Corporate and business law
This area concerns the legal framework within which a business is set up and run: the choice of structure, the documents that govern the owners' relationship, and the duties of those who manage it.
The practice covers
- Choice of structure: proprietorship, partnership firm, limited liability partnership, private limited company or one person company
- Partnership deeds, LLP agreements, shareholders' and founders' agreements
- Board and shareholder resolutions, share transfers and routine corporate documentation
- Duties and liabilities of directors and designated partners
- Legal compliance questions for small businesses and startups
Laws most often involved
- Companies Act, 2013
- Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008
- Indian Partnership Act, 1932
- Indian Contract Act, 1872
Where such matters are heard
- Registrar of Companies
- National Company Law Tribunal
- Civil and commercial courts
Courts at Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane.
Further reading
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