Corporations in Private International Law: A European Perspective

This book provides a much-needed analysis of this very important subject for company lawyers, including discussion of the principle of freedom of establishment, and focusing upon the key issue of determining where a corporation has its "seat" for legal purposes. A survey is given of current EC law and of private international law developments in three 'incorporation' countries (Netherlands, England and Switzerland) and three 'real seat' countries (Germany, France and Italy). Following on from entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam, an integrated approach of EC law and private international law is advocated in order to develop instruments to facilitate cross-border company migration. Special attention is given to the 1998 EC Draft Proposal for a Fourteenth Company Law Directive on Cross-border Company Transfers.

PART I: LEGAL STATUS OF FOREIGN COMPANIES. PRESENT STATE OF EUROPEAN LAW ; PART II: PRESENT STATE OF PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ; PART III: FUTURE OUTLOOKS. AN INTEGRATED LAW APPROACH