Legal Compliance and Secretarial Practices

Date:
Jan 16 - 17, 2025
Application Deadline:
Jan 6, 2025
Venue:
Rausing Executive Development Centre, LUMS
 

Contact Us

Need a personal consultation?
rec@lums.edu.pk
+92 42 3560 8279
+92 42 3560 8287

EMPOWERING GOVERNANCE, ENSURING COMPLIANCE

LUMS, in collaboration with Fatima Group, has developed this cutting-edge programme to foster a culture of good governance through professional excellence in corporate laws and secretarial practices. This initiative is designed to cultivate, groom, and empower high-caliber corporate secretaries and professionals, equipping them with the expertise and foresight needed to excel in the evolving corporate landscape and address the challenges of the future with confidence.

 

 

This programme is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of corporate governance, secretarial practices, and key legal frameworks relevant to company secretaries, corporate lawyers and compliance officers. Enriched with local anecdotes of board practices and pitfalls, the programme will explore:

Contours of Corporate Governance and essentials of secretarial practices

  • Best practices and case studies emphasizing secretarial duties, including maintaining corporate records, compliance, and supporting board functions.
  • Implementation and declaration of internal controls to manage risks for an effective functioning board
  • Lessons from SECP certified LUMS Director’s Training Programme in examining the role of independent and non-executive directors and company secretaries in corporate governance and board functions.

Relevant Corporate Law to the extent they pertain to board function/company secretary duties

  • Companies Act
  • Securities Act

Updated Code of Corporate Governance

  • Composition and function of BODs, role of committees, CFO, Internal Auditor, Company Secretary, meetings and other matters

Important SECP regulations relevant to company secretaries

  • Companies (Investment in Associated Companies or Associated Undertakings) Regulations, 2017
  • Companies (Related Party Transactions and Maintenance of Related Records) Regulations, 2018
  • Listed Companies (Buy-Back of Shares) Regulations, 2019
  • The Companies Regulations, 2024
 

 

This programme is specifically designed for company secretaries, corporate lawyers and compliance officers.

 

 

Programme Director

KHALID A. MIRZA
Teaching Faculty
Honorary PhD, Institute of Business Management
M.Com, University of the Punjab

Past Experience:
Chairman and Chief Executive: Competition Commission of Pakistan; Chairman and Chief Executive: Monopoly Control Authority, Government of Pakistan; Sector Manager, Financial & Private Sector Development, East Asia and Pacific: The World Bank, Washington DC, USA; Former Chairman: Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan

Programme Fee PKR 175,000
Residential Fee PKR 48,000


* Programme fee includes tuition cost, reading material, tea and lunch served during the programme. 
* Health and Safety of our prestigious participants, faculty, and staff is a top priority for LUMS. Given the current COVID-19 situation, enrolment confirmation will be subject to the submission of a valid immunization certificate with updated booster dose details for COVID-19.


ACCOMMODATION
If you wish to avail accommodation at LUMS, there will be an additional fee. It includes accommodation, breakfasts and dinners for the duration of the programme. However, any extra charges such as telephones, extra meals etc should be paid on departure. You may check-in on the evening preceding the start date of the programme and check-out the morning after the programme ends. You are, however, requested to inform us of the time of your arrival and departure.

We offer single bed accommodation at the Rausing Executive Centre. Each bedroom with an attached bathroom is equipped with a mini-fridge, writing desk and direct dial STD/ISD telephone and cable TV. All bedrooms at REC are internet-ready. Please note we do not provide accommodation for drivers accompanying participants.

ADMISSION PROCESS
Applications will be screened with regard to their suitability for each programme. Kindly ensure that your complete online application form reaches the office by the deadline. Incomplete application forms will not be entertained.

*Seat in the programme will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. 

PAYMENT
Payment is due upon receipt of the acceptance email/letter along with the invoice. Please ensure that the payment reaches the office BEFORE the start of the programme. Space in the programme may only be ensured after we receive the fee.

Payment can be made directly through:

  • Debit/credit card by visiting https://pay.lums.edu.pk You can process the payment by selecting REDC payments from the Payment Type Section and entering a valid voucher number and access code mentioned on the voucher. Additional bank charges may apply. 
  • Cash, Crossed Cheque or Pay Order/Bank Draft made in favor of "Lahore University of Management Sciences" at any United Bank- Limited (UBL) branch against the programme voucher.
  • 1BILL payment option available on online/mobile/internet banking payment portals where Invoice/Voucher payment option can be found.
    • Please enter the assigned six-digits 1BILL LUMS identifier (prefix) followed by 13-digit voucher #  to fetch bill details i.e., 1058674001802223140

Our preferred mode of payment is by debit/credit card and crossed cheque/banker’s draft payable to "Lahore University of Management Sciences". However, the programme fee can also be paid via bank transfer.

If you wish to dispatch the cheque directly to our office, please send it to:

Marketing Manager
Rausing Executive Development Centre
Lahore University of Management Sciences
Sector "U", DHA, Lahore Cantt. Lahore - 54792
Tel: +92-42-35608119-8243

* LUMS is a not-for-profit organisation under the Income Tax Ordinance 2001. Accordingly, the income of LUMS is not tax-deductible/collectable.

DISCOUNT POLICY
If more than two executives from the same organisation participate (up to a group size of 5 participants) in a programme, each additional participant after the first two gets a 20% discount on the programme fee.

SUBSTITUTES/TRANSFERS AND REFUNDS
If you are unable to attend a registered course, we will accept a substitute until 2 working days before the programme. Substitute candidates will be subject to the same selection process as the original one. If you wish to cancel your name from a programme, please notify in writing or on call at least 5 working days before the programme. In case of late cancellation, the programme fee will be refunded after deducting an application processing fee of PKR 20,000.

It is possible to transfer the deposited fee to any open enrolment programme within 3 years. Transfers should be notified at least 5 working days before the programme. In case the participant or sponsoring organisation fails to utilise the funds within 3 years, the deposited fee will be forfeited.

Note: REDC may cancel or postpone a programme due to insufficient enrolment or unforeseen circumstances. In this case, the university will refund the registration fee but will not be responsible for any other related charges/expenses including cancellation/change charges by airline and travel agencies.

In case of postponement, the fee may be transferred to the rescheduled offering of that programme or any other programme as an alternative to refund. The University reserves the right to make changes in its programme policies and fees at any time.