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Corporate Law Course Preview

Your first step toward mastering corporate law, transactions, and compliance.

This course is included in the 1-Year Corporate Law Mastery Programme (Diploma) Programme.

About this Course

The Corporate Law Course Preview is a short, focused introduction to the 1-Year Corporate Law Mastery Programme, designed to give you a glimpse into the comprehensive learning experience awaiting you in the full programme.

This preview offers an overview of key areas in corporate law, such as company law, securities, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), due diligence, private equity, competition law, and insolvency. You’ll explore essential legal frameworks like the Companies Act, 2013, SEBI Act, 1992, and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, while understanding foundational concepts and the role of corporate lawyers in business transactions.

Through recorded live classes, curated readings, and practical exercises, this course demonstrates the teaching methodology and practical approach of the full programme, preparing you for a thriving career in corporate law. Start your journey today and experience a taster of what’s to come in this industry-focused programme.

  • I. Welcome to the Course Preview
    • I. Welcome to the Course Preview
  • 1. 📕 Company Law
    • 1.1 ▸ Introduction — How big is the realm of corporate law?
    • 1.2 ▸ Companies Act, 2013
    • 1.3 ▸ Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992
    • 1.4 ▸ Competition Act, 2002
    • 1.5 ▸ Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
    • 1.6 ▸ Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
    • 1.7 ▸ Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
    • ☆ Feedback
  • 2. 📕 Securities
    • 2.1 ▸ Introduction
    • 2.2 ▸ What is share capital?
    • 2.3 ▸ Advantages of share capital
    • 2.4 ▸ What are stocks and shares?
    • 2.5 ▸ What are different kinds of share capital?
    • 2.6 ▸ Practical example of share capital
    • 2.7 ✒ Exercises
  • 3. 📕 Due Diligence
    • 3.1 ▸ Introduction
    • 3.2 ▸ Due diligence review
    • 3.3 ▸ Due diligence report
    • 3.4 ✒ Exercises
  • 4. 📕 Private Equity and Venture Capital
    • 4.1 ▸ What is preferential allotment and private placement?
    • 4.2 ▸ Genesis of private placement—the Sahara Case
    • 4.3 📚 Compulsory Reading
    • 4.4 📚 Extra Reading
    • 4.5 ▸ What and why of private placement?
    • 4.6 ▸ What is the procedure for private placement?
    • 4.7 ▸ Penalty
    • 4.8 ▸ What is the procedure for preferential allotment?
    • 4.9 📚 Compulsory Reading
    • 4.10 ▸ Comparison between rights issue, preferential allotment and private placement—Part 1
    • 4.11 ▸ Comparison between rights issue, preferential allotment and private placement—Part 2
    • 4.12 ▸ Conclusion
    • 4.13 ✒ Exercises
  • 5. 📕 M&A—Introduction
    • 5.1 ▸ Welcome and scope
    • 5.2 ▸ Understanding the team and a lawyer’s role
    • 5.3 ▸ Becoming an M&A lawyer
    • 5.4 ✒ Exercises
  • 6. 📕 M&A—Understanding Corporate Transactions
    • 6.1 ▸ Mergers
    • 6.2 ▸ Amalgamations or scheme of arrangement
    • 6.3 ▸ Acquisition
    • 6.4 📚 Compulsory Readings
    • 6.5 ▸ Asset sale or slump sale
    • 6.6 ▸ Joint ventures
    • 6.7 ✒ Exercises
  • 7. 📕 Competition Economics and Competition Law—Introduction
    • 7.1 ▸ Welcome
    • 7.2 ▸ Why take this course?
    • ⦿ Live Class - Recording
  • 8. 📕 Competition Economics and Competition Law—Role of Competition Law
    • 8.1 ▸ Why competition law?
    • 8.2 ▸ Need for economics in competition cases
    • 8.3 ▸ Moving from MRTP to the Competition Act, 2002
    • 8.4 ▸ Competition Commission of India (CCI) and COMPAT
  • 9. 📕 Competition Economics and Competition Law—Definitions
    • 9.1 § Relevant sections
    • 9.2 ▸ Commission
    • 9.3 ▸ Consumer
    • 9.4 ▸ Cartel
    • 9.5 ▸ Enterprise
    • 9.6 ▸ Interpretation of the definition of enterprise
    • 9.7 ▸ Relevant market
    • 9.8 ▸ Test to determine relevant market
    • 9.9 ✒ Exercises
  • 10. 📕 Insolvency Law—Understanding the objectives and key terms under the IBC
    • § Relevant sections
    • 10.1 ▸ Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • 10.2 ▸ What is a debt
    • 10.3 ▸ Operational debt
    • 10.4 ▸ Financial debt
    • 10.5 ▸ Creditor
    • 10.6 ▸ Financial creditor and operational creditor
    • 𝍭 Full text of leading cases
    • ⦿ Live Class - Recording
    • ☆ Feedback
  • II. Full Programme: 1-Year Corporate Law Mastery Programme
    • II. Why to enroll in the Programme

Instructors

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Pradyumna Anil Purohit

Instructor & Editor, EBC Learning

Pradyumna is a Course Author, Instructional Designer, and Innovator at EBC Learning. He is also the Chief Academic Consultant at Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace Studies, O.P. Jindal Global University. He was formerly an Assistant Professor at Jindal Global Law School.

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Hemant Batra

Senior Legal Consultant, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Hemant Batra is also the founder of Kaden Boriss, an international business law firm, and holds the position of vice-president at SAARCLAW. As a due diligence expert, he has written articles and authored books on the subject.

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Tarun Mathur

Counsel, Huntsman Corporation & Director (Legal Department), PwC

Tarun Mathur has 10+ years of law firm, regulatory and consulting experience. He has worked with SEBI (Corporate Restructuring and Corporate Issues and Listing), in Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and in Trilegal.

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Dr Yugank Goyal

Associate Professor, FLAME University

Dr Yugank Goyal is an Associate Professor of Public Policy. Earlier he taught at Jindal Global Law School. His tryst with the Economics of Competition Law began while studying Masters at Erasmus University Rotterdam, where later, he also pursued his PhD in law and economics.

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