Study:	Public administration - 3. semester
Code:	111397
ECTS:	5.0
Course coordinators:	prof. dr. sc. Petar Miladin prof. dr. sc. Siniša Petrović prof. dr. sc. Hrvoje Markovinović prof. dr. sc. Nina Tepeš
Lecturers:	izv. prof. dr. sc. Antun Bilić - Lectures izv. prof. dr. sc. Tomislav Jakšić - Lectures

Literature:

Petrović S.; Ceronja P.; Osnove prava društava; Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (2019), str. cijela knjiga

Description:

Introduction in company law, determination of company law, classification of companies. Notion of a merchant, of a company, pre-company, legal personality of a company. Property of companies, liability for obligations of the company. Company name. Objects of the company. Seat of the company. Representation of companies. Court register. Partnerships; partnership, general partnership. Limited partnership. Silent partnership. Cooperative. Economic interest grouping. Association. Corporations; general, public limited company, shares, incorporation of a public limited company. Bodies of a public limited company: board of directors, supervisory board, general meeting, nullity and voidability of resolutions of a general meeting. Modification of articles of association, decrease and increase in share capital, termination of a company. Limited liability company: concept and characteristics, incorporation of a company, shares and contribution of the members. Bodies of a limited liability company: board of directors, supervisory board, shareholders meeting, modifications of the memorandum of association, increase and decrease of share capital. European company, mutual insurance company, credit union, statutory changes of a company, group of companies. Basic concepts of Croatian capital market law.

Cognitive Skills:

Knowledge and understanding

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- categorise companies;

- explain similarities and differences between individual types of companies and practical reasons for the existence of companies;

- explain the concept of merchant, trade company, individual merchant, pre-company, branch, seat of the company;

- explain the concept and purpose of the court register;

- explain formation, organisation and operation of a partnership and corporation;

- discuss the purpose and manners of merging companies and statutory changes;

- indicate key regulation from the area of company law.

 

Application

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- distribute companies according to their different characteristics;

- interpret similarities and differences between individual types of companies and reasons for the existence of companies:

- demonstrate the manner of formation, organisation and operation of individual types of companies;

-apply knowledge about company law.

 

Analysis

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- categorise different types of companies in Croatian law;

- identify basic differences between individual company forms;

- examine advantages and disadvantages of performing certain business activity through a company;

- distinguish among company as a legal person, pre-company, subsidiary and branch office

- indicate basic characteristics of internal organisation of joint stock company and limited liability company

 

Synthesis

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- plan internal organisation of a concrete company;

- design division of duties and powers in the internal organisation of a company;

- propose solutions in managing basic organisational processes in company bodies (appointment, relief from duty and resignation of members)

- formulate basic characteristics of various forms of representing a company.

 

Evaluation

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- estimate the importance of company law in economy on the macroeconomic level;

- assess the importance of correct choice of company form on the microeconomic level;

- select an optimal company form for individual situations;

- assess recent development of company law stimulated by EU law, such as, for example, the introduction of a simple limited liability company

Practical and Generic Skills:

After successful mastering of the course, students will be able to:

- advocate attutides for and against a certain solution in a well-argumented manner;

- present the most important topics of the read materials:

- work in a group

- apply IT in their presentations.

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

In the stage of preparation of teaching materials, realisation of learning outcomes is monitored through benchmarking;

- in the stage of implementation of teaching program outcomes are controlled by monitoring attendance and reactions of students;

- students may address the teacher personally or via e-mail;

- after the implementation, learning outcomes are tested at an oral examination.

Consultations schedule:

• prof. dr. sc. Siniša Petrović:

  Mondays at 11,30

  Location: Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room dvorište na TRH 3
• izv. prof. dr. sc. Antun Bilić:

  Tuesdays, 9 A.M., Gundulićeva 10, Room 21/2. Students may also contact Antun via his e-mail address: antun.bilic@pravo.hr  and arrange online consultations or some other form of participation.

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room 21/2
• izv. prof. dr. sc. Tomislav Jakšić:

  Consulations are held online or in person at the school grounds pursuant to prior arrangement via email tomislav.jaksic@pravo.hr

  Location: Gundulićeva 10, room 21/II