Startup and Entrepreneurship Laws

Syllabus

MODULE I: Structuring a Business

Sole proprietorship as a business structure

 Registration requirement and procedure

Family business

 Issues in family business

 Appointment of professional management for running a business

Structuring a partnership / LLP

 Partnership Deed, LLP Agreement, registration requirement and procedure, number of
partners, designated partners, s dissolution of partnership, default rules under Partnership Act
and LLP Act.

Structuring a company
 Formation and incorporation- private company, one person company: Reservation of Name,
Director Identification Number and Digital Signature, Forms to be submitted to Registrar of
companies for incorporation, Memorandum and Articles of Association,

MODULE II: Taxation, basic accounting, import-export and customs duty

As covered by Karan Sir,

 MODULE III: Corporate
Governance

 Introduction to corporate governance: how does a company manages its activities?

 Models of corporate governance: Indian and international practices
 Corporate governance related compliances
 Corporate Social Responsibility

MODULE IV: Raising investment

 Introduction to raising investment – financial and strategic investment

 Business structuring and investment
 Steps in an investment transaction – negotiation, drafting and legal strategy
 How to conduct due diligence?
 Understanding non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)

MODULE V: Institutional finance – Loans and ECBs

 How do you raise investment or loans to finance a business?

 Syndicated Loans
 Bank guarantees and securities
 Introduction to FEMA, handling and remittance of foreign exchange,
 External commercial borrowings,
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MODULE VI: Foreign direct investment and regulatory issues

 FDI restrictions on foreign investors

 Sectoral regulations – FDI in e-commerce
 Entry-related issues – approval route and sectoral regulations
 Exit related issues
 compliance and filing requirements

MODULE VII: Employee Management Labour Law and Business licenses

 Employment agreement
 Labour law compliances
 Legal forms of incentives and perquisites
 Non-disclosure agreements
 Industrial licensing and environmental compliance

MODULE VIII: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

 Arbitration, negotiation, arbitration clauses in contracts- Arbitration Agreement

 Structuring arbitration for speedy and fair resolution
 How to develop a dispute settlement strategy?

MODULE IX: Information Technology and Law

 Legal structure governing the Internet, electronic contracts and digital signatures
 Data protection under Indian law
 Offences under Information Technology Act
 Essential Information Technology Contracts

MODULE X: Intellectual Property Rights and IP monetization

 Copyright: Copyright Act, Rights available to copyright owner, Originality and Idea-Expression
dichotomy, software piracy.
 Patents: Patent Act, components of a patent application, international patent registrations,
rights available to patent holders,
 Trademark Act: Registration of trademark, steps for international registration of trademark,
rights available to trademark owner,
 Monetization of intellectual property – Licensing and franchising agreements

MODULE XI: Management Practices and Laws

 Legal risk management – identifying and minimizing risks

 Building processes and internal policies
 Recruitment policy, compensation policy,
 Key business agreements and risks
 Mitigating risks of sexual harassment

MODULE XII: Overview of major sectoral and industry-specific legislations-

 SEZs: Law relating to SEZs (includes tax sops available to SEZs), types of SEZs, comparison of
SEZs with Export Oriented Units (EOUs) and Software Technology Parks (STP)
 Banking and financial laws