MARCANTILE LAW CSS SYLLABUS (100 MARKS)
I. Law of Contract, 1872
- Definitions
- Essentials of a valid contract
- Proposal
- Acceptance
- Consideration
- Free consent
- Capacity of Parties
- Not hereby declared to be Void
- Kinds of Contracts
- Valid
- Void
- Voidable
- Not Voidable
- Variety of Contracts
- Contingent
- Quasi
- Bailment
- Pledge
- Indemnity
- Agency
- Performance of Contract
- Contracts that need not to be performed
- Breach of contract
- Consequences of breach
- Damages for breach of contract
II. Sales of Goods Act, 1930
- Definitions
- Differences
- Sale & agreement to sell
- Conditions and warranties
- Express & implied conditions
- Doctrines
- Caveat emptor
- Nemo dat
- Rights and duties of seller & buyer
- Rights of unpaid seller
III. Partnership Act, 1932
- Definitions
- Essentials of partnership
- Kinds of partnership
- Partnership at will
- Particular partnership
- Limited partnership
- Rights and duties of Partners
- Relation of partners to third persons
- Implied authority of partner
- Doctrine of holding out
- Incoming and outgoing partners (minor)
- Dissolution of firms
- Compulsory
- By agreement
- By court
- By notice on happening of contingencies
IV. Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881
- Definitions
- Types of negotiable instruments
- Cheque
- Bill of exchange
- Promissory note
- Parties to instruments
- Holder & holder in due course
- Rules
- Negotiation
- Presentment
- Payment & interest
- Discharge
- Noting and protest
- Compensation
- Acceptance
- Payment for honour
- Special rules of evidence
- Special provisions relating to cheques & bills of exchange
- Dishonor
- Duties of banker
- Provisions as to foreign instruments
V. Competition Act, 2010
- Definitions
- Prohibition and abuse of
- Dominant position
- Certain agreements
- Discipline
- Marketing practices
- Approval of mergers
- Competition Commission of Pakistan
- Establishment
- Composition
- Term
- Functions and powers of Commission
- Provisions as to penalty and appeals
VI. Electronic Transaction Ordinance, 2002
- Definitions
- Recognition and presumption of electronic transactions
- Writing
- Signature
- Stamp duty
- Attestation
- Electronic documents
- Attribution
- Acknowledgement
- Time and place of dispatch
- Certification of service providers
- Application to acts done outside Pakistan
- Offences & Nature
- False information
- False certificates
- Damage to information system
VII. The Arbitration Law in Pakistan
- Definitions
- Appointment, number and removal of arbitrator
- Award by arbitrator
- Powers of court upon award
- Remittance
- Modification
- Setting aside of award
- Types of arbitration
- With intervention of court
- Without intervention of court
- Stay of legal proceedings in presence of arbitration agreement
VIII. Consumer’s Protection Act, 2006
- Definitions
- Consumer Commission
- Establishment
- Powers and functions
- Complaints before commission
- Disposal
- Provisions as to compulsory recall of goods
- Duties and liabilities of provider of goods
- Return
- Refund of goods
- Offences and penalties
- Contract between consumer and provider
IX. Companies Ordinance, 1984
- Definitions
- Types of Companies
- Fundamental papers of company
- Memorandum of association
- Articles of association
- Prospectus
- Transfer of shares and debentures
- Management and administration
- Promoters
- Share holders
- Directors
- Chief executive
- Auditors
- Meetings and proceedings
- Statutory
- General
- Annual general meeting
- Winding up
- Voluntary
- By court
X. Electronic Fund Transfer Act, 2007
- Definitions
- Payment systems and their operation
- Designation of payment system & revocation
- Real time gross settlement system
- Governance & operation arrangement
- Payment instruments
- Designation
- Issuing
- Prohibition of instruments
- Clearing and other obligations
- Supervisory control of State Bank
- Documentation of transfers
- Notification of error and liabilities of parties
- Law relating to action before court
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