Diploma in Understanding the Legal Aspects of Business and the Due Diligence mechanism

Business entities in India are subject to a number of legal compliances with respect to intellectual property, internet, e-commerce, information technology, competition law and foreign direct investment, among other things. These legal compliances form an essential part of business management and should be taken seriously as non-adherence attracts fines and penalties, in some cases. Due diligence also forms part of business management. It is the process undertaken by an individual or organisation to gather enough information about a business entity in order to make an informed decision as to its value for a specific purpose.

The Diploma in Understanding the Legal Aspects of Business and the Due Diligence mechanism highlights the legal compliances which a business entity should undertake in India along with the necessary due diligence steps, by means of video lectures by Mr. Rodney D Ryder, Managing Partner, Scriboard Advocates and Legal Consultants and Ms. Sony Bhatt, Bhatt Law Associates, in association with Enhelion.

According to the law firms and our policy, the course fees will not be refunded.

WHAT WILL SET YOU APART?

Enrolling for the diploma programme will enable you to:

• Get a better understanding of the topics by being mentored by various practicing lawyers having experience of more than 40 years in the profession, who also form a part of core Enhelion team
• Get lifetime access to the recorded lectures which are stored in Enhelion’s database for any future reference
• Interact with the Enhelion team on one-to-one basis at various intervals
• Get assessed on the basis of online submission of assignment

The curriculum provides an overview of the legal framework regulating the business operations in India. It further highlights the process and methods of due diligence which should be adopted by the business entities to ensure safe transaction.

The following are the modules which are covered under the course [Video lectures only]-

• Module 1: Corporate Laws: An Introduction
• Module 2: Intellectual Property, The Internet and E-Commerce
• Module 3: Information Technology Laws [Data Protection, Privacy and Corporate Compliance] and Business
• Module 4: Competition Law
• Module 5: FDI
• Module 6: Contract Drafting – Agreements and Checklists
• Module 7: Introduction to Due Diligence
• Module 8: Methods of Due Diligence
• Module 9: Process of Due Diligence
• Module 10: Efficacy of Due Diligence
• Module 11: Professional Due Diligence

1. Rodney D Ryder

Rodney D. Ryder is the founding partner at Scriboard and is a leading technology, intellectual property and corporate lawyer. He is the author of Guide to Cyber Laws: the Information Technology Act, 2000, E-Commerce, Data Protection and the Internet, the first section-wise analysis of the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000. He is presently Advisor to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India on the implementation of the Information Technology Act, 2000.Mr. Ryder has been nominated as a 'Leading Lawyer' in intellectual property, technology, communications and media law by Asia Law, Who'sWhoLegal, Asia Legal 500, amongst other International publications. Mr. Ryder is also advisor to the Data Security Council of India [a NASSCOM initiative] on the structuring of industry data privacy and information security policies and contractual standards. His second book, Intellectual Property and the Internet, published by LexisNexis is perhaps the only one of its kind in Asia. The text has been acknowledged to be an authoritative work by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and has been quoted in the first and only judgement by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on domain names. He is advisor to the National Internet Exchange of India [NiXI] and a member of the panel of independent and neutral arbitrators with NiXI.

2. Sony Bhatt

Sony Bhatt is Managing Partner of the law firm Bhatt Law Associates and an advocate having ten years of experience in matters relating to corporate laws and litigation. She has extensive experience in corporate legal affairs and has advised multinational companies on day to day transactions and various business legal and compliance related issues. She has advised on formation of legal entities in India, conducted legal due diligence and vetted and negotiated various commercial contracts and documents. She has also advised various companies on the applicability of employment and labour laws, framing of employee policies and has conducted disciplinary enquiries. She is also an expert consultant for Prevention of Sexual Harassment at workplace. Sony also has experience in matters relating to litigation and arbitration. She has advised and represented clients and has been involved in high profile litigation before the Supreme Court of India and High Courts of various States and other judicial authorities such as Competition Commission, APTEL and NCDRC. In the past she has advised companies belonging to aviation, bio-sciences, gas, manufacturing, pharmacology, IT and service industries.

In every walk of life, the process of evaluation takes place in one form or the other. If the evaluation process is eliminated from human life then perhaps the aim of life may be lost. Being in the same line, Enhelion is committed to evaluate the process of learning through its courses.

The enrollee will be evaluated based on two Project Assignments, which would test the analytical understanding of the topics covered in the video lecture.

The most intriguing aspect of the evaluation process is the time flexibility it affords. You can choose to undergo the evaluation process as and when you are ready for the same.

To be eligible to receive a certificate after successful completion of the course, one is required to secure an overall minimum of 40 percent in the Project Assignments.

1. Scriboard Advocates and Legal Consultants

Scriboard is a full service commercial law firm specialising in Information Technology and Intellectual Property and related services. The firm is legal counsel to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India and to the National Internet Exchange of India [NIXI], which manages the .in [Indian Country Code Top Level Domain Extensions]. They are also India Counsel to a leading social networking website, major oil and technology companies. They advise the Central Bureau of Investigation [CBI] on Internet Security and Cyber Crimes.

2. Bhatt Law Associates

Bhatt Law Associates in a law firm based out of Delhi NCR. The Firm provides legal solutions to its clients by maintaining highest degree of professionalism and ethics. The firm has been growing from strength to strength and presently the practice includes Corporate Commercial (Commercial Contracts & Corporate Governance and Policy), Employment & Labour Acts and Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace, Disputes (Litigation & Alternate Dispute Resolution) and Private Clientle.