European Commission publishes 2013 action plan on key changes to European company law and corporate governance *

European Union - January 9 2013
The European Commission has published an Action Plan (the Plan) on European company law and corporate governance for 2013. The Plan sets out 16 different…

Co-authors: Dr. Anja von Alemann.

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Charitable incorporated organisation: Charity Commission confirms that applications for registration will now be accepted *

United Kingdom - December 19 2012
The statutory framework approved by the UK Parliament on 3 December 2012 provides for the introduction of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation, a new…

Co-authors: Clare Morison, Martyn Gowar.

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Gender equality: European Commission publishes directive to improve gender balance of listed companies *

European Union - December 10 2012
A proposed directive recently published by the European Commission aims to facilitate improved gender equality in an estimated 5,000 European companies listed on various stock exchanges.

Co-authors: Katie L. Clark.

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Second Company Law Directive recast and published in Official Journal of the European Union *

European Union - December 4 2012
The European Parliament (Parliament) and the Council of the European Union (Council) recently published a new Directive 201230EU (the Recast Directive), which recasts Directive 7791EEC (the Second Company Law Directive), in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Co-authors: Dr. Anja von Alemann.

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UK Government response to common European sales law proposal *

European Union, United Kingdom - December 3 2012
After years of fierce negotiation, the European Commission published its controversial draft Regulation for a common European sales law on 11 October 2011.

Co-authors: Rohan Massey.

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