Corporate Law Glossary

Important definitions and terminologies used in Corporate Law

A

  • Accounts and Accounting Standards in Corporate Law
  • Acquisition in Corporate Law
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Corporate Law
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution in Corporate Law
  • Angel Investor in Corporate Law
  • Annual Meeting in Corporate Law
  • Anti-Trust Law in Corporate Law
  • Arbitration in Corporate Law
  • Articles of Association in Corporate Law
  • Articles of Incorporation in Corporate Law
  • Asset Sale in Corporate Law
  • Assets in Corporate Law
  • Assign in Corporate Law
  • Audit and Auditors in Corporate Law
  • Audit Committee in Corporate Law

B

  • Bankruptcy in Corporate Law
  • Board Independence in Corporate Law
  • Board of Directors in Corporate Law
  • Board Resolution in Corporate Law
  • Bonds in Corporate Law
  • Break-Up Fee in Corporate Law
  • Business Judgment Rule in Corporate Law
  • Business Judgment Standard in Corporate Law
  • Business Trust in Corporate Law
  • Buyback of Shares and Securities in Corporate Law
  • Bylaws in Corporate Law

C

  • Calls and Forfeiture of Shares in Corporate Law
  • Certificate of Incorporation in Corporate Law
  • Common Stock in Corporate Law
  • Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in Corporate Law
  • Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 in Corporate Law
  • Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 in Corporate Law
  • Companies (Declaration and Payment of Dividend) Rules, 2014 in Corporate Law
  • Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 in Corporate Law
  • Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 in Corporate Law
  • Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 in Corporate Law
  • Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 in Corporate Law
  • Companies (Registration of Charges) Rules, 2014 in Corporate Law
  • Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 in Corporate Law
  • Companies Act in Corporate Law
  • Companies Act, 2013 in Corporate Law
  • Company Secretary in Corporate Law
  • Competition Act, 2002 in Corporate Law
  • Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Regulations, 2011 in Corporate Law
  • Competition Law in Corporate Law
  • Compliance in Corporate Law
  • Condition Precedent in Corporate Law
  • Conflict of Interest in Corporate Law
  • Consideration in Corporate Law
  • Contract Basics in Corporate Law
  • Contract Definition in Corporate Law
  • Contract Elements in Corporate Law
  • Copyright Act, 1957 in Corporate Law
  • Copyright in Corporate Law
  • Corporate Finance in Corporate Law
  • Corporate Fraud in Corporate Law
  • Corporate Governance in Corporate Law
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Corporate Law
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Rules, 2014 in Corporate Law
  • Corporate Social Responsibility in Corporate Law
  • Cumulative Voting in Corporate Law

D

  • Debenture in Corporate Law
  • Debentures in Corporate Law
  • Delaware Corporation in Corporate Law
  • Delaware General Corporation Law in Corporate Law
  • Depositories Act, 1996 in Corporate Law
  • Derivative Action in Corporate Law
  • Designated Member in Corporate Law
  • Designs Act, 2000 in Corporate Law
  • Director in Corporate Law
  • Director Nomination in Corporate Law
  • Directors Duties in Corporate Law
  • Directors in Corporate Law
  • Disclosure in Corporate Law
  • Divestiture in Corporate Law
  • Dividend in Corporate Law
  • Dividend Policy in Corporate Law
  • Dividend Reinvestment Plan in Corporate Law
  • Dividend Yield in Corporate Law
  • Dividends in Corporate Law
  • Drag Along in Corporate Law
  • Due Diligence in Corporate Law
  • Duress in Corporate Law
  • Duty of Care in Corporate Law
  • Duty of Loyalty in Corporate Law

E

  • Earnings Per Share in Corporate Law
  • Escrow in Corporate Law
  • Executive Compensation in Corporate Law

F

  • Fairness Opinion in Corporate Law
  • Fiduciary Duties in Corporate Law
  • Fiduciary Duty in Corporate Law
  • Financial Reporting in Corporate Law
  • Force Majeure in Corporate Law
  • Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 in Corporate Law
  • Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 in Corporate Law
  • Formation and Incorporation of a Company in Corporate Law

G

  • GAAP in Corporate Law
  • General Partnership in Corporate Law
  • Geographical Indication of Goods Act, 1999 in Corporate Law
  • Golden Parachute in Corporate Law
  • Good Faith in Corporate Law
  • Good Will in Corporate Law
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Corporate Law
  • Goodwill in Corporate Law

H

  • Holding Company in Corporate Law
  • Horizontal Integration in Corporate Law
  • Hostile Takeover in Corporate Law

I

  • Income Tax Act, 1961 in Corporate Law
  • Incorporation in Corporate Law
  • Indemnity in Corporate Law
  • Independent Director in Corporate Law
  • Indian Contract Act in Corporate Law
  • Indian Contract Act, 1872 in Corporate Law
  • Indian Stamp Act, 1899 in Corporate Law
  • Insider in Corporate Law
  • Insider List in Corporate Law
  • Insider Trading in Corporate Law
  • Insider Trading Policy in Corporate Law
  • Insider Trading Regulations, 2015 in Corporate Law
  • Intangible Assets in Corporate Law
  • Intellectual Property Law in Corporate Law
  • Intermediaries in Corporate Law

