LCR201 | Corporate Law

Description

Corporate law is the study of how shareholders, directors, employees, consumers and the business community interact with each other. Also, corporate law defines the internal rules of the company.  The object of the course is to provide conceptual understanding and a working knowledge of the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and Securities laws of India viz. SEBI Act, 1992 and Securities Contract regulation Act, 1956 and Depositories Act, 1996. The corporate securities markets comprises the most vibrant sector of the financial industry. Significant reforms have taken place in both trading and post trade infrastructure and even the business conventionally handled within the commercial banking and insurance sectors is making inspired use of ordered capital market techniques. The course is intended to provide a broad overview of the main aspects of the subject. The course is structured around the ‘life-cycle’ of registered companies from pre-incorporation to dissolution. In this process, interface of company law with securities law and Insolvency law will also be dealt with. Further, the course will also dive in to relevant debates on corporate governance with an emphasis on directors’ duties and the rights and remedies of members; corporate finance and external administration. The course also considers the context in which companies operate, their role in society and the implications of the concept of corporate personality.