjustment of prior transactions as part of insolvencyproceedings; fraudulent and wrongful trading and misfeasance.Questions will not be set specifically on the following topics but students will benefit from a general knowledge of them:history of companies, types of business associations other than companies, international aspects of company law,theories of corporate personality, pre-incorporation contracts; mens rea of companies, promoters, transfer of shares,certification of transfers and equitable interests in shares, taxation, foreign companies, marketing of securities, corporatesecurities regulation, procedural aspects and formalities of liquidation, administration and receivership.READINGIntroductory:Davies, Introduction to Company Law (chapters 1, 2)Main Textbook:Davies and Gower, The Principles of Modern Company Law (8th ed)Statutes:Blackstone’s Statutes on Company Law (latest ed)Butterworths’ Company Law Handbook (latest ed)Palgrave Macmillan, Core Statutes on Company Law (latest ed)Routledge, Company Law Statutes (latest ed)Casebook:Sealy and Worthington, Cases and Materials on Company Law (8th ed)For Reference:Arden and Prentice, Buckley on the Companies Acts (loose-leaf)Birds et al, Boyle and Birds’ Company Law (7th ed)Davies, Introduction to Company LawFerran, Principles of Corporate Finance LawHannigan, Company Law (2nd ed)Kershaw, Company Law in Context: Text and MaterialsLord Millett et al, Gore-Browne on Companies (loose-leaf)Lowry and Dignam, Company Law (5th ed)Lowry and Reisberg, Pettet’s Company Law (3rd ed)Morse et al, Palmer’s Company Law (loose-leaf)PAPER 44. ASPECTS OF OBLIGATIONS1. Concurrent liability in contract, tort and unjust enrichment.57
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