Credit and Insolvency Law

The course is an elective course within the Master of Law programme at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg. It is given during the seventh or eight semester within the framework of the Master programme.

The student shall have completed 150 hec from semesters 1-6 of the law program, of which 120 hec shall be from semesters 1-4. The student shall also have completed the course Law and credit. Securities and Bankruptcy(HRO560).

Incoming exchange students, and students enrolled in law programs leading to a law degree (Juristexamen) elsewhere, may be admitted to the course following approval of the department.

The course is in private law and it deals with complex issues and phenomena. The course is particularly focussing on two party and third-party relationships.

During the course, students will have the opportunity to develop their own knowledge and skills in law.

The focus of the course is on legal issues concerning the role of property, credit and insolvency in society. These phenomena form central parts of our society and regulate in a profound way the relationships between all physical and legal individuals. The

purpose of the course is to reveal some of the legal constructs that is drawn before our eyes, so that we do not see the real interests and the real relationships that we actually deal with as lawyers.

The pedagogy of the course can be explained by the portfolio model of the course. Each student will get the possibility to perform a minimum of three and a maximum of eight tasks. Some of these tasks will be individual and some will be cooperative tasks. The teaching on the course follows the tasks. At the end of the course the students must present what the totality of what they have done and reflect upon what they see. They also needs to explain how their portfolio proves how they have reached the learning outcomes of the course

Upon the completion of the Credit and Insolvency Law course, the student should be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

1. Analyze the implications and risks on various options related to property, credit and insolvency law.

2. Analyze and understand the legal structures that form the basis of how regulation is, and can be, used to manage resources.

3. Demonstrate an ability to be critical of the in practice occurring phenomena and events, to such an extent that the student is able to assess issues of liability and also understand the importance of constructive thinking.

Competence and skills

4. Express the knowledge of learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3, in a way that shows how the knowledge can be used.

5. Apply the regulation with the aim of achieving different types of goals.

Judgement and approach

6. Show understanding of the individual and societal responsibility that comes with the learning outcomes of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

The teaching will be in the form of discussions and supervision of student who work with specific tasks. Depending on what the tasks concern there will also be regular teaching classes.

Language of instruction: Swedish and English

The main language of the course is Swedish. There might however be materials in other languages, like English

Digital teaching can occur.

The portfolio (0001) will be asssed. Students will be given a grade according to the grading scale applicable for the respective student.

A student who does not pass will have to take a written exam to complement the portfolio.

The written exam is a way to complement the portfolio. If a student does not participate in the course in a way that the student performs several of the tasks on the course, the student can not count on passing the course just by doing the written exam.

If a student who has been failed twice for the same examination element wishes to change examiner before the next examination session, such a request is to be granted unless there are specific reasons to the contrary (Chapter 6 Section 22 HF).

If a student has received a certificate of disability study support from the University of Gothenburg with a recommendation of adapted examination and/or adapted forms of assessment, an examiner may decide, if this is consistent with the course’s intended learning outcomes and provided that no unreasonable resources would be needed, to grant the student adapted examination and/or adapted forms of assessment.

If a course has been discontinued or undergone major changes, the student must be offered at least two examination sessions in addition to ordinary examination sessions. These sessions are to be spread over a period of at least one year but no more than two years after the course has been discontinued/changed.

The grading scale comprises: Passed with Distinction (AB), Passed with Credit (BA), Pass (B) and Fail (U).

The Department of Law is obliged to evaluate all courses given by the department. Course evaluation will be conducted and compiled in accordance with the current procedures in the Department of Law. All course evaluations of the courses on the Master of Laws program are scrutinised by the Board of Education of the Department of Law. A student who assists with the compilation of the course evaluations is entitled to a certain remuneration and a certificate to this point. The results of, and possible changes to, the course will be shared with students who participated in the evaluation and students who are starting the course.

The results of and possible changes to the course will be shared with students who participated in the evaluation and students who are starting the course.

The course is given for the first time spring 2025 and replaces the course Property-,Credit and Insolvency Law (HRS265). The now established course can never be combined with the course HRS265 as part of an individual student's Law Degree.