J

  • Joint and Several Liability in Corporate Law
  • Joint Stock Company in Corporate Law
  • Joint Venture in Corporate Law

K

  • Key Managerial Personnel in Corporate Law

L

  • Licensing Agreement in Corporate Law
  • Limited Liability Company in Corporate Law
  • Limited Liability Limited Partnership in Corporate Law
  • Limited Liability Partnership in Corporate Law
  • Limited Partnership in Corporate Law
  • Liquidating Dividend in Corporate Law
  • Liquidation in Corporate Law

M

  • Majority Shareholder in Corporate Law
  • Market Power in Corporate Law
  • Mediation in Corporate Law
  • Meetings in Corporate Law
  • Member in Corporate Law
  • Memorandum of Association in Corporate Law
  • Merger and Amalgamation of Companies in Corporate Law
  • Merger in Corporate Law
  • Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) in Corporate Law
  • Minority Shareholder in Corporate Law
  • Monopoly in Corporate Law

N

  • National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in Corporate Law
  • National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in Corporate Law
  • Nevada Corporation in Corporate Law
  • Non-Disclosure Agreement in Corporate Law

O

  • Officer and Director Liability in Corporate Law
  • Officer in Corporate Law
  • Other Managerial Personnel in Corporate Law

P

  • Partnership Agreement in Corporate Law
  • Patent in Corporate Law
  • Poison Pill in Corporate Law
  • Poison Put in Corporate Law
  • Pre-emption in Corporate Law
  • Preferred Stock in Corporate Law
  • Prevention of Insider Trading Regulations, 2015 in Corporate Law
  • Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 in Corporate Law
  • Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement in Corporate Law
  • Private Equity in Corporate Law
  • Private Placement in Corporate Law
  • Prospectus in Corporate Law
  • Proxy Contest in Corporate Law
  • Proxy in Corporate Law
  • Proxy Statement in Corporate Law
  • Public Offering in Corporate Law

R

  • Raising Capital and Prospectus in Corporate Law
  • Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 in Corporate Law
  • Receivership in Corporate Law
  • Registrar of Companies (ROC) in Corporate Law
  • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Corporate Law
  • Resolutions in Corporate Law
  • Restructuring in Corporate Law
  • Reverse Stock Split in Corporate Law
  • Rights Offering in Corporate Law

S

  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act in Corporate Law
  • SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 in Corporate Law
  • SEBI in Corporate Law
  • Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in Corporate Law
  • Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 in Corporate Law
  • Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) in Corporate Law
  • Securities Appellate Tribunal in Corporate Law
  • Securities Contract (Regulation) Act, 1956 in Corporate Law
  • Securities Contract Regulation Act in Corporate Law
  • Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957 in Corporate Law
  • Securities Dematerialisation in Corporate Law
  • Securities Fraud in Corporate Law
  • Securities Regulation in Corporate Law
  • Security Token in Corporate Law
  • Share Capital in Corporate Law
  • Share Certificate and Share Warrant in Corporate Law
  • Share Certificate in Corporate Law
  • Share Sale in Corporate Law
  • Shareholder Activism in Corporate Law
  • Shareholder Derivative Suit in Corporate Law
  • Shareholder in Corporate Law
  • Shareholder’s Agreement in Corporate Law
  • Shareholders in Corporate Law
  • Shares and Types in Corporate Law
  • Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) in Corporate Law
  • Specific Performance in Corporate Law
  • Spin-off in Corporate Law
  • Stamp Duty in Corporate Law
  • Stock Buyback in Corporate Law
  • Stock Exchange in Corporate Law
  • Stock Option in Corporate Law
  • Stock Split in Corporate Law
  • Stock Transfer Form in Corporate Law
  • Stockholder Equity in Corporate Law
  • Straight Voting in Corporate Law
  • Subsidiary in Corporate Law
  • Supremacy of Majority and Protection of Minority in Corporate Law

T

  • Tag Along in Corporate Law
  • Takeover Bid in Corporate Law
  • Tender Offer in Corporate Law
  • The Competition Act, 2002 in Corporate Law
  • The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 in Corporate Law
  • The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 in Corporate Law
  • The Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 in Corporate Law
  • The Trademark Act 1999 in Corporate Law
  • Trade Secret in Corporate Law
  • Trademark in Corporate Law
  • Transfer and Transmission of Shares in Corporate Law
  • Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) “TUPE” in Corporate Law

U

  • Underwriter in Corporate Law
  • Unfair Prejudice in Corporate Law

V

  • Venture Capital in Corporate Law
  • Vertical Integration in Corporate Law
  • Voting Trust Agreement in Corporate Law

W

  • Warranties in Corporate Law
  • Whistleblower in Corporate Law
  • White Knight in Corporate Law
  • Winding Up in Corporate Law
  • Winding up of a Company in Corporate Law
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