Company Law

NATURE AND FOUNDATIONS OF COMPANY LAW

1. Introduction to company law
2. Legal Structures of Business Organisation
3. The Company as a Distinct Legal Person
4. Company Formation and Related Matters

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMPANY

5. The constitution Documents of the Company
6. Altering the Constitution Documents
7. Relations With Third Parties: Agency and Constitution Limitation

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

8. General Introduction to Corporate Governance
9. Corporate Governance: Shareholders in General Meeting
10. Corporate Governance: Board of Director
11. Director’s Duties and corporate Governance
12. Self-Regulation and Codes of Corporate Governance
13. Minority Shareholder Protection

CORPORATE FINANCE LAW

14. Techniques of Corporate Finance
15. Transactions in Share, Profits and Dividends
16. The Raising, Employment and Maintenance of Capital
17. Compromises, Arrangements, Reconstruction and Amalgamation

SECURITIES REGULATION

18. Introduction
19. The Regulation of the Public Offering of Shares
20. The Control of Insider Trading and Market Abuse
21. The Regulation Of Takeovers

WINDING UP, LIQUIDATION AND TRANSPARENCY

22. Winding Up and Dissolution of a Company
23. Transparency

App. A Companies Act, 2017
App. B The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act, 1997
App. C The Securities Act, 2015


Corporate law is a very important field and its importance is increasing with an increase in business activity. At the same time, it is considered to be a very difficult law. The complexity of this law is increasing as trade and commerce gain significance. Corporate governance and securities regulation, which are part of this subject, are now vying for recognition as independent fields of study, and in many jurisdictions this recognition was granted a long time ago. Within corporate law, company law stands out as the basic law and its understanding provides a foundation for the study of other related fields. It is essential for the student to understand some of the basic principles of company law relating to the nature of the company, legal personality, formation, the importance of its memorandum and articles, and finally listing on the stock exchange. If these principles are not thoroughly grasped, the understanding of the remaining provisions will become difficult. This book focuses on these primary principles at some length, so that the student can master them with ease, and then proceed to the remaining provisions.