Corporate Law Practice

Introduction

Corporate Law is a specialized field of law that deals with the formation, operation and regulation of corporations and other business organizations. It encompasses various aspects which include company formation and registration, corporate governance and management, company securities, mergers and acquisition, corporate restructuring and insolvency, to the winding up of a company. This course takes the student, lawyer or any person seeking to have a knowledge of Corporate Law Practice from the birth of a business organization to the death of the business organization, if it so happens. Not missing also in the course, are the intricacies and the various practices which a business organization must engage in to remain alive. The Companies and Allied Matters Act is the principal law amongst other Acts such as the Investment and Securities Act, the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission Act and Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act which regulate the Corporate Law Practice in Nigeria. The Companies and Allied Matters Act was amended in the year, 2020 and is the extant law used throughout this work.

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