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ACCA LW · Corporate and Business Law

Everything you need to pass ACCA LW.

Covers English law fundamentals, contract law, company law, employment law, and corporate insolvency. £149 on its own, or all six Applied Skills papers for £349, with lifetime access.

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The syllabus

What LW covers.

Corporate and Business Law (LW) covers the English legal system, contract law, company law, employment law, and insolvency. It provides the legal foundation every finance professional needs to operate ethically and compliantly within corporate structures.

  • English legal system and sources of law
  • Contract law: formation, terms, breach
  • Company formation and constitution
  • Company directors and shareholders
  • Employment law and contract of employment
  • Insolvency and corporate rescue procedures

The course, section by section

8 sections · 76 lessons · 10h 13m of video

  1. 01 A. Essential elements of the legal system 2 modules8 lessons1h 18m of video
    1. Law and the legal system 3 lessons 28m
      1. Types of law 13m
      2. The civil courts 7m
      3. The criminal courts 8m
    2. Sources of law 5 lessons 50m
      1. Sources of law 3m
      2. Case law 11m
      3. Legislation 16m
      4. Statutory interpretation 14m
      5. Human rights law 6m
  2. 02 B. The law of obligations 4 modules16 lessons2h 50m of video
    1. Formation of contracts 5 lessons 1h 1m
      1. Form of a contract 8m
      2. Offer 16m
      3. Acceptance 7m
      4. Consideration 15m
      5. Legal intention and doctrine of privity 15m
    2. Content of contracts 4 lessons 32m
      1. Terms vs representations 7m
      2. Sources of terms 7m
      3. Types of terms 6m
      4. Exclusion clauses 12m
    3. Breach of contract and remedies 3 lessons 30m
      1. Discharge and breach of contract 7m
      2. Common law remedies 12m
      3. Equitable remedies 11m
    4. The law of torts and professional negligence 4 lessons 47m
      1. Tort law and tort of negligence - part 1 13m
      2. Tort law and tort of negligence - part 2 9m
      3. Defences 13m
      4. Professional negligence and tort of passing off 12m
  3. 03 C. Employment law 1 module4 lessons51m of video
    1. Employment law 4 lessons 51m
      1. Employed vs self-employed 13m
      2. Contract of employment 14m
      3. Wrongful and unfair dismissal 15m
      4. Remedies and redundancy 9m
  4. 04 D. The formation and constitution of business organisations 4 modules15 lessons2h 7m of video
    1. Agency law 4 lessons 28m
      1. Agency relationship 3m
      2. Formation of agency 11m
      3. Agent's authority 8m
      4. Agent's and principal's liability 6m
    2. Partnerships 4 lessons 36m
      1. Definition of a partnership 7m
      2. Formation and dissolution 11m
      3. Authority and liability 10m
      4. Limited partnerships and limited liability partnerships 8m
    3. Corporations and legal personality 3 lessons 31m
      1. Business structures and corporate personality 8m
      2. Types of companies 10m
      3. Companies, ordinary partnerships and ignoring separate personality 13m
    4. The formation and constitution of a company 4 lessons 32m
      1. Promoters 8m
      2. Registration 8m
      3. Constitution and legal effects 12m
      4. Company name rules 4m
  5. 05 E. Capital and the financing of companies 3 modules12 lessons55m of video
    1. Share capital 4 lessons 24m
      1. Types of capital 3m
      2. Types of shares 4m
      3. Class rights 8m
      4. Issuing shares 9m
    2. Loan capital 5 lessons 16m
      1. Definition 4m
      2. Share vs loan capital 2m
      3. Fixed and floating charges 3m
      4. Crystallisation of a floating charge 2m
      5. Priority of charges and registration 5m
    3. Capital maintenance and dividend law 3 lessons 15m
      1. Principle of capital maintenance 7m
      2. Distributions 4m
      3. Breach of distribution rules 4m
  6. 06 F. Management, administration and the regulation of companies 3 modules10 lessons1h 12m of video
    1. Company directors 5 lessons 42m
      1. Role of directors 9m
      2. Appointing directors 4m
      3. Vacation of office 8m
      4. Powers of directors 5m
      5. Duties of directors 16m
    2. Other company officers 2 lessons 17m
      1. Company secretary and duties 6m
      2. Company auditor, duties, resignation and removal 11m
    3. Company meetings and resolutions 3 lessons 13m
      1. Role and types of meetings 5m
      2. Calling and conducting a meeting 3m
      3. Notice and resolutions 5m
  7. 07 G. Insolvency law 1 module5 lessons24m of video
    1. Insolvency and administration 5 lessons 24m
      1. Insolvency proceedings 2m
      2. Voluntary liquidation 6m
      3. Compulsory liquidation 5m
      4. Priority of creditors 2m
      5. Administration 9m
  8. 08 H. Corporate fraudulent and criminal behaviour 1 module6 lessons36m of video
    1. Fraudulent and criminal behaviour 6 lessons 36m
      1. Insider dealing 7m
      2. Market abuse 2m
      3. Money laundering 9m
      4. Bribery 5m
      5. Criminal activity 9m
      6. Fraudulent and wrongful trading 4m

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ACCA Applied Skills

LW is one of the six Applied Skills papers. ACCA lets you sit them in whatever order suits you.

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  1. AA Audit and Assurance
  2. FM Financial Management
  3. FR Financial Reporting
  4. LW Corporate and Business Law You are here
  5. PM Performance Management
  6. TX Taxation

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LW is £149 on its own, or Applied Skills for £349.

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Papers included
  • BT Business and Technology Completed
  • FA Financial Accounting Completed
  • MA Management Accounting Completed

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  • AA Audit and Assurance
  • FM Financial Management
  • FR Financial Reporting
  • LW Corporate and Business Law
  • PM Performance Management
  • TX Taxation
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  • SBL Strategic Business Leader
  • SBR Strategic Business Reporting
  • AAA Advanced Audit and Assurance
  • AFM Advanced Financial Management
  • APM Advanced Performance Management
  • ATX Advanced Taxation
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Questions

The things students ask before buying.

What does the LW course include?

Expert video lessons from qualified-accountant tutors across the LW syllabus, with an AI Tutor in every lesson and your progress saved as you go. £149 on its own, with lifetime access.

How is LW examined?

The LW exam is 2h long. LW is on demand, so you book it when you are ready.

Does the course cover the whole LW syllabus?

Yes. The video lessons cover every section of the LW syllabus, and the AI Tutor in each lesson answers questions on it as you study.

Do ACCA courses include mock exams?

ACCA courses are taught courses: video lessons with an AI Tutor in every lesson. Online mock exams with marking are part of our CIMA courses.

Is it cheaper to buy the whole Applied Skills level?

The Applied Skills pack is £349 and covers every paper in the level, however many you have left. Anything you have already bought comes off the pack price, so buying one paper first never costs you more.

How long do I have access?

Lifetime access, on every course. There is no subscription and no renewal - if you need to resit, or come back to the material years later, it is still there.

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