Description
Bloomsbury India Handbook on Securities Laws by Gaurav Pingle
Keynote
Handbook on Securities Laws is a valuable reference work explaining every concept
connected with Securities Laws. In addition, it discusses in detail some important
legislations like SEBI Act, 1992, Depositories Act, 1996 and Securities (Contract)
Regulation Act, 1956. References to Companies Act, Rules, Rules and Regulations
under respective Acts along with SEBI's Annual Report have been given to make it a
comprehensive read for the readers. Various case laws, both landmark and latest, are
added to ensure that its readers are aware of the depth and complexity of the issues
and comprehend the same in light of judgements of the Court or Tribunals.
About the Book
‘Securities Law’ is not independent topic in itself and to understand the subject, the
student or professional should be aware of some basic and important corporate law
concepts e.g. company, types of companies (private company / public company),
members /shareholders, shares, debentures, voting rights, listing of shares,
prospectus, stock exchange, rights and obligations of shareholders and directors, etc.
Handbook on Securities Laws cover these concepts in detail along with discussion on
every section/clause of some important legislations like SEBI Act, 1992, Depositories
Act, 1996 and Securities (Contract) Regulation Act, 1956. Wherever necessary,
reference to the relevant provisions of the Companies Act and Rules, Rules and
Regulations made under respective Acts and also SEBI’s Annual Report has been
given.
Some of the key points and issues like powers of SEBI, penalty and adjudication under
SEBI Act, UPSI and its materiality, etc. are discussed in the light of latest judgments of
the Court or Tribunals.
About the Author
Gaurav N Pingle is an Associate Member of ICSI and has completed Masters in
Commerce. Gaurav brings in 12 plus years of practice and industry experience, advising
on business set-up in India, core Company Law matters from day-to-day compliance to
advisory, transaction advisory, Foreign Exchange Management Laws, SEBI Listing
Regulations, Securities laws for domestic, multinational and listed companies. He is
frequently consulted by corporates, Compliance Officers, Company Secretaries,
Lawyers, Chartered Accountants on critical corporate law matters and interpretation
issues in Corporate and Securities Laws and he provides opinions on the same as
well.
He has authored books on Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017, Related Party
Transactions, Virtual Meetings under Companies Act which were well received by the
readers. As an avid researcher, he religiously authors articles and dedicated columns
on the current case laws, latest happenings in Corporate Laws and articulates his
views, which are published in leading professional and business journals. Many of his
articles have bagged the ‘Best Article’ award.
He authors dedicated columns and articles on corporate secretarial practice. He also
conducts internal training programs and workshops for companies, Law firms, CA firms
and CS firms on topics relating to Corporate Laws and Corporate Governance.
Having a flair in teaching, he has been the visiting faculty for Company Law and
Investment and Securities Laws at ILS Law College, Pune for 4 years now. He was also
a visiting faculty at various colleges in Bangalore, Mangalore and Udipi. He has been
invited to participate and address many conferences, seminars and workshops, study
circle meetings and training workshops conducted by ICSI, ICAI, Management Colleges
and Law Colleges.