Company Law and Companies Act Notes and Study Materials

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This article provides Companies Act, 2013 notes with case laws. The Companies Act was an Act of the Parliament of India, which enabled companies to be formed by registration, and set out the responsibilities of companies, their directors and secretaries. A company is a “legal” person. A company thus has legal rights and obligations in the same way that a natural person does. Companies Act deals with everything from the incorporation of a company to it’s winding up.

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1. Introduction to Company and Company Law

2. Important Doctrines

3. Memorandum of Association

4. Articles of Association

5. Incorporation and Incidental Matters

6. Prospectus

7. Corporate Management

8. Corporate Abuses and Remedies

9. Corporate Governance

10. Corporate Social Responsibility

11. Corporate Breakdown

12. Related Articles

Introduction to Company and Company Law

Topic	Link To Notes
Introduction to the Concept of Company and Company Law – Meaning of corporation – Features of companies – Kinds of companies – Concept of Separate Legal Entity	View Here
Difference Between Partnership and Company	View Here
Company Limited by Shares and Company Limited by Guarantee	View Here
Characteristics of a Company	View Here
A Company is an Artificial Person Created by Law	View Here
Exemptions to Private Companies in India	View Here

Important Doctrines

Topic	Link To Notes
Theories of Corporate Personalities	View Here
Agency Theory of Corporate Governance	View Here
Lifting of Corporate Veil of the Companies in India	View Here
Doctrine of Ultra Vires under Companies Act: Meaning, Development and Important Cases	View Here
Doctrine of Constructive Liability	View Here
Doctrine of Indoor Management under Companies Act, 2013	View Here

Memorandum of Association

Topic	Link To Notes
Memorandum of Association under Companies Act – Meaning and introduction – Form and contents of Memorandum of Association – Alteration of Memorandum of Association	View Here

Articles of Association

Topic	Link To Notes
Articles of Association under Companies Law – Meaning and introduction – Form and contents of Articles of Association – Alteration of Articles of Association	View Here

Incorporation and Incidental Matters

Topic	Link To Notes
Incorporation of a Company under Companies Act, 2013 – Requirements with respect to the formation of the company – Procedure and consequences of Incorporation – Formulation of companies with charitable objects	View Here
Difference Between Private and Public Company under Companies Act 2013	View Here
Promoters of a Company	View Here
Pre-Incorporation Contracts and Its Enforceability under Companies Act	View Here
Advantages and Disadvantages of Incorporation	View Here

Prospectus

Topic	Link To Notes
Prospectus under Companies Act	View Here
Types of Prospectus	View Here
Misstatement in a Prospectus	View Here
Liability of Misstatement in a Prospectus	View Here
Statement in Lieu of Prospectus	View Here

Corporate Management

Topic	Link To Notes
Corporate Breakdown: Winding up, Voluntarily Winding up, Liquidation and Dissolution under Companies Act	View Here
Directors under Company Law – Concept and Meaning Legal position – Kinds of Directors under the 2013 Act – Qualification, Appointment and Removal – Persons in managerial capacity – Managing Director, Whole-time Director & Manager	View Here
Types of Directors under Companies Act 2013	View Here
Independent Directors: Position Under Companies Act	View Here
Duties of A Director in India And in the UK	View Here
Rotation Of Auditors In Companies Act,2013: A Study	View Here
Legal Position of Directors in a Company	View Here
Requisites of a Valid Meeting	View Here
Requirements for a Valid Meeting	View Here
Class Meetings in Company Law	View Here
Appointment and Removal of Directors in Companies Act 2013	View Here
Nominee Director under Companies Act, 2013	View Here
Liabilities of Directors under the Companies Act, 2013	View Here
Different Kinds of Company Meetings	View Here

Corporate Abuses and Remedies

Topic	Link To Notes
Majority Rule and Minority Rights: Does companies Act 2013 balance the equation	View Here
Foss v. Harbottle	View Here
Minority Squeeze out- ‘Protection of Minority Interest’ under Company Law	View Here
An Overview on Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement in India	View Here
Minority Protection against Oppression and Mismanagement	View Here
Oppression And Mismanagement- Is Law Enough?	View Here
Prevention of Oppression &Mismanagement: Does anything change from 1956 to 2013?	View Here
Class Action Suits and Rights of a Shareholder	View Here
What Is Insider Trading and Why Is It Important?	View Here
Surrender of shares	View Here
Doctrine of Indoor Management in Company Law	View Here

Corporate Governance

Topic	Link To Notes
Corporate Governance: Concept, Principles and Best Practices	View Here
Evolution of Corporate Governance in India	View Here
Corporate Governance vis-à-vis Companies Act 2013	View Here
Corporate Governance: Succession Planning & Continuity During COVID-19	View Here
Corporate governance: Whether it is a Necessity in India	View Here

Corporate Social Responsibility

Topic	Link To Notes
An Brief Overview on Corporate Social Responsibility	View Here
Corporate Administration in India: An Overview	View Here
Difference Between Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility	View Here

Corporate Breakdown

Topic	Link To Notes
Compromise, Arrangement and Amalgamation in Company Law	View Here
Corporate Breakdown: Winding up, Voluntarily Winding up, Liquidation and Dissolution under Companies Act	View Here
Internal Reconstruction and Methods of Internal Reconstruction	View Here

Topic	Link To Notes
Cross Border Insolvency: The Need To Adopt UNICTRAL Model Law With Modifications in India	View Here
Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company on Requisition	View Here
Statutory Registers under the Companies Act 2013	View Here
Evolution of Securities and Investment Laws in India	View Here
Listing and Delisting of Securities	View Here
Inter Corporate Loans	View Here
Equity Shares with Differential Voting Rights	View Here
Understanding Ancillarisation	View Here
Reclassification of Authorised Share Capital	View Here
Principle of Uberrima Fides: A Legal Doctrine of Utmost Good Faith in Insurance Contracts	View Here
Creation of Trust under the Indian Trust Act, 1882	View Here
Can Caveat Be Filed in the NCLT and NCLAT?	View Here
Is a Partnership Firm a Body Corporate? A Legal Perspective	View Here
Globalisation and Corporate Governance	View Here
Challenges to Corporate Governance in India	View Here
Revival and Rehabilitation of Sick Companies	View Here

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