Corporate Law Individual Research Essay Outline

This document is an outline for the individual research essay in Corporate Law. It includes the essay question, primary and secondary authorities, and an outline of the argument.

CORPORATE LAW (BO1CLAW314)
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH ESSAY: OUTLINE
DUE DATE: Night before your CLAW class in WK7(see example at the end)
ESSAY OUTLINE
Q 1: My understanding of the essay question is: whether Tim is liable to get any statutory remedy and
equitable remedy against his brothers for the oppression and unfair discrimination caused to him by
them._____________________________________________
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Tips f or ans wering Q1 :
 Bre ak the que sti on dow n i nto smalle r parts Explain to me, usi ng pl ai n Engl ish, what the que stion me ans/ is asking Only focus on the que sti on… pl e ase do NOT start e xplaining your e ssay ye t
Q 2: The primary authorities (Case Law/ Legislation) I plan to refer to in my essay are:
 The Corporations Act 2001
 The Common Law ___________________________________
 Foss v Harbottle (1843) 67 ER 189____________________________________
 Chahwan v Euphoric Pty Ltd t/as Clay & Michel [2008] NSWCA 52; (2008) 65 ACSR 661**
 Dynasty Pty Ltd v Coombs (1995) 59 FCR 122**____________________________________
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 ____________________________________
Res earch : Pl e ase i ndi cate (**) w hich two (2 ) authoritie s we re NOT found in
your te xtbook
Q 3: The secondary sources (books, articles, websites etc) I plan to refer to in my essay are:
 Chen, V., 2017. The Statutory Derivative Action in Malaysia: Comparison with an Australian
Judicial Approach
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 Dal Pont, G., 2015. Equity and trusts in Australia
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Q 4: Outline of your argument:
“In my essay I plan to argue that: since Tim was subjected to unfair discrimination and oppression by
the directors of the company and they tried to use their majority vote to oppress Tim, he can maintain
an action to the court to seek statutory remedy as well as equitable remedy.
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“I will come to the conclusion that: Tim will be liable to get both statutory and equitable remedies if he
brings an action against his 4 elder brothers.
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Tips f or ans wering Q4 :
 Think of it thi s w ay: If I w as to ask you to e xplain your e ntire line of
argume nt to me i n unde r 10 se conds, what would you say? Be spe cifi c! (“I pl an to use the law and come to a good conclusion” is NOT
acce ptable ) It is a good i de a to i ncl ude the name of one of the case s/ article s you plan
to rely on and te l l me how you plan to use that case / article to come to your
conclusion NOTE: You are NO T al l ow e d to copy and paste your answe rs dire ctly into
your e ssay.
ABOUT THIS TASK:
This task is an outline of Assessment 3 (Individual Research Essay). The Outline is due in Week 7 and
the essay is due in Week 8.
WHY DO AN OUTLINE?
The aim of this outline to is to get you to start thinking about your essays EARLY and to give you an
opportunity to (a) work out whether you are on the right track and (b) correct any serious errors
before submitting your essay in Week 8.
WHEN IS IT DUE?
Night before your WEEK 7 class
EXAMPLE: In WK 7, Sydney has class on Monday, 29 April… so the Sydney Outlines are due no later
than 00:00am on Sunday 28 April 2019).
HOW TO SUBMIT THE OUTLINE:
Outlines must be submitted in Word format through Turnitin AND you must bring a printed copy to
class in Week 7.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure you submit the outline to the correct link. If you are unsure,
ask your lecturer. The link is called: “ESSAY OUTLINES”
HOW THE OUTLINE IS MARKED:
Outlines will be marked in class (Week 7 tutorial time), and form part of CP marks. Lecturers will
move between the groups and carry out a brief discussion with each student about their outline. CP
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marks (mark out of 3%) will be awarded on an individual bases and will be based on the student’s
understanding of their own outline.
NOTE: Lecturers are not able to give individual feedback outside of class times or by email. Students
who are unable to attend class in Week 7, will have to wait until Week 8 to receive feedback on their
outlines.
ABOUT YOUR ARGUMENT:
You are not locked in to the answers you provide in your outline. To be clear, if you tell me you plan
to come to a conclusion that the sky is blue, you are allowed to change your mind and tell me that
the sky is sometimes grey when you write your final essay.
ABOUT THE WORD COUNT:
Not relevant, but NOTE… you are NOT allowed to add any lines to the outline. Only use the lines
provided.
OTHER QUESTIONS: (*)
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(*) Please write down any other questions you may have (to help me add to future outlines)
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