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 an incorporation of a company to it’s winding up.
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INTRODUCTION TO COMPANY AND COMPANY LAW
- Meaning of corporation
- Features of companies
- Kinds of companies
- Concept of Separate Legal Entity
IMPORTANT DOCTRINES
- Theories of Corporate Personality
- Lifting or piercing of Corporate Veil
- Doctrine of Ultra Vires and related cases
- Doctrine of constructive notice and exceptions
- Doctrine of Indoor Management and exceptions
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
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- Meaning and introduction
- Form and contents of Memorandum of Association
- Alteration of Memorandum of Association
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
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- Meaning and introduction
- Form and contents of Articles of Association
- Alteration of Articles of Association
INCORPORATION AND INCIDENTAL MATTERS
- Incorporation of a Company under Companies Act, 2013
- Requirements with respect to formation of company
- Procedure and consequences of Incorporation
- Formulation of companies with charitable objects
- Promoters: position and responsibilities
- Pre-incorporation Contract and its enforceability
PROSPECTUS
- Prospectus – Meaning, Issue and Contents
- Kinds of Prospectus – Abridge prospectus, Shelf prospectus, Red-herring prospectus, Deemed prospectus
- Mis-statements in a prospectus, scope of untrue statement
- Lability of Mis-statements in prospectus
CORPORATE MANAGEMENT
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- Directors
- 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
- Shadow Directors, De-jury/De-facto Directors – Concept & interrelationship
- Independent Director- relevance, code of ethics
- Powers, Duties and Liabilities
- Duties of A Director in India And in the UK
- Rotation Of Auditors In Companies Act,2013: A Study
CORPORATE ABUSES AND REMEDIES
- Majority Powers and Minority Rights
- Principle of Non-Interference (Rule established in Foss v Harbottle)
- Protection of Minority Interest’ under Company Law
- An Overview on Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement – under the Companies Act, 2013
- Protection against Oppression and Mismanagement
- Oppression And Mismanagement- Is Law Enough?
- Prevention of Oppression &Mismanagement: Does anything change from 1956 to 2013?
- Class Action Suits under 2013 Act
- What Is Insider Trading and Why Is It Important?
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
- Corporate Governance – The need for Regulation
- Evolution, scope and relevance
- Principles, policies and Best Practices
- Corporate Governance vis-à-vis Companies Act 2013
- Corporate Governance: Succession Planning & Continuity During COVID-19
- Corporate governance: Whether it is necessity in India?
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- Historical Backdrop
- Position in India
- Challenges faced in the evolution
- CSR and Companies Act 2013
CORPORATE BREAKDOWN
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- Meaning of Winding
- Winding up, Liquidation and Dissolution
- Modes of Winding up
- i. Winding up by the Tribunal
- Analysis of grounds of non-commencement of business, inability to pay debts, and on the
- grounds of just and equitable clause
- ii. Voluntary Winding up- Declaration of solvency
- o By Members
- o By Creditors
- i. Winding up by the Tribunal
- Liquidators-Appointment, Powers and Function
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