OTHM Level 7 Company Law (J/618/7920) Assessment Brief 2026

o the sole trader
o partnership
o public and private companies

1.2  Evaluate different functions of EU companies.

1.3  Evaluate regulatory frameworks of incorporation of UK and EU companies.

1.4  Evaluate the articles of association and how these can be enforced.

1.5  Analyse the effect of the corporate veil and how this can be lifted.

2.2 Assess the consequences of a breach in directors’ duties in company law.

2.3 Analyse the directors’ responsibilities to creditors of the company in financial distress.

2.4 Analyse the mechanisms for disqualifications of directors.

3.2 Explain the rights of members in voting

3.3 Analyse minority shareholder protection.

4.2 Analyse the winding up process and dissolution including powers and duties of the liquidator.

4.3 Assess the priority of creditors in a winding up process.

4.4 Evaluate the role of licensed Insolvency Practitioners.