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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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 |
Important Doctrines
| Topic | Link To Notes |
| Theories of Corporate Personalities | 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 |
| Promoters of a Company | View Here |
| Pre-Incorporation Contracts and Its Enforceability under Companies Act | 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 |
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 |
Corporate Governance
| Topic | Link To Notes |
| Corporate Governance: Concept, Principles and Best Practices | 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 Breakdown
| Topic | Link To Notes |
| Corporate Breakdown: Winding up, Voluntarily Winding up, Liquidation and Dissolution under Companies Act | View Here |
Related Articles
| 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 |
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