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Overview
Company law is fundamental to advising businesses effectively. This course gives you a practical grounding in the Companies Act 2006 and key updates introduced by ECCTA 2023, helping you advise on formation, governance, directors’ duties and shareholder rights with greater confidence.
Through group exercises and real‑world examples, you’ll build the essential skills needed to begin practising company law or refresh your knowledge.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this Company Law - Essential Overview course at BPP University you will be able to:
- Advise on company formation, types of legal entity and key filing requirements
- Understand directors’ roles, duties and potential liabilities
- Explain how companies are governed, including board and shareholder decision‑making
- Identify and advise on directors’ conflicts of interest
- Understand shareholder rights, remedies and areas of potential exposure for directors and companies
- Apply the Companies Act 2006 alongside relevant changes introduced by ECCTA 2023
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- Company formation: legal entities, Articles & filing requirements
- Directors’ roles, duties & liabilities
- Governance: board meetings, shareholder meetings & resolutions
- Directors’ conflicts of interest
- Shareholder rights & remedies
- Overview of ECCTA 2023 changes relevant to company administration
- Practical group exercises & applied examples
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Business Law View 11 other Short Courses in Business Law in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
Who is the course for?
- This course is ideal for non‑specialist practitioners and early‑career professionals who are beginning to advise on company law.
- It is particularly suited to apprentices, paralegals, trainee and newly qualified solicitors, legal executives, company secretaries and company directors seeking foundational knowledge and practical understanding.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents738 GBP / full≈ 738 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents738 GBP / full≈ 738 GBP / full
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