Company Laws of the EU

This book aims to fill a gap in the process of confrontation between the disciplines, case laws and literature of the central EU member states. In particular it aims to address the difficulty of finding sources for scholars and professionals explaining the rules and guidelines of corporate law in the different European states. The main features of the discipline of Corporate Law in Germany, England, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Romania and the Netherlands are illustrated. The objective of the work is not only to describe the main features of the discipline, but especially to highlight the most important critical profiles, and particularly those under the scrutiny of the case law and most studied (as problematic) by the doctrine.

This book provides a thorough and systematic explanation of the rules and guidelines of corporate law in different European states, with illustrations from Germany, England, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Romania, and the Netherlands.

Part 1FranceChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Stock corporations: foundation and financing Chapter 3. Stock corporations: corporate governance Chapter 4. Stock corporations: internal and external controlsChapter 5. Limited liability companies: foundation and financingChapter 6. Limited liability companies: corporate governance and controlsChapter 7. Groups of companiesChapter 8. Extraordinary corporate transactions. Liquidation and winding upPart 2GermanyChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Stock corporation: foundation and financingChapter 3. Stock corporations: corporate governance Chapter 4. Stock corporations: internal and external controlsChapter 5. Limited liability companies: foundation and financingChapter 6. Limited liability companies: corporate governance and controlsChapter 7. Groups of companiesChapter 8. Extraordinary corporate transactions. Liquidation and winding upPart 3ItalyChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Stock corporation: foundation and financingChapter 3. Stock corporations: corporate governance Chapter 4. Stock corporations: internal and external controlsChapter 5. Limited liability companies: foundation and financingChapter 6. Limited liability companies: corporate governance and controlsChapter 7. Groups of companiesChapter 8. Extraordinary corporate transactions. Liquidation and winding upPart 4PolandChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Stock corporation: foundation and financingChapter 3. Stock corporations: corporate governance Chapter 4. Stock corporations: internal and external controlsChapter 5. Limited liability companies: foundation and financingChapter 6. Limited liability companies: corporate governance and controlsChapter 7. Groups of companiesChapter 8. Extraordinary corporate transactions. Liquidation and winding upPart 5RomaniaChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Stock corporation: foundation and financingChapter 3. Stock corporations: corporate governance Chapter 4. Stock corporations: internal and external controlsChapter 5. Limited liability companies: foundation and financingChapter 6. Limited liability companies: corporate governance and controlsChapter 7. Groups of companiesChapter 8. Extraordinary corporate transactions. Liquidation and winding upPart 6SpainChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Stock corporations: foundation and financing Chapter 3. Stock corporations: corporate governance Chapter 4. Stock corporations: internal and external controlsChapter 5. Limited liability companies: foundation and financingChapter 6. Limited liability companies: corporate governance and controlsChapter 7. Groups of companiesChapter 8. Extraordinary corporate transactions. Liquidation and winding upPart 7The NetherlandsChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Stock corporation: foundation and financingChapter 3. Stock corporations: corporate governance Chapter 4. Stock corporations: internal and external controlsChapter 5. Limited liability companies: foundation and financingChapter 6. Limited liability companies: corporate governance and controlsChapter 7. Groups of companiesChapter 8. Extraordinary corporate transactions. Liquidation and winding upPart 8United KingdomChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Foundation and financing Chapter 3. Stock corporations: corporate governance and external and internal controls Chapter 4. Limited liability companies: foundation and financingChapter 5. Limited liability companies: corporate governance and controlsChapter 6. Groups of companiesChapter 7. Extraordinary corporate transactions. Liquidation and winding up