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Navigating Essential Corporate Law Sources

An in-depth guide to efficiently accessing and utilising corporate law resources.

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4 Weeks
8 - 10 Hours Per Week
₹ 5500
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About this Course

Navigating corporate law can be overwhelming, particularly for those new to the field. This course provides a clear path ahead by demystifying the intricacies of corporate law. The course begins by explaining the legal methodology, ensuring you have a strong foundation. It then guides you through understanding the sources of corporate law and helps you develop a systematic approach to reading and applying legal material.

Throughout the course, you'll learn essential skills such as:

  • Understanding and applying legal material effectively.
  • Navigating various sources of law and understanding their hierarchy.
  • Navigating the sources of corporate law.
  • Accessing materials on the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) website.

Why Take This Course?

  • Demystify the Legal Maze: This course helps simplify corporate law complexities, starting with the basics of legal methods.
  • Navigate Legal Sources: It helps you learn to read statutes, rules, and cases, understanding their importance and hierarchy.
  • Learn how to Access Resources: It guides you to access vital legal materials, including the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) website.
  • Appreciate Legal Literature: Dive into legislative materials, case laws, and insightful commentaries for a deep understanding through this course.
  • Answer Burning Questions: It helps you get clarity on starting the corporate law journey and the interconnection of legal subjects.
  • For Beginners and Experts: It is ideal for novices and offers valuable insights for experienced professionals.

Who Should Take This Course?

  • Law Students and Recent Law Graduates: To launch into a career in corporate law with enhanced skills and knowledge.
  • Lawyers and In-House Counsels: To develop expertise in corporate practice for career advancement.
  • Legal Professionals: To transition to transactional law roles with confidence.
  • Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries, Cost & Work Accountants: To gain insights into corporate legal matters for comprehensive advisory services.
  • Government Officials and Academicians: To expand legal knowledge for effective governance and academic pursuits.
  • Managers, Chief Executive Officers, and Company Directors: To understand corporate legal aspects for strategic decision-making.
  • Prospective Entrepreneurs: To equip with legal understanding essential for business ventures.
  • Business Professionals and Advisors: To enhance legal skills for a detailed understanding of corporate affairs.

Course Structure:

Engaging and Structured Videos: Learn at your own pace with our expertly crafted video lectures delivered by leading industry professionals. Whether you are exploring a new area of law or reinforcing your existing expertise, the series of short videos (around 2-3 minutes each) empower you to learn at your own pace, revisiting concepts as needed. Each video segment is thoughtfully crafted to explain the practical applications and processes related to the specific Definition, Concept, Explanation, Section, or Article being covered.

Practical Assignments and Solutions: Solidify your knowledge with practical exercises that put theory into action. Wherever required, practical assignments are explained in detail through ‘Solutions Videos’ or ‘Solutions Guide’, wherein our experts walk you through every step for solving practical legal problems either through videos or a documentary guide.

Q&A for Knowledge Mastery: Test your understanding and gain clarity through Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) at the end of Chapters. These MCQs test your comprehension and application of mind, ensuring you have the right understanding of the course material.

  • 1. 📕 Welcome
    • 1.1 ▸ Welcome
  • 2. 📕 Understanding sources of law
    • 2.1 ▸ Primary and secondary sources of corporate law
    • 2.2 ▸ Constitutional law
    • 2.3 ▸ Statutes, rules and regulations
    • 2.4 ▸ Guidelines, circulars and directions
    • 2.5 ▸ Precedents
    • 2.6 ▸ Which part of a decision is binding—Ratio Decidendi and Obiter Dicta
    • 2.7 ▸ Customary business practices
    • ✍️ Assignment: Case brief
    • ✅ Solution: Salomon v. Salomon & Co. — case name, citation, facts, and procedural history
    • ✅ Solution: Salomon v. Salomon & Co. — legal issue and ratio
    • ✅ Solution: Salomon v. Salomon & Co. — your comments
    • ✅ Solution: Sample case brief
    • 𝍭 Full text of leading cases
    • ☆ Feedback
  • 3. 📕 Getting familiar with corporate law sources
    • 3.1 ▸ Introduction — How big is the realm of corporate law?
    • 3.2 ▸ Companies Act, 2013
    • 3.3 ▸ Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992
    • 3.4 ▸ Competition Act, 2002
    • 3.5 ▸ Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
    • 3.6 ▸ Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
    • 3.7 ▸ Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
    • ✍️ Assignment: Mind map
    • ✅ Solution: Mind map
  • 4. 📕 Navigating the MCA website as a resource for corporate law matters
    • 4.1 ▸ Resources for accessing corporate law materials and the MCA website
    • 4.2 ▸ Accessing the MCA website
    • 4.3 ▸ Researching statutory law via the MCA website
    • 4.4 ▸ What is “My workspace” and how to use it?
    • 4.5 ▸ DSC & DIN Services
    • 4.6 ▸ Viewing company and LLP Master Data
    • 4.7 ▸ Viewing other heads of Master Data
    • 4.8 ▸ LLP services
    • 4.9 ▸ Company services, complaints and document related services
  • 5. 📕 Secondary sources of corporate law
    • 5.1 ▸ Introduction
    • 5.2 ▸ Law books — textbooks, commentaries, treatises
    • 5.3 ▸ Law reviews and journals
    • 5.4 ▸ Other secondary sources of law
    • 5.5 ▸ Casebooks
    • 𝍭 Full text of leading cases
  • 6. 📕 Conclusion
    • 6.1 ▸ Conclusion
    • ☆ Feedback

Instructors

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Juhi Roy

Partner, Petkar Legal

Juhi Roy has previously worked as a Senior Associate in the General Corporate team of Argus Partners, Kolkata. She has also worked with Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai; Network 18 Media and Investments Limited, Mumbai; Wadia Ghandy & Co., Mumbai; and SA Partners, Mumbai.

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Presented by 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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