Overview of Corporate Law

📘 Module 1: Introduction to Corporate Law (20 minutes)

📖 Section 1.1: What is Corporate Law?

• Definition: Branch of law dealing with the formation, governance, and dissolution of companies
• Importance in business and economic regulation

📖 Section 1.2: Key Objectives of Corporate Law

• Protecting shareholders’ interests
• Facilitating corporate transactions
• Ensuring compliance and accountability

📘 Module 2: Types of Business Entities (20 minutes)

📖 Section 2.1: Business Structures

• Sole Proprietorship
• Partnership
• Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
• Private and Public Limited Companies

📖 Section 2.2: Choosing a Business Form

• Factors influencing choice (liability, taxation, control)

📘 Module 3: Company Formation and Incorporation (20 minutes)

📖 Section 3.1: Incorporation Process

• Steps for registering a company in India (as per Companies Act, 2013)
• Important documents (MOA, AOA, PAN, CIN, etc.)

📖 Section 3.2: Legal Personality and Limited Liability

• Company as a separate legal entity
• Concept of perpetual succession

📘 Module 4: Corporate Governance (30 minutes)

📖 Section 4.1: Board of Directors

• Roles and responsibilities
• Independent directors and corporate oversight

📖 Section 4.2: Shareholders and General Meetings

• Rights of shareholders
• Annual General Meetings (AGM) and Extraordinary General Meetings (EGM)

📖 Section 4.3: Key Corporate Governance Principles

• Transparency, accountability, fairness

📘 Module 5: Regulatory and Compliance Framework (20 minutes)

📖 Section 5.1: Regulatory Bodies

• Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
• Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
• National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)

📖 Section 5.2: Key Compliance Requirements

• Filing annual returns
• Maintaining statutory registers
• Auditor’s report and disclosures

📘 Module 6: Corporate Law in Action – Case Examples & Recent Trends (10 minutes)

📖 Section 6.1: Notable Corporate Law Cases

• Satyam Scam
• Infosys Board Crisis

📖 Section 6.2: Emerging Trends

• ESG compliance
• Startups and corporate simplification
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR)

🎯 Master the pillars of Corporate Law to drive legal clarity and confidence in business decisions.