1. Overview of Corporate Law in Germany Corporate law in Germany (Gesellschaftsrecht) governs the formation, organization, operation, and dissolution of legal entities. It is mainly codified in the German Civil Code (BGB), the Commercial Code (HGB), and specialized laws such as the Limited Liability Companies Act (GmbHG) and Stock Corporation Act (AktG). 2. Types of…
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German and European company law is experiencing significant developments influenced by legislative reforms, judicial decisions, and evolving corporate governance trends. These changes aim to enhance sustainability, transparency, and digitalization while addressing global challenges such as climate change, tax fairness, and corporate accountability. 1. Legislative Reforms 1.1 Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) The EU adopted…
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You may have already noticed that when talking about business many terms like enterprise, business and company are often been used as synonyms. But are those really all the same terms? What shall you unterstand by each of those individual terms? Which legal differences shall you be informed about? If you are talking about an…
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In the last years there has been a lot of discussions about the digitalization of any kind of public registers. Now something is changing. Read our article and get to know more about digitalization and corporate law. Since 1 August 2022, it has been possible to register a business online in the commercial register. GmbH…
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The German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) regulates the establishment, constitution, accounting, general meetings and liquidation of stock corporations and partnerships limited by shares. The Stock Corporation Act regulates the rights and obligations of corporations based on shares. In addition to the Stock Corporation Act, the provisions of the Commercial Code and the Civil Code are…
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Are you thinking to start your business in Germany but you would like to remain by the international legal form of the Limited? Yes. You can do it. Our legal team will be glad to advice you during your legal form registration proceeding in Germany. We are experts. Contact us. For some years now it…
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Permanent regulations on virtual general meetings passed On 27 April 2022, the Federal Cabinet adopted the draft law submitted by the BMJ on the introduction of virtual general meetings of public limited companies and amendments to other regulations. As a result of the measures to contain the COVID 19 pandemic, the legislator has created the…
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Corporate Law in Germany – History Check When the business law degree program was introduced at some universities of applied sciences in Germany in 1993, it was a novelty. Until then, there had been no explicit linking of economics content with legal issues. While students of classical law degree programmes complete a legal preparatory service…
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Gender equality: EU directive on executive positions adopted Women are still under-represented in the top echelons of private companies. With binding standards, they are to participate equally in economic life in all EU member states. This is what the EU directive on a more balanced representation of women and men in management positions stands for.…
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How to protect your corporate system from negative comments
Corporate only works nowadays with the internet. There is almost nothing you can do as a business without having a practical and fully functioning online network. Clients have easy accessibility to feedbacks and references left from other clients that had to do with that business before. This can be seen as a great way to…
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