Course : Company law for non-lawyers
Practical course - 2d
- 14h00 - Ref. DOS
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 | Identify the different legal structures |
| Choosing a corporate form based on the legal, tax and social framework |
| Legal obligations during the life of the company |
| Identify the role and responsibilities of directors |
| Organize general assembly meetings |
Intended audience
Non-lawyer executives, company founders, accounting and legal department staff, administrative and financial managers.
Prerequisites
No special knowledge required.
Practical details
Hands-on work
Reflection on the most appropriate corporate form for each situation. Work on setting up a general meeting.
Course schedule
1 Understanding the fundamentals of corporate law
- The company contract, the role and importance of bylaws.
- The legal entity.
- Setting up a company.
- Events leading to a change in the bylaws.
Hands-on work
Setting up a company.
2 Choosing a corporate form
- Compare different legal frameworks.
- Choose a corporate form based on the legal, tax and social framework.
- Keep abreast of the latest legislative and regulatory developments.
Hands-on work
Group brainstorming on the most suitable company forms for different situations.
3 Meeting legal obligations
- The role and powers of management bodies.
- Day-to-day management.
- Shareholders' right to information.
- Regulated agreements.
- The role of the statutory auditors.
- Commercial register and CFE.
- Setting up and running a company: formalities and publicity.
Hands-on work
Legal obligations during the life of the company.
4 Understanding the responsibilities of the manager
- Appointment and removal procedure.
- Executive employment contract.
- Possibility of combining mandates.
- The different types of remuneration.
- Responsibilities towards associates and third parties.
- The consequences of mismanagement.
Case study
Responsibilities of a company director.
5 Organizing an assembly
- Different types of meetings: general meetings, shareholders' meetings.
- Characteristics of shareholders' meetings.
- Legal agenda and rules of conduct.
Hands-on work
Setting up a general meeting.
6 Managing exceptional events
- Restructuring operations: merger, demerger, partial contribution of assets.
- Legal and tax distinctions between sale of business assets and sale of shares.
- Sales of shares.
Hands-on work
Restructuring operation.
7 Organizing a dissolution and liquidation operation
- Causes of dissolution.
- The various operations and formalities to be carried out.
Case study
Discussions based on real-life cases.
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Publication date : 02/16/2024
PARTICIPANTS
Non-lawyer executives, company founders, accounting and legal department staff, administrative and financial managers.
PREREQUISITES
No special knowledge required.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
Non-lawyer executives, company founders, accounting and legal department staff, administrative and financial managers.
PREREQUISITES
No special knowledge required.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
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