Business and Corporate Law
This course aims to provide candidates with an understanding of the general legal framework, and of specific areas of law relating to business, in order to determine whether strategies and the organisation are in compliance with established regulations, recognising the need to seek further specialist legal advice where necessary.
Instructor
John Lotsa
What You'll Learn
Course Curriculum
Sources of Law and the Doctrine of Precedent
This lesson looks at the sources of law in Ghana as set out in Article 11 of ...
The Hierarchical Structure of the Courts
This lesson covers the hierarchical structure of the courts of Ghana, disting...
Alternative Dispute Resolution and Public Sector Entities
This lesson covers alternative dispute resolution mechanisms as alternatives ...
The Nature and Formation of a Contract
This lesson covers the essential elements required for the formation of a val...
Contract Terms, Representations and Exclusion Clauses
This lesson looks at the contents of a contract, distinguishing terms from re...
Vitiating Factors in a Contract
This lesson covers the factors that undermine the validity or enforceability ...
Breach of Contract and Remedies
This lesson covers the meaning and effect of breach of contract and the remed...
Negligence and the Duty of Care
This lesson covers liability in the tort of negligence, focusing on the duty ...
Causation, Defences and Other Torts
This lesson looks at causation and remoteness of damage in negligence, the de...
The Law of Agency – Creation and Fiduciary Duties
This lesson covers the concept of agency, the respective roles of the agent a...
The Law of Agency – Rights, Liabilities and Termination
This lesson covers the rights and obligations of the principal and the agent,...
Sale of Goods
This lesson covers the law governing contracts for the sale of goods in Ghana...
Hire Purchase and Leasing
This lesson covers hire purchase transactions under the Hire-Purchase Act, in...
Negotiable Instruments and Commercial Documents
This lesson covers negotiable instruments and the duties and liabilities of t...
Insurance and Banking Contracts
This lesson covers the nature of insurance contracts and the key insurance la...
The Contract of Employment and the Parties' Rights and Duties
This lesson covers the distinction between a contract of service and a contra...
Termination, Dismissal and Redundancy
This lesson covers the ending of the employment relationship, focusing on unf...
Forms of Business Organisation and Partnerships
This lesson covers the principal forms of business organisation in Ghana and ...
Companies – Types, Formation and Promoters
This lesson covers the types of companies that may be formed under the Compan...
Incorporation – Separate Legal Personality and Statutory Records
This lesson covers the effect of separate legal personality and the veil of i...
Types of Capital – Shares, Debentures and Charges
This lesson covers the different types of capital available to companies, dis...
Shares – Issue, Classes and Class Rights
This lesson covers the procedures for the issue of shares, the different clas...
Capital Maintenance
This lesson covers the doctrine of capital maintenance and its principal appl...
Directors – Appointment, Disqualification and Removal
This lesson covers the ways in which directors are appointed to office, the c...
Powers of the Board and Authority to Bind the Company
This lesson covers the powers of the board of directors and matters relating ...
Directors' Duties, Breach and Minority Protection
This lesson covers the duties that directors owe to their companies and the c...
Company Meetings and Resolutions
This lesson covers the formalities and procedures involved in conducting comp...
Statutory Accounts and Audit
This lesson covers the requirements of the Companies Act in respect of the pr...
Corporate Restructuring – Mergers, Amalgamations, Takeovers and Acquisitions
This lesson covers the laws and procedures governing corporate restructuring,...
Solvent Winding Up and Insolvency Practice
This lesson covers the process by which a solvent company may be wound up and...
Administration and Liquidation
This lesson covers the administration of companies in difficulty, focusing on...
Ethical Principles and Corporate Governance
This lesson covers the application of ethical principles to business problems...
Economic Crime and Criminal Behaviour in Business
This lesson covers the nature of and legal controls over money laundering, ta...
Data Protection and Public Procurement
This lesson covers the purpose and key provisions of the Data Protection Act,...
Natural Justice and Fundamental Human Rights
This lesson covers the rules of natural justice and the fundamental human rig...
Student Feedback
With about 4 years of experience preparing ICAG students for the exams, complemented by about 5 years of hands-on experience in both the private and public sectors in auditing and accounting roles, respectively, I bring both examination expertise and practical, real-world insight to every session. Holding the NTC license as a professional teacher speaks volumes about my pedagogical skills.
John Lotsa
InstructorWith about 4 years of experience preparing ICAG students for the exams, complemented by about 5 years of hands-on experience in both the private and public sectors in auditing and accounting roles, respectively, I bring both examination expertise and practical, real-world insight to every session. Holding the NTC license as a professional teacher speaks volumes about my pedagogical skills.