About the Course
The course on Corporate Law is a core course in almost all National Law universities and other State universities. This course is taught to both UG and Master courses. In LL.M, course is mandatory for Business Law (Private Law) specialization. This course is also important for professional courses like Chartered accountants, Company secretary, Masters in Commerce, Masters in Business Administration as well as Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration.
The course is a full credit course for universities. Generally, law universities offer this course as a 4-credit full course which is taught over one semester.The course is certification ready and looking into its importance for persons associated with business and law, it will be able to meet the needs of lifelong learners. Professionals who may not be enrolled for a regular degree or who only wish to understand corporate laws, their need will be served by the course.
The course has proctored examination at the end of the semester and gives credits to students.
Summary
Course Objectives:
India has witnessed tremendous growth in the corporate sector in the last few decades. In view of this, it becomes important for students of law and commerce to understand the legal dynamics of the corporate sector. The course covers all important recent developments in this area. The course of Corporate Law has been specifically designed to provide not only an overview but also an in-depth knowledge about incorporation, raising capital by companies, borrowings and investments by companies, foreign direct investment in Indian companies, corporate restructuring, corporate insolvency and other related important issues.
Learning Outcomes:
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In-depth understanding about different business organisations and comprehend importance of company form of business organisation with its incorporation and administration
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Learning about raising of capital by companies in compliance with SEBI regulations
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Comprehension of corporate management and governance
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Learning legal aspects of accounts and audit of companies with role of auditors
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Understanding different restructuring methods for companies
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Understanding business rescue proceedings and compromises
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Knowledge about investigations and adjudicatory machinery of companies
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Knowledge about remedies available to shareholders and other in a company
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Understanding corporate insolvency
Course layout
Week 1: Business Organisation, Corporate personality and Registration of companies
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Module 1 - Business organisation and corporate personality: its nature, advantages, disadvantages and types
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Module 2 - Registration, incorporation and commencement of business by companies
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Module 3 - Objects, powers of companies and their internal administration
Week 2: Kinds of meetings and other applicable law
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Module 4 - Kinds of companies
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Module 5 - Meetings of companies
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Module 6 - Other laws affecting companies
Week 3: Raising of capital by companies
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Module 7 - Share capital and its nature, kinds, rights and liabilities of shareholders
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Module 8 - Alteration of capital and its implications
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Module 9 - Raising of capital by companies by issue of securities
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Module 10 - Listing and de-listing of securities and their implications
Week 4: SEBI- issue of capital and disclosure requirements
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Module 11 - Issue of capital and disclosure requirements of Indian companies: Part 1
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Module 12 - Issue of capital and disclosure requirements of Indian companies: Part 2
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Module 13 - Insider trading and fraudulent and unfair dealings in securities and their implications
Week 5: Borrowings and investments by companies
Week 6: Corporate Management and Governance: Part 1
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Module 16 - Governance structure of companies
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Module 17 - Directors, their appointment, qualifications, position, powers, duties and liabilities
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Module 18 - Types of directors and other managerial personnel companies
Week 7: Corporate Management and Governance: Part 2
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Module 19 - Corporate governance in Indian companies
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Module 20 - Corporate Social Responsibility
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Module 21 - Promoters, their position, power, duties and liabilities
Week 8
Week 9: Accounts of companies
Week 10: Auditing of companies
Week 11: Business rescue proceedings and compromises
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Module 26 - Compromises, Arrangements, Reconstruction, Amalgamation and Mergers of companies
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Module 27 - Take over and Acquisition of companies
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Module 28 - Recent cases on Mergers and Acquisition
Week 12: Investigation and adjudicatory machinery
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Module 29 - Investigation of companies, its need and procedure
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Module 30 - Company Law board/ National Company Law Tribunal/ National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, their constitution, powers and duties
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Module 31 - Special courts, their constitution, powers and duties
Week 13: Remedies to shareholders and others
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Module 32 - Shareholders and creditors remedies of personal actions, derivative actions or class action suits including cases of oppression and mismanagement
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Module 33 - Winding up, its need, grounds and effect on shareholders, creditors and other stakeholders
Week 14: Corporate Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Week 15: Revision, assessment and evaluation.
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