Company and Securities Law in Australia
and New Zealand
University of Houston Law Center
January 2014
Slide Set 1
Introduction
Company and Securities Law in
Australia and New Zealand
Professor Gordon Walker
Overview
• Course Outline
– Lecture Times
– Prescribed Readings
– Assessment (Take Home Exam)
• Introduction to Company and Securities Law in Australia and New Zealand.
• Administrative Tasks.
• Career opportunities in the subject area.
Your Interest in Company and Securities
Law in Australia and New Zealand
• What do you want to get out of this course?
• Tell me about yourself.
• What outcomes are you looking for?
• Are you thinking of going to Australia? Do you know
about the E3 visa scheme?
• Do you know about USA law firms in Australia?
Main Themes
• Theme One: The influence of UK company law in
the Southern Hemisphere.
• Theme Two: Australia and NZ company and
securities law.
• Theme Three: Using the law to plan transactions.
Maps
• Refer to your course outline for copies of the
following maps.
• The maps are there to help you understand the
reception of English law.
Next Topic
• Types of Companies in Australia and New Zealand
• Read the Course Outline.
• Familiarise yourself with the Prescribed Readings
• Read the required Readings.
• See you next time.