Private Company Law Reform: International and European Perspectives

by Edited by Joseph A. McCahery , Levinus Timmerman , Erik P. M. Vermeulen

• ISBN13: 9789067042512
• ISBN10: 906704251X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-15
• Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press

Summary

Private company law reform is among the most important topics for lawmakers and companies. This volume explains in detail the legal reforms taking place in the principal European jurisdictions, the United States and Asia. The volume brings together a leading group of company law scholars to examine the factors leading to the rise of the new unincorporated entities in the USA and Asia and explains in detail how private company law forms can be suitably adapted to meet a wide range of firms' needs. It examines the important reforms taking place in Dutch private company law and addresses how the reforms may lead to a more optimal environment for businesses to operate. Finally, it examines the reforms taking place across Europe.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Theory: New Business Entities

The New Business Entities in Evolutionary Perspective

The Evolving Partnership

Uncorporations and The Delaware Strategy

Private Company Law Reform in Europe and Asia

The New Company Law: What Matters in an Innovative Economy

Modernizing Latin American Company Law: Creating An All-Purpose Vehicle for Closely Held Business Entities

Of Tradition and Change: The Modernization of The German Gmbh In The Face of European Competition

Reform of Dutch Private Company Law

Welfare, Fairness and The Role of Courts in A Simple and Flexible Private Company Law

The Evolution of Hybrid Business Forms in The United States

Abolishing LLC Veil Piercing

The Economics of Limited Liability: An Empirical Study of New York Law Firms

Ethics In The Age of Un-Incorporation : A Return to Ambiguity of Pre-Incorporation Or An Opportunity to Contract for Clarity

The Social-Welfare Based Limits On Private Ordering in Business Association Law

The European Private Company Before Its Pending Legislative Birth

The European Private Company

Appendix: Documents on the European Private Company

Chamber of Commerce, Paris, Draft Articles of Association for the European Private Company

Proposal for A European Private Company (EC)

European Commission, Feasibility Study

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