EXAMINABLE DOCUMENTS SEPTEMBER 2015 UNTIL AUGUST 2016

ACCA F4 考試：EXAMINABLE DOCUMENTS

PAPER F4 CORPORATE AND BUSINESS LAW

Knowledge of new examinable regulations and legislation issued by 31 August will be examinable in examination sessions being held in the following calendar year. Documents may be examinable even if the effective date is in the future. This means that all regulations and legislation issued by 31 August 2014 will be examinable in the December 2015 and June 2016 examinations, and for F4 ENG and GLO CBE from 01 September 2015 until 31 August 2016.

The study guide offers more detailed guidance on the depth and level at which the examinable documents will be examined. The study guide should be read in conjunction with the examinable documents list.

Note on Case Law

Candidates should support their answers with analysis referring to cases or examples. There is no need to detail the facts of the case. Remember, it is the point of law that the case establishes that is important, although knowing the facts of cases can be helpful as sometimes questions include scenarios based on well-known cases.

PAPER F4 ENG December 2015 and June 2016 and CBE exams from September 2015 until 31 August 2016

English Legal System

Knowledge of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 is required.

The Law of Obligations

Knowledge of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999, and the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 is required.

Employment Law

Knowledge of the Employment Rights Act 1996, the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013, the Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 2012 and the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 is required.

Partnership Law

Knowledge will be required of the Partnership Act 1890, the Limited Partnerships Act 1907, the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000, and the Civil Liability Act 1978.

Company Law

Knowledge of the Companies Act 2006 is required. Knowledge is also required of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, and the Insolvency Act 1986.

Corporate Fraudulent and Criminal Behaviour

Knowledge of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 in relation to insider dealing, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 in relation to money laundering, and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 in relation to market abuse. is required.

Knowledge of the Bribery Act 2010 in relation to bribery is required, and the Crime and Courts Act 2013.

NOTE: Although detailed knowledge of any other legislation is not required, the consequences of such legislation as it might affect substantive areas of the syllabus will be required.