Objectives

This course enables students to acquire the necessary knowledge in the area of company law, in particular the general rules applicable to all business entities as well as specific rules relating to corporate shapes most frequently used in economic life.

Contents

This course covers the Swiss company law by a theoretical and practical approach. The commercial companies, the commercial register and business names as well as accounting law are first studied. Then, the various shapes of commercial companies are covered by a uniform approach in order to ensure their comparison and to highlight their particularities.

This course is taught in French.

References

Handout, course slides, Civil Code and Code of Obligations.

Pre-requisites

None.

Evaluation

First attempt

Exam:

Written 2 hours

Documentation:

Allowed with restrictions

Calculator:

Not allowed

Evaluation:

Examination: written - duration 2h

Documentation: permitted subject to restrictions (Code of Obligations and law texts only)

Calculator: unauthorized

Retake

Exam:

Written 2 hours

Documentation:

Allowed with restrictions

Calculator:

Not allowed

Evaluation:

Examination: written - duration 2h

Documentation: permitted subject to restrictions (Code of Obligations and law texts only)

Calculator: unauthorized