ICAG · Business and Corporate Law · beginner
ICAG Business and Corporate Law
Prepare for ICAG Business and Corporate Law (Paper 1.3) with 35 narrated lessons, practical examples and lesson quizzes.
What you will be able to do
- Explain Ghana's legal system, court hierarchy and sources of law.
- Apply the principles of contract formation, terms, remedies and agency to business situations.
- Compare business organisations and explain company formation, separate personality and governance.
- Explain company capital, meetings, directors' duties and corporate restructuring.
- Distinguish administration, receivership, liquidation and the roles of insolvency practitioners.
- Apply employment and business-law principles to practical examination scenarios.
- Explain ethical conduct, public procurement and personal-data protection in business.
About this course
A teach-first course covering the legal system, obligations, employment, business forms, company finance and management, insolvency, and governance for the ICAG Business and Corporate Law syllabus.
Syllabus
Module 1 – Legal Systems4 lessons · 1½ h
The hierarchical structure of the courts32 min
Sources of law33 min
Alternative dispute resolution17 min
Public sector entities17 min
Module 2 – Law of Contract I2 lessons · 1 h
Contract formation and content39 min
Insurance and banking contracts25 min
Module 3 – Law of Contract II1 lesson · 36 min
Contract breach and remedies36 min
Module 4 – Tort1 lesson · 36 min
Tort liability in business36 min
Module 5 – Law of Agency1 lesson · 36 min
The law of agency36 min
Module 6 – Commercial Law1 lesson · 32 min
Sale of goods, hire purchase and negotiable instruments32 min
Module 7 – Employment Law1 lesson · 36 min
Contracts of employment36 min
Module 8 – Business Organisations5 lessons · 2½ h
Forms of business organisations34 min
Partnerships34 min
Company types and formation33 min
Separate legal personality and incorporation34 min
Statutory books and records32 min
Module 9 – Capital and the Financing of Companies4 lessons · 2 h
Types of capital32 min
Capital maintenance32 min
Loan capital, debentures and charges32 min
Issue of shares and share capital32 min
Module 10 – The Management of Companies2 lessons · 1 h
Company directors and other officers34 min
Company meetings and resolutions35 min
Module 11 – Companies in Difficulty5 lessons · 2½ h
Corporate restructuring32 min
Solvent winding up and dissolution31 min
Insolvency practice and practitioners34 min
Administration28 min
Voluntary and compulsory liquidation33 min
Module 12 – Governance8 lessons · 3½ h
Ethical principles in business31 min
Corporate governance and the audit committee32 min
Money laundering, bribery, corruption and market abuse33 min
Fraudulent and criminal behaviour in business28 min
Data Protection Act 201217 min
Public procurement17 min
Natural justice and fundamental rights32 min
Accounts and audit33 min