Click “read more” to register to the CECL Conference on Responsible Shareholdership in Leiden on 16 September 2011.

On 16 september 2011, the Centre for European Company Law organises its 4th conference on Responsible Shareholdership.

Venue: Leiden, the Netherlands. Further information and a registration brochure will be available soon.

Sustainability and Company Law: An Improbable Union? [Richardson]

Why Law Matters: Corporate Social Irresponsibility and the Futility of Voluntary Climate Change Mitigation [Sjåfjell]

The Danish CSR Reporting Requirement: Migration of CSR-Related International Norms into Companies’ Self-regulation through Company Law? [Buhmann]

A Model Code on Co-determination and CSR, The Netherlands: A Bottom-Up Approach [Lambooy]

Sustainable Decisions and Social Dialogue: Some Significant Developments in Norway [Hagen]

The Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund’s Ethical Guidelines: A Model for Investors [Halvorssen]

Women on Boards: Report from the United Kingdom [Villiers]

CSR: Included in the Company Interests and Company Strategies? Some Examples from Norway [Hagen]

New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards and Corporate Social Responsibility [Taylor]

CSR in Japanese Company Law [Ueda]

CSR in Slovenia [Zrilic]

CSR in Macedonia [Rumpt]

Survey of Legislation and Case Law, November and December 2010

Report on the 5th ECFR Conference on the Allocation of Powers in Stock Corporations and the Bankruptcy of Corporate Groups [Wegman]

We should like to draw your attention to the following conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA).
Annual Conference on EU Company Law 2011

-Recent developments
-ECJ Case law on freedom of establishment
-Corporate Governance
-Practical application of the SE

Trier, 21 -22 March

This new book offers a substantial framework for examining the competence or powers of the EC in the field of company law, and the requirements for the lawful exercise of these powers (the principle of subsidiarity and the observance of Article 43 EC in particular). In order to provide a clear understanding of the practical relevance of this framework, the author tests the provisions of specific EC company law instruments for compatibility with the EC Treaty. Although the substantial body of EC company law that has been built up over the years is covered, the focus is on EC company law instruments which have been adopted in implementation of the 2003 Action Plan. The book includes a survey of the various company law instruments (both pre- and post-Action Plan) which together make up EC company law, and discusses the objectives of EC company law policy.

ILF guest lecture, 20 May 2010 This lecture by Professor Steef M. Bartman on piercing the corporate veil will take place at the Institute for Law and Finance (“ILF”), at the Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt. For more information see the registration form: Invitation – ILF Guest lecture – Prof. Bartman

The Academic Forum of Insol Europe (www.insol-europe.org/academics) & the Centre for European Company Law are organising a joint conference on CROSS-BORDER CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN THE BANKING SECTOR.

The conference takes place Thursday/Friday 1 and 2 July 2010. Venue: Leiden University, the Netherlands, Small Auditorium, Academy Building. (20 minutes from Schiphol Airport)

The Academy of European Law organises it’s annual conference on European Company law in Trier, Germany. The event takes place on March 22th and 23th 2010.

See for more information: http://www.era.int/cgi-bin/cms?_SID=NEW&_sprache=en&_bereich=artikel&_aktion=detail&idartikel=121151

Steef M. Bartman (1952) studied Law at the University of Amsterdam. In 1989, he was awarded his doctorate with a thesis on piercing the corporate veil, comparing Dutch and German statutory law and case law. Steef has written numerous articles on corporate law. He is the initiator and co-author of a widely used book, titled [...]

  Adriaan Dorresteijn (1948) is professor of Transnational Corporate Law at Utrecht University (http://www.uu.nl/EN/Pages/default.aspx). Adriaan Dorresteijn graduated in 1974 (Utrecht University, Dutch private law program). He started his career at the University of Amsterdam as associate professor (business law). In 1989 he defended his doctoral thesis at Utrecht University (Conflicts of interest of directors). He [...]