Not available in 2024/25
LL4F4 Half Unit
Takeover Regulation in the UK and the US
This information is for the 2024/25 session.
Teacher responsible
Prof. David Kershaw
Availability
This course is available on the LLM (extended part-time), LLM (full-time) and University of Pennsylvania Law School LLM Visiting Students. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
This course is capped at 90 students. Students must apply through Graduate Course Choice on 杏吧论坛forYou.
Course content
This course will look at the regulation of the market for corporate control in the United Kingdom and the United States. The course focuses in particular on the regulation of the bid process and takeover defence regulation in the UK and the US. For a full topic and reading list, see the Moodle web site.
Teaching
20 hours of seminars in the AT. 2 hours of seminars in the ST.
There will be a Reading Week in Week 6 of MT.
Formative coursework
1,500 word essay.
Indicative reading
A full reading list will be made available via Moodle at the beginning of the course. Background material can be found in D. Kershaw, Principles of Takeover Regulation (OUP, 2016), R. Kraakman et al, The Anatomy of Corporate Law (2004).
Assessment
Exam (100%, duration: 2 hours, reading time: 15 minutes) in the spring exam period.
Key facts
Department: Law School
Total students 2023/24: Unavailable
Average class size 2023/24: Unavailable
Controlled access 2023/24: No
Value: Half Unit
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