Guide to European Company Laws 3rd ed

The Guide to European Company Laws offers practitioners a simple route to a greater understanding of company law in the EU. You will find an explanation of general principles, answers to practical questions, plus comparative commentary clearly set out for each country so that multi-jurisdictional questions can be resolved with ease.

Make the Guide to European Company Laws your first source for authoritative, reliable guidance on company law matters in the EU. This text ensures you are able to cross any borders into successful practice in European company law.

Provides a comprehensive coverage of company law for all EU countries

Explains and discusses the general principles of European company law succinctly

Outlines the corporate structures in Europe giving you a first point of reference before seeking out specialist advice

Provides information in a clear country-by-country template and quality English translations, enabling you to quickly grasp another country’s legal framework

Includes comparative commentary of the 27 EU countries and 3 EEA countries

Provides a review of the principle types of business organisation in each jurisdiction enabling you to advise companies in every EU country

Examines the requirements of incorporation for each jurisdiction, clarifying the rules for forming companies as they apply in each country

Includes the major reforms in company law within all the European jurisdictions so you are fully briefed on new developments

Provides advice on how to approach setting up subsidiaries and branches in new regions

Looks at the financial and legal impacts of company expansion into new European jurisdictions

Provides details of the Company Law Act 2006 and its significance in relation to European law

Discusses the role of the European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) in cross-border cooperation

Includes a separate chapter on the impact of EC law on the harmonisation of company law in the member states