613 Corporate Securities (Meshel)

LAW613 

Corporate Securities

(Meshel)

Prerequisite courses: Corporations Law (451) . Course recommended for 3L year.

Instructor(s): Professor Tamar Meshel

Course credit: 3

Method of presentation: Lecture 

METHOD OF EVALUATION

The primary method of evaluation in this course is an examination worth 100% of the Grade. The Exam will be “limited open book”, meaning that students may bring into the examination the textbook, legislation, and notes in HARD COPY. Students will NOT be permitted to access these materials electronically during the exam or to bring any other textbooks into the examination.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The objectives of the course are to provide students with a basic general understanding of securities law as well as the public policy concerns underlying securities regulation in Alberta and Canada. The course discusses such topics as the foundational concepts of securities law, the prospectus process, exempt market transactions, continuous disclosure requirements, insider trading rules, take-over bid rules, civil liability, and enforcement.

SPECIAL COMMENTS

Description updated 2020-21. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.

REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY):

TBD