Commercial Law II

Code:

D408 II

Acronym:

DC II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2008/2009 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Law

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
D	1	Official Study Plan - LD	4	-	6	-
LDB	143	Oficial Study Plan LD	4	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Objectives: to supply a first contact with the main subjects of the portuguese company law.

Program

Summary: Notion and legal types of commercial companies. Formation of a company. Memorandum and articles of association. Corporate personality. Coprporate transactions. Capital and reserves. Profits and dividends. General meetings. Management and control. Corporate insolvency

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Observations

Bibliography: Abreu, Jorge Manuel Coutinho de, Curso de Direito Comercial, vol. II, Das Sociedades, Almedina, Coimbra, 2002; Ascensão, J. Oliveira, Direito Comercial, vol. IV, Sociedades Comerciais – Parte Geral, Lisboa, 2000; Cordeiro, António Menezes, Manual de Direito das Sociedades, I – Das sociedades em geral, Almedina, Coimbra, 2004; II – Das Sociedades em especial, Almedina, Coimbra, 2006; Maia, Pedro, Elisabete Ramos, Alexandre Soveral Martins e Paulo de Tarso Domingues, (sob a coordenação de J.M. Coutinho de Abreu), Estudos de Direito das Sociedades, Almedina, Coimbra, 7.ª ed., 2005.