Corporate meetings are significant in the development and efficient management of an organisation. As we know, a company is a separate entity from that its members. Since it cannot act on its own, the members who constitute it take important decisions on its behalf. At the same time, it must ensure that its stakeholders are given an opportunity to participate in discussions that impact the organisation. Meetings give the members, directors, shareholders, and other stakeholders an opportunity to express their opinions and concerns with regard to the management of the company's affairs. Strategic planning, policy decisions, and evaluation of stakeholders' interests are some of the key issues that are taken up during the meetings. Corporate meetings, unlike regular business meetings, call for more structured and detailed compliance under the Companies Act. This course discusses the meaning, definition and classification of meetings under the Companies Act.

WHY TAKE THIS COURSE?

The course describes the legal compliances to be followed prior to and post the conducting corporate meetings. The course has been designed around topics that can be useful for CA/CS students/examinees as well as for B.Com, BBA, and MBA students. Practitioners can also avail of this as a refresher course. The subject matter is expressed in clear and simple language for a quick and deeper learning of the important aspects of corporate meetings.

Instructor

DR PRATIMA NARAYAN

Dr. Pratima Narayan is an Advocate, mediator and Founder Partner of Techlawlogi Consulting LLP, a law firm based out of Bengaluru. She is an Editor and Consultant at EBC Learning. She has offered courses on Consumer Law, Arbitration, Ecommerce, Contract Law and Corporate Law on the platform. She has authored a book on ?Electronic Commerce: Legal Compliance?, published by EBC. The book comprehensively outlines the various legal and regulatory frameworks and compliance for e-commerce players. Dr Pratima has served the legal academia for over two decades as a visiting faculty at various reputed law schools and business schools. Dr. Pratima holds a doctorate in law from the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru.

1. Introduction
1.1 Introduction to meetings
1.2 Concept and meaning of meetings
1.3 Kinds of meetings
I. Exercises
II. Full text of leading cases

2. General meetings
I. Relevant sections
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Annual general meetings
2.3 Extraordinary general meetings
II. Exercises

3. Board meetings
I. Relevant sections
3.1 Board meetings
3.2 Quorum for meetings
3.3 Notice
II. Exercises

4. Committee meetings
4.1 Committee meetings
I. Exercises
II. Examination pointers

5. Notice
I. Relevant sections
5.1 Notice of meetings
5.2 Board meetings
5.3 General meetings
5.4 Contents of notice
5.5 Adjournment
II. Exercises
III. Full text of leading cases

6. Quorum and proxies
I. Relevant sections
6.1 Quorum for general meetings
6.2 Quorum for board meetings
6.3 Proxy
II. Exercises
III. Full text of leading cases

7. Agenda
7.1 Agenda
I. Exercises
II. Full text of leading cases

8. Resolution
I. Relevant sections
8.1 Resolution
8.2 Resolution in board meetings
8.3 Resolution in general meeting
8.4 Resolutions and agreements to be filed with registrar
II. Exercises

9. Minutes
I. Relevant sections
9.1 Minutes
II. Exercises

10. Annual report
I. Relevant sections
10.1 Annual report
II. Exercises
III. Examination pointers
II. INDEX (FULL TEXT OF CASES)

INDEX: Full text of cases