Corporate Law

Corporate law, also known as company law or enterprise law, is the body of law governing the rights, relations and conduct of persons, companies, organizations and businesses. The cited article says it encompasses the formation, funding, governance and death of a corporation, and that it regulates how corporations, investors, shareholders, directors, employees, creditors and other stakeholders such as consumers, the community and the environment interact with one another. It adds that business law is a wider concept covering commercial law generally, which may include corporate governance, financial law and contract law. Doctrines grouped under this entry concern the legal life cycle and governance of business entities.