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Certificate Paper C5
FUNDAMENTALS OF ETHICS, CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE AND BUSINESS LAW
For assessments in 2010 and 2011
Study Text
In this February 2010 new edition
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FOR ASSESSMENTS IN 2010 and 2011
First edition June 2006
Third edition February 2010
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Contents
Page
Introduction
The BPP Learning Media Study Text – The BPP Learning Media Effective Study Package – Help yourself
study for your CIMA assessment – Learning outcomes and Syllabus – The assessment – Tackling multiple
choice questions – Tackling objective test questions – International terminology
Part A Comparison of English law with alternative legal systems
1 Introduction to English law .........................................................................................................................................................
2 The Tort of negligence ..............................................................................................................................................................
3 Alternative legal systems and sources of law ............................................................................................................................
Part B Law of Contract
4 Establishing contractual obligations .........................................................................................................................................
5 Performing the contract.............................................................................................................................................................
6 Discharge of contract ..............................................................................................................................................................
Part C Law of Employment
7 Employment contract ..............................................................................................................................................................
8 Employment protection ...........................................................................................................................................................
Part D Company formation
9 Organisations and corporate personality.................................................................................................................................
10 Company formation ................................................................................................................................................................
11 A company's constitution........................................................................................................................................................
Part E Corporate administration and management
12 Meetings and resolutions........................................................................................................................................................
13 Directors and secretaries.........................................................................................................................................................
14 Majority control and minority protection.................................................................................................................................
Part F Corporate finance
15 Share capital and capital maintenance ....................................................................................................................................
16 Borrowing and loan capital .....................................................................................................................................................
Part G Ethics and business
17 The importance of ethics.........................................................................................................................................................
18 Ethical conflict ........................................................................................................................................................................
Part H Corporate governance
19 Corporate governance.............................................................................................................................................................
Question bank (computer-based assessment) ..................................................................................................................................
Answer bank (computer-based assessment).....................................................................................................................................
List of cases .....................................................................................................................................................................................
Index ...............................................................................................................................................................................................
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Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law
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