MGT809 – Business Law and Governance – Law Assignment Help

Assignment Task

Governance Case Study

The purpose of this case study is to test your understanding of business law and corporate governance in the Australian legal system. You are expected to refer to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and any other relevant case law in the analysis of your case study.

Topic

Choose a company that has been affected by scandals or corporate collapse in Australia in the last few years. The word limit is 3,000. Your assignment should:

1. provide a summary of what occurred and who was responsible;

2. identify the legal, ethical and governance issues arising from the scandals or collapse;

3. critically analyse implications of the scandals or corporate collapse for organisational stakeholders and the company; and

4. outline why and how as a company director you could have avoided the situation.

General Guide

1. You need to consider Australian laws only.

2. It is advisable that you identify a company to research as soon as you can. By doing that you will be able to start writing your assignment.

3. Please read the referencing guidelines on Moodle and use correct citation to avoid plagiarism. Refer to ICMS policy on plagiarism policy.