Ec Company Law

Description:
In EC Company Law Vanessa Edwards makes a detailed analysis of all the adopted company law and securities Directives, namely the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Eleventh and Twelfth Company Law Directives and the Admissions, Listing Particulars, Interim Reports, Public Offer Prospectus, Major Shareholdings and Insider Dealing Directives. She illuminates their historical context, scope, substantive effect, interpretation by the European Court ofJustice and national implementation. The book also contains a thorough examination of the scope of companies freedom of establishment, reviewing in depth the case law of the Court of Justice on Article 52 of the EC Treaty in so far as it applies to corporate entities.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction and overview of the company law harmonization programme; 2. The first directive; 3. The second directive; 4. The third and sixth directives; 5. The fourth directive; 6. The seventh directive; 7. The eighth directive; 8. The eleventh directive; 9. The twelfth directive; 10. Background to the securities directives; 11. The first stage - harmonizing the conditions of listing; 12. The second stage - harmonizing public offer prospectuses; 13. The third stage - introducing mutual recognition; 14. The major shareholdings directive; 15. The insider dealing directive; 16. Freedom of establishment of companies - introduction; 17. Secondary establishment - the case law; 18. Primary establishment and mutual recognition of companies; 19. Overview of miscellaneous draft legislation; 20. Conclusion and outlook