Universität Wien

040104 UK Law of Corporate Groups (2024W)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

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Moodle

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Details

max. 50 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Klausuren:
09.12.2024 16:45-18:15 HS 15
16.12.2024 16:45-18:15 HS 15

  • Monday 04.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 11.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 18.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 25.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 02.12. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 09.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 16.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course provides students with an overview of the legal principles relevant to a corporate group and deals with specific problems raised by corporate mergers from a legal point of view. In particular, questions are asked about the permissibility and the legal prerequisites for the formation of certain mergers, about the effects of a group on the constitution of the companies involved in it, about necessary legal precautions for the protection of (minority) shareholders, creditors and investors as well as about participation rights of the employees working in a group. Starting with a presentation of the various group definitions and concepts in Austrian law, the fundamentals of group formation and special aspects of the conclusion of inter-company agreements are discussed. Following on from this, practical issues such as group-specific features of corporate organisation, the role of corporate bodies in a group, questions of liability and legal enforcement in a group as well as labour law aspects of group law are dealt with.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students can achieve a total of 40 points in the course: 36 points are awarded in the two written examinations, 4 points can be achieved through participation in the course units. Exam: Written exams with open questions, duration 45 minutes.
Grading scale for the course: from 21 points grade 4, from 26 points grade 3, from 31 points grade 2, from 36 points grade 1.

The use of an annotated legal text or labeled post-its in face-to-face examinations is not permitted. Information on the use of unauthorized aids can also be found at https://privatrecht.univie.ac.at/service-news/schummeln/.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students can achieve a total of 40 points in the course: 36 points are awarded in the two examinations , 4 points can be obtained through participation in the course units. Examination: written examinations with open questions; duration 45 minutes each.
- Grade key for the course: from 21 points grade 4, from 26 points grade 3, from 31 points grade 2, from 36 points grade 1.
Information on the use of unauthorised aids can also be found at https://privatrecht.univie.ac.at/service-news/schummeln/.

Examination topics

At the beginning of the course, the students are precisely informed of the specific teaching materials to be used for learning the teaching matter: These are course scripts, textbooks and codes as well as slides (PP presentation), which are made available online via the Moodle platform.

Reading list

Knauder/Ruhm/Sima, Konzernrecht (2. Auflage), 2010 (Skriptum LexisNexis)
Kodex Unternehmensrecht (in aktueller Auflage)
Vertiefende Literatur:
• Haberer/Krejci (Hrsg), Konzernrecht (2016)
• Knauder, Grundfragen zum Konzernrecht, in Ruhm/Kerbl/Bernwieser (Hrsg), Der Konzern im Gesellschafts- und Steuerrecht (2021)
• Knauder/Sima, Konzernrecht, in Hausmaninger/Gratzl/Justich (Hrsg), Handbuch zur Aktiengesellschaft (2. Auflage, 2017)

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