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Company law: Mind maps

Mind maps are a useful visual tool for organising, revising and remembering Company Law topics.

They are useful for:

  • gaining an understanding of a topic, its subtopics and legal issues each week
  • preparing for exams.

Making a mind map in company law

For each topic, follow these steps to make a mind map:

Topic written at the centre of the page, circled, with brainstormed phrases around it.

The same phrases are circled to differentiate topics. Arrows have been added to link ideas.

Diagram showing different types of companies, with handwritten labels and arrows indicating relationships between concepts.

The image features a central handwritten label, "Types of companies," with branches leading to various classifications and descriptions of companies.

  • Holding or Subsidiary:
    • Ultimate Holding
    • Test for control/subsidiary
  • Public Company:
    • Public PTY
      • 150
      • Issues Capital/S497(1)
    • Public Limited:
      • 150
      • Distribution List: small and large firms
      • S240(1)
      • S660A(4)
      • S660B(3)
      • Note: involvement
  • No Liability Company:
    • 150
    • Feature
    • S501BA 2015
    • S501BA and S744 results
  • Company Limited by Guarantee:
    • 150
    • S922
    • S924
    • S930
    • Liability only when wound up (e.g., charities)
  • Others:
    • Foreign entities
    • Exemptable bodies
    • Trustee companies

Branches lead to explanations of concepts such as "Concept of control," "Liability," and their respective tests, statutory numbers, and legislation references are noted throughout.

Further use of mind maps

Ongoing revision

After each topic make a mind map of key topics, subpoints, legal issues and relevant statute and case law. Complete these mind maps after each lecture topic when the content is still fresh in your mind. This will help build your knowledge of the law.

Exam preparation

To revise your knowledge of Company Law redo your mind maps after each topic. Your mind maps can be used as a guide when answering tutorial questions and as preparation for exams.

Take notes while reading your textbook. Highlight the important points and make notes in the lecture PowerPoint handout.

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