Tag: stock corporation

Corporate law in Germany vs abroad (Overview)

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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13. May 2025 0

Virtual General Meetings: Corporate Law

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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6. May 2022 0