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.

This book identifies a number of rules, from UK, US and Dutch origin, that together are deemed to constitute “good” corporate governance, and raises the question whether – and if so, to what extent – these rules are capable of being legally enforced in the various jurisdictions (ISBN 978-90-411-2873-7). See for more information: http://www.kluwerlaw.com/Catalogue/titleinfo.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic?ProdID=9041128735&name=Corporate-Governance-as-a-Limited-Legal-Concept

Subtitle: A Normative Analysis of the Objectives of EU Law, with the Takeover Directive as a Test Case No one doubts any longer that sustainable development is a normative imperative. Yet there is unmistakably a great reluctance to acknowledge any legal basis upon which companies are obliged to forgo ‘shareholder value’ when such a policy [...]

This study clears up some of the mists hanging around the concept of corporate veil piercing. What exactly is corporate veil piercing and in which situations does it occur? What are the legal rules involved? Following a short overview of the applicable law in the six legal systems that are the subject of this study-those [...]

This book contains a collection of all contributions made at the 1st CECL conference, held at 23 September 2005 in Leiden, the Netherlands, and some additional articles (ISBN 978-90-4114-2529-3). For more information see: http://www.kluwerlaw.com/Catalogue/titleinfo.htm?ProdID=9041125299&name=European-Company-Law-In-Accelerated-Progress