The Comparative Guide to the Old and New Companies Act


Book Description

The Comparative Guide to the Old and New Companies Act aims to assist the reader in making the transition from the Companies Act 61 of 1973 to the Companies Act 71 of 2008 by providing a variety of reference tables comparing provisions of the old and new Acts.










The Role of Natural Gas in Environmental Policy


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Covers the whole range of issues involved: from the size and characteristics of the resource base to public utility regulation; from the technological possibilities to market-based instruments of policy; from gas delivery infrastructure to carbon taxes. Also represents a variety of skills and interests: geology, engineering, economics, law, public administration and regulation. Addressed questions of policy at the state level, at a time when the state of Texas was engaged in developing an energy policy with a significant environmental policy component.







The Derivative Action in Asia


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This in-depth comparative examination of the derivative action in Asia provides a framework for analysing its function, history and practical application and examines in detail how derivative actions law works in practice in seven important Asian jurisdictions (China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Singapore). These case studies allow an evaluation of a number of the leading Western comparative corporate law and governance theories which have come to define the field over the last decade. By debunking some of these critically important theories, this book lays the foundation for an accurate understanding of the derivative action in Asia and a re-examination of the regulation of the derivative action around the world.




Financial Accounting for Management: An Analytical Perspective


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Financial Accounting for Management: An Analytical Perspective focuses on the analysis and interpretation of financial information for strategic decision making to enable students and managers to formulate business strategies for revenue enhancement, cost economies, efficiency improvements, restructuring of operations, and further expansion or diversification for creating and enhancing the shareholder's value. MBA, MFC and MBE students are its primary audience but its practical orientation will also be useful to corporate sector managers and CA, CWA, CS, CFA and CAIIB students.




Taxmann's Handbook on New Criminal Laws – Detailed, in-depth [450+ pages] analysis on BNS | BNSS | BSA, including comprehensive guides, comparative studies, subject index, a guide to punishments, etc.


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This comprehensive handbook helps readers navigate the monumental transition in the Indian legal framework from their former to contemporary counterparts. It presents a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of the transformative changes in India's new criminal laws. This book is designed for legal professionals, students, and anyone interested in Indian criminal law, presenting an invaluable tool for navigating and comprehending the significant legal shifts encapsulated. The Present Publication is the latest 2024 edition, authored by Taxmann's Editorial Board, with the following noteworthy features: • [In-Depth Analysis] The book scrutinises the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), offering a detailed understanding of these laws • [Eight Detailed Divisions] It includes comprehensive guides to each of these laws, explaining changes, new provisions, and concepts. Additional divisions cover punishments under BNS, section keys for comparative analysis with old laws, and tables correlating sections of old and new laws • [Comparative Study] A subject-wise comparison elucidates the modifications and new concepts introduced, contrasting old and new laws • [Subject Index] This feature facilitates easy navigation, allowing readers to cross-reference sections of old and new laws based on subjects and keywords • [Guide to Punishments] This section provides a quick reference for understanding the implications of offences, including details like punishment, bailability, and cognizability • [Tables of Corresponding Sections] These tables offer a side-by-side view of the sections and headings of old laws and their counterparts in the new laws The structure of the book is as follows: • An extensive guide to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, elucidating the alterations from the old criminal law and new concepts within BNS along with an alphabetical key for changes made and concepts introduced • A comprehensive guide to Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, highlighting changes from the old criminal law and new ideas in BNSS along with an alphabetical key for changes made and concepts introduced • An insightful guide to Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, detailing modifications and new concepts from the preceding law along with an alphabetical key for changes made and concepts introduced • An analysis of punishments for offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 • A section key for correlating provisions of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with the Indian Penal Code, 1860 • A section key for linking Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 • A section key for Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 • A table juxtaposing sections of the old and new criminal laws







National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal – Law, Practice & Procedure


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About the book This book will equip professionals with necessary knowledge tools to practice in NCLT/NCLAT, acting as their non-verbal guide. Whether it is oppression and mismanagement cases or winding up/liquidation matters, mergers/de-mergers, or class actions or an insolvency case, this book helps find answers to most practical problems. For a new practitioner, this book provides the necessary hand-holding to understanding the law, practice and procedure for dealing with various types of cases in NCLT/NCLAT. For professionals already practicing corporate laws, this book will prove to be invaluable in analysing the evolution of the insolvency code, understanding applicability of old case laws, resolving transitional issues arising out of transfer/abatement of existing cases, incisive analysis of new legal provisions and detailed comparison with the 1956 Act. Key Features - Covers discussion on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) and related Rules and Regulations, with commentary thereof w.r.t. corporate persons. - Includes case digest of Supreme Court, NCLAT and NCLT under IBC and Companies Act, 2013 - Commentary on all areas of practice including mergers & amalgamation, oppression and mismanagement, winding up, class action & investigation. - Explores new areas of practice for chartered accountants, company secretaries, cost accountants and corporate lawyers. - Detailed comparison of provisions of 1956 Act with 2013 Act. - Ready reference table containing summary of all the powers of NCLT. - Includes updated NCLT and NCLAT Rules.