Company Law
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Company Law (also called Corporate Law in some countries) is the collection of various legal aspects that govern the formation, running and dissolution of a Company (or Corporation). The Company Law is a Central subject in some countries and a State subject in others. For example, there are 50 different systems of corporate law, or one law for each state in the United States.
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General Principles of Company Law
- Company - Characteristics and Types of Companies
- Incorporation of a Company
- Lifting the Corporate Veil
- Promoter
- Director
- Memorandum of Association
- Articles of Association
- Doctrine of Ultra-Vires
- Doctrine of Indoor Management
- Prospectus of a Company
- Concept of Shares and Kinds of shares
- Share Capital
- Voting Rights
- Depository system
- External Commercial Borrowing
- Company Meetings and its kinds
- Company Accounts and Audit
- Sole Selling Agents
- Reconstruction and Amalgamations
- Dissolution of a company
- Winding up of Companies
- Defunct company
Acts, Rules and Case Law on Company Law
United Kingdom Company Law
United Kingdom Company Law
Indian Company Law Acts
- Companies Act, 1956
- Indian Contract Act, 1872
- Indian Partnership Act, 1932
- Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008
- Companies (Passing of the Resolution By Postal Ballot) Rules, 2011
- Companies (Central Government's) General Rules and Forms (Amendment) Rules, 2011
- Companies (Central Government's) General Rules and Forms (Amendment) Rules, 2011
- Companies (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2011
- Directors Relative (Office or Place of Profit) Rules, 2011
- Companies (Central Government's) General Rules and Forms (Second Amendment) Rules, 2011
- Directors Relatives (Office or Place of Profit) Amendment Rules, 2011
- Companies (Amendment) Regulations, 2011
- Companies (Particulars of Employees) Amendment Rules, 2011
- Competition Commission of India (General) Amendment Regulations, 2011
- Companies (Director Identification Number) Amendment Rules, 2011
- Companies (Central Government's) General Rules and Forms (First Amendment) Rules, 2011
- Regulation of Factor (Assignment of Receivables) Bill, 2011
- Chartered Accountants (Procedure of Investigations of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cases) Amendment Rules, 2011
- Cost and Works Accountants Procedures of Meetings of Quality Review Board, and Terms and Conditions of Service and Allowances of the Chairperson and Members of the Board (Amendment) Rules, 2011
- Cost and Works Accountants (Election to the Council) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2011
- Company Secretaries (Election to the Council) (Amendment) Rules, 2011
- Chartered Accountants (Election to the Council) (Amendment) Rules, 2011
- Cost and Works Accountants (Election to the Council) Amendment Rules, 2011
- Companies (Central Government's) General Rules and Forms (First Amendment) Rules, 2011 (G.S.R.78(E) of 2011)
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2010
- Limited Liability Partnership (Second Amendment) Rules, 2010
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2010
- Companies (Amendment) Regulations, 2010
- Companies (Director Identification Number) (Amendment) Rules, 2010
Indian Company Law Bills
Indian Company Law Circulars
Indian Company Law Rules
Indian Company Law Related Cases / Recent Cases / Case Law
- Rama Krishna Dalmia vs Justice Tendolkar (AIR 1958 SC 538): Supreme Court rejected the contention of Dalmias and approved the appointment of a commission in regard to complaints of business of Dalmias to the Central Government
Indian Company Law News
- January 9, 2013: Full Text of the New Companies Bill available on the website of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
- December 20, 2012: Central Monitoring Committee and Regional task Forces on Vanishing Companies
- December 20, 2012: FIRs against all the 87 Vanishing Companies and their Directors
- December 19, 2012: Salient Features of the Companies Bill 2011
- December 11, 2012: Exit Scheme for Companies
- December 11, 2012: Committee to Formulate Policy Document on Corporate Governance
- December 10, 2012: Changes in the Companies Bill 2011
- December 10, 2012: Incorporation of the Corporate Social Responsibility Provision in the New Companies Bill
- December 4, 2012: Independent Regulator for Auditors
- September 26, 2012: MCA 21 Second Cycle to Benefit all the Companies and LLPS Registered in India - Dr. M.Veerappa Moily
- September 12, 2012: Dr. M. Veerappa Moily Launches a Legal Compliance Manual Aimed at Increasing Compliance among Companies
South African Company Law
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003
- Businesses Act, 1991 (Act No. 71 of 1991)
- Close Corporations Act, 1984
- Companies Act, 1973
- Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008)
- Competition Act, 1998
- Co-operatives Act, 2005 (Act No. 14 of 2005)
- International Trade Administration Act, 2002
- Liquor Act, 2003
- Lotteries Act, 1997
- National Gambling Act, 2004
- National Small Business Act, 1996
- Standards Act, 2008 (Act No. 8 of 2008)
- Usury Act, 1968
Australian Company Law
- Companies Act 1961 (Victorian Acts)
- Companies (Amendment) Act 1971 No 61 (New South Wales Acts)
- Companies Act 1961 No 71 (New South Wales Acts)
- Companies Act 1936 No 33 (New South Wales Acts)
- Companies Act 1899 No 40 (New South Wales Acts)
- Company Law Review Act 1998 NO 61, 1998 (Commonwealth Numbered Acts)
Malaysian Company Law
Kenyan Company Law
- Companies Act, Chapter 486
Zambian Company Law
Pakistan Company Law
- Pakistan Companies Ordinance, 1984
- Pakistan Stock Exchanges (Corporatisation, Demutualization and Integration) Act, 2012
- Pakistan Anti Money Laundering Act, 2010
- Pakistan Listed Companies (Substantial Acquisition of Voting Shares and Take-overs) Ordinance, 2002
- Pakistan Insurance Ordinance, 2000
- Pakistan Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act, 1997
- Pakistan Central Depositories Act, 1997
- Pakistan Modaraba Companies and Modaraba (Floatation and Control) Ordinance, 1980
- Pakistan Companies (Appointment of Legal Advisers) Act, 1974
- Pakistan Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969
- Partnership Act, 1932