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The route is decided; the marker wants chronological actions with section references and timeline figures. Touches half of all CFAP-2 questions.
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outline the stepsthe process to be followedrequirements to be complied withstatutory compliancesconditions and procedural stepsSkeleton
before · at · after the trigger event (board meeting, EGM, remittance, transaction date).
2Each step: who → action → section → timeline (35 days board-to-AGM for election; 21 days competitive bid window; 7 days book-closure notice to PSX; 120 days to accept a squeeze-out offer).
3Never skip the pre-event work: board resolution, registered-valuer report ≤6 months old, claims advert in English + Urdu, PSX price-sensitive disclosure.
4Close with post-event filings to SECP / SBP / PSX within the prescribed window.
Statutory anchors
FE Manual ch.19–20Companies Act ss.279–285PSX Rule Book ch.5Takeover Regs 2017Further Issue Regs 2020Worked · S25-Q3 (HTL remits USD 15m to acquire 60% of a Singapore co)
Before: HTL picks one AD branch → submits a designation request through that AD to SBP's Exchange Policy Department → forwards detailed application (board resolution, target FS, valuation, SPA). AD does ML/TF + FX-risk due diligence and forwards to SBP. At: remit only on SBP approval through the designated AD. After: file prescribed returns through the AD; preserve share certificates for AD records.
Pick the correct route and reject the wrong ones with reasons before any conditions. The hardest type in the paper.
Trigger verbs
most appropriate course of actionoptions available toadvise on the most appropriate optiondiscuss the possibility ofSkeleton
Statutory anchors
Companies Act ss.279–282CRC Act 2016Companies Act ss.301+Takeover Regs 2017Worked · S25-Q1 (STL) + the two-test trap from S21-Q4
STL: reject winding-up (assets viable, units operating, Chairman avoids court) and CRC rehabilitation (court-supervised) → recommend compromise / arrangement with creditors. S21-Q4 shows the trap: even where creditors holding three-fourths in value attend, the scheme fails if the majority-in-number test isn't also met. Both tests are mandatory.
A number is the answer, reached by cascading every applicable cap. The binding answer is the lowest — not just two limits.
Trigger verbs
determine the maximumcalculate / assess solvencyamount to be paidanalyse the number of votesSkeleton
Statutory anchors
Employee Contributory Funds Regs 2018NBFC Regs 2008 r.16–18NBFC Rules 2003 r.7Ins. Ord. 2000 ss.35–36Worked · S24-Q5 (DEP fund → NSL), fund size Rs 1,500m
The maximum is the lowest of four limits, each computed net of existing holdings:
Maximum into NSL = lowest of A,B,C,D = Rs 23m (sector cap binds).
A clean statutory list is the answer. When a number is asked for ("any eight"), the count itself is examined — under-list and you cap your marks.
Trigger verbs
state the conditionsdiscuss any eight circumstancesgrounds on whichconditions under whichexplain the provisionsSkeleton
shall, notwithstanding, subject to, provided that.
4If facts are given, tie each ground to the facts in one line — "this applies because X requested Y".
Statutory anchors
Companies Act ss.74–79 (share transfer)FE Manual ch.20AML Regs 2020 ss.4–25POR 2017Worked · S21-Q1 (8 distinct circumstances for refusal/delay of share transfer)
Under the Companies Act 2017 share-transfer provisions, a company may refuse or delay registration where: (1) the instrument of transfer is defective in form or stamping; (2) the articles impose restrictions and these have been triggered; (3) the transferor's shares are subject to a lien for unpaid calls; (4) a court order restrains the transfer; (5) the transferee fails the qualification-share or fit-and-proper criteria where applicable; (6) the shares are charged or pledged; (7) the transferor is in default of declarations under takeover or substantial-acquisition rules; (8) statutory bars apply (e.g. transfer would breach Insurance Ordinance or Banking Companies Ordinance limits).
A character asserts things. Confirm or refute each — and where a claim has two halves, judge both.
Trigger verbs
evaluate the commentscritically reviewevaluate the comparative advantagesevaluate the concerns raisedSkeleton (per assertion)
Statutory anchors
Ins. Ord. 2000NBFC Rules 2003Further Issue Regs 2020CCG Regs 2019Worked · S24-Q6 (Zohaib's PIL-vs-PLL claim (i))
Claim: "PIL can do pension + reinsurance; PLL can only lease." Partly correct on PIL — but pension fund is life business, reinsurance is non-life, and an insurer cannot do both simultaneously. Incorrect on PLL — with an investment-finance-services licence, an NBFC may undertake leasing, discounting and other forms, not leasing alone.
You audit a plan or proposal for defects and prescribe fixes. Distinct from T3: T3 reacts to someone's comment; T8 audits a written plan.
Trigger verbs
identify shortcomingshighlight discrepanciesanalyse each and highlightcritically review to identify flawsshortcomings and necessary changesadvise on the risksSkeleton (per flaw)
Statutory anchors
Further Issue Regs 2020POR 2017Companies Act ss.58–83ATakeover Regs 2017Worked · W24-Q6(a) (ASL's right-issue plan — 8 marks)
Four discrete flaws to surface:
A list of items; same test applied to each — and the reason carries the mark, not the verdict.
Trigger verbs
discuss validity of eachassess eligibility of eachlikely outcome for eachadvise which can be acquired / assignedSkeleton (per item)
valid / invalid, eligible / not, accept / reject.
4Give the reason in statutory language; scan for a second disqualifier in the same item.
Statutory anchors
POR 2017 (book building)Indep. Dir. Regs 2018BCO 1962 ss.9–24CRC Act 2016Worked · W24-Q4 (book-building bids) & W24-Q1 (director eligibility)
Bid C-1: price ≥ floor and ≥ indicative strike, size within limit → accept. Bid C-2: a downward revision → reject — POR 2017 bars downward revision once a bid is in the book. Moin Hassan: 4 years' tax-law experience → ineligible — fails the mandatory 5-year minimum for an independent director.
A structured deliverable for a named audience. Format itself carries marks — write it as if you'll send it.
Trigger verbs
prepare a noteprepare a planprepare an appropriate responsedraft the resolutionprepare a checklistSkeleton
Statutory anchors
Securities Act 2015 ss.127–131PSX Rule Book ch.5SECP AML Regs 2020CCG Regs 2019Worked · W24-Q5 (insider-trading note for ML's board)
Three mark-bearing buckets the examiner listed: (1) maintain a list of insiders with prescribed particulars; (2) designate a senior officer to update the list and keep records; (3) obtain written acknowledgements from every insider of Securities Act 2015 compliance. Add close-period and "disclose to SECP/PSX before any other party" provisions.
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ICAP · CFAP-2 · Corporate Laws & Governance · June 2026
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