THE ESSAY QUESTION IS ON PAGE 2 OF THIS DOCUMENT
ESSAY INSTRUCTIONS
Your essay will need to evaluate the merits of the proposed or recent reform to the specified aspect of Australian corporate law as stated in the question.
In evaluating the merits of the specified reform, you should consider the likely perspectives of the various stakeholders that could be impacted by the specified reform, as well as the associated commercial and social responsibility considerations.
You should also consider the extent to which it will be likely to improve (or how it has improved) the relevant aspect of Australian corporate law by more clearly providing a fair and workable mechanism for ensuring the accountability of responsible persons within corporations.
The word limit for the essays is 2,500 words (with a 10% leeway)
ESSAY CRITERIA
Critical analysis of the effectiveness of the current Australian corporate law in the specified area
Evaluation of the merits of proposed reforms to the specified corporate law issue
Appreciation of the competing ethical, social responsibility and commercial factors impacting on the specified corporate law issue
Succinctness and clarity of writing, structure and grammar and persuasiveness of arguments
Appropriate referencing of relevant sources in accordance with the Australian Guide to Legal Citation
