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Home Courses IIM Calcutta | Executive Programme in Business and Corporate Laws (Batch 06)

IIM Calcutta | Executive Programme in Business and Corporate Laws (Batch 06)

Learn the modern contextual approach to business and corporate laws.

Course Snapshot

  • FeeINR 2,75,000 + GST
  • Work Experience2 - 30 Years
  • Duration9 Months
  • Delivery MethodBlended- Online

Course Detail

Programme Overview:

As organisations strive for growth, the knowledge of corporate and business laws has become indispensable in setting up a competitive edge. The modern legal structure is intricate and multifaceted, leaving companies in need of professional legal minds to guide them through decision-making processes and ensure that their interests are safeguarded, their markets effectively shaped and they have the upper hand. EPBCL enables new-age professionals to leverage law as a strategic tool. It provides unparalleled insight into how business and corporate laws work in practice and equips them with the knowledge to create robust legal frameworks for their organisations.

Programme Highlights:

  • Attain a competitive edge by harnessing the potential of law as a value-added business tool.
  • Acquire knowledge of various legal and regulatory aspects of business operations for a strategic advantage.
  • Develop skills to effectively manage legal risks and make informed decisions in a dynamic business landscape.
  • Enhance your understanding of the role of corporate legal departments and their impact on key strategic decisions.
  • Improve your career prospects and open doors to opportunities in corporate legal teams, risk management, corporate planning, M&A, entrepreneurship, and more.
  • Interact with renowned faculty members and industry experts during live online lectures and on-campus learning sessions at IIM Calcutta.

Desired Candidate Profile

  • Employed/Self Employed Professionals with at least a bachelor's degree (10+2+3) in any discipline with minimum 50% marks and work experience of at least two years.

Course Modules

Advanced Corporate Law-I:

  • Corporate restructuring through mergers, de-merger, reverse merger.
  • Role of NCLT in merger.
  • Acquisition of shares in Listed companies and take over code.
  • Direct and Indirect acquisitions.
  • Acquisition of business/Assets (Slump Sale)
  • Joint Ventures - Company Law Issues
  • Joint Ventures - Contractual Issues

Advanced Corporate Law-II - Transactions

  • Regulatory framework of fund raising
  • Public offers and private placements
  • Special purpose Acquisition Companies
  • FEMA and foreign investment
  • Investments under Portfolio Investment Scheme
  • Insolvency and Bankruptcy code: Salient features of introduction to corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) along with important case studies.

Dispute Resolution (National and International):

  • Dispute resolution through arbitration, conciliation and meditation - rules and procedures, Arbitration institutions, arbitration awards and its challenges.
  • Dispute resolution in international trade - WTO DSU/FTA dispute settlement clause.
  • Investment dispute resolution - investment arbitration/ICSID.
  • Case studies

Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

  • TRIPS Agreement
  • Patent Laws: Fundamentals, patentability conditions, patent infringement, patent licensing.
  • Trademark: law and eligibility for trademark registration, trademark infringement, assignment and licensing of trademark.
  • Copyright: economic and moral rights, infringement of copyright, fair dealing defenses.
  • Trade secret Protection

Legal Framework for Competition and Consumer Protection

  • Corporate liability for Tort and crime
  • Unfair trade practices (UTP) - fraud and misinterpretation
  • Restrictive trade Practices (RTP) - anti competitive agreement and practices.
  • Defective goods and decient services
  • Ambush Marketing, telemarketing, sms
  • Data protection and privacy
  • Competition act 2002: Abuse of dominant position, Non-competence agreement; Combinations

International Trade and Investment Law:

  • WTO - Basics principles and exceptions.
  • Trade remedies - Anti Dumping - Subsidies - Safeguards
  • Technical Barriers and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS and TBT) measures (Standardization, quality control, packing)
  • Trade in services
  • TRIMs
  • WTO plus agreements - Free trade agreements/Regional Trade Agreements
  • Investment Law (FET, MFN, Expropriation); India Modal BIT
  • Case Studies