Corporate Law_UG

Corporate law has emerged as an area of law which has witnessed unprecedented growth in the recent and not so recent past. As a field of study, it is dynamic and constantly evolving the course seeks to provide a learner with a basic understanding of key concepts and principles of company law. It concentrates on those aspects that are central to an understanding of how the law applies to companies and is peculiar to them. The course begins by addressing the advantages that flow from incorporating a company. It then proceeds to provide an overview of the basic documents of the company i.e the Memorandum of Association and the Article of Association. It also seeks to developing an understanding of shares. It involves at discussion of corporate governance and the extent to which the law accommodates the interests of those involved in the activities of a company-whether as shareholders or directors. The law relating to dividends and audits is also referred to. The provisions relating to winding up of companies are examined. Lastly, law relating to depositories is also analyzed. In a nutshell, the course provides a comprehensive understanding of the legal framework within which corporate entities have to confine their activities. Hence, it is of critical importance to those who seek to work in the corporate sector, on the managerial side as well as the legal side.

WEEK 1

1. Introduction to Company Law

2. Disadvantages of Incorporation

3. Pre-incorporation Contracts

4. Memorandum of Association

WEEK 2

5. Doctrine of Ultra Vires

6. Articles of Association

7. Types of Companies

8. Prospectus

WEEK 3

9. Liability for mis-statements in the Prospectus

10.Promoters

11.Shares

12.Buy Back of Shares

WEEK 4

13.Introduction To Derivatives

14.Derivatives – An Indian Perspective

15.Global depository Receipts

16.Shareholders & Members

WEEK 5

17.Position & Powers of Directors

18.Duties of Directors

19.Appointment & Qualification of directors

20.Meetings

WEEK 6

21.Insider trading

22.Theories of Corporate Social Responsibility

23.Corporate Social Responsibility –An Indian Perspective

24.Share Capital

WEEK 7

25.Alteration of Share capital

26.Dividends

27.Books of Accounts

28.Audit

WEEK 8

29.Book building Mechanism

30.Borrowing & lending contracts

31.Debentures

32.Protection of Minority Rights

WEEK 9

33.Prevention of oppression & Mismanagement

34.Inquiry & Investigation

35.Inspection

36.Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations – I

WEEK 10

37.Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations – II

38.National Company law Tribunal

39.National Company Law Appellate Tribunal

40.Winding up by the National Company law Tribunal

WEEK 11

41.Voluntary Winding up

42.Procedural aspects of Winding Up of a company

43.Official Liquidator and Winding Up of unregistered company

44.Mergers

WEEK 12

45.Acquisition

46.Takeover Code

47.Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code - 1

48.Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code – II

WEEK 13

49.Competition Act 2002
50.Competition Commission of India