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593Company law lives and breathes with its different forms of association. Consequently, the emergence and evolution of these forms is a central topic of research for company law scholars. This paper seeks to depict the panoramic landscape of German company and partnership law. Special attention is given to new and rediscovered forms of association as well as to the various regulatory techniques used to introduce novel types of business association. In addition, a comparison with the foreign repertoire of organizational vehicles shows in which respects there may still be room for the creation of new forms of association in Germany.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [63]) and index ; This book deals mainly with the law of agency and partnership and also touches on the basic principles of company law with special reference to the law of Hong Kong ; published_or_final_version ; General Editor's Foreword pvii ; Preface to the second edition / Clement Shum pix ; Bibliography p63 ; Abbreviations p65 ; Table of Cases p67 ; Index and Glossary p71 ; 1 Agency p1 ; 2.Partnership ; 3 Companies p51 ; 1.1 Introduction p1 ; 1.2 Creation of Agency p3 ; 1.3 Authority of Agents p7 ; 1.4 Warranty of Authority p12 ; 1.5 Relations Between Principals and Third Parties p13 ; 1.6 Relations Between Agents and Third Parties p16 ; 1.7 Duties of Agents p19 ; 1.8 Rights of Agents p22 ; 1.9 Termination of Agency p23 ; 2.1 Introduction p27 ; 2.2 Definition and Nature of Partnership p27 ; 2.3 Rules For Determining the Existence of Partnership p29 ; 2.4 Limit On the Number of Partners p30 ; 2.5 The Firm Name p30 ; 2.6 Registration of Busines p30 ; 2.7 Legal Actions By and Against Firms p31 ; 2.8 Formation of Partnership p31 ; 2.9 Types of Partners p35 ; 2.10 Partners and Third Parties p35 ; 2.11 Relations of Partners to One Another p38 ; 2.12 Partnership Property p31 ; 2.13 Dissolution of Partnership p43 ; 2.14 Consequences of Dissolution p44 ; 2.15 Setting Accounts p47 ; 3.1 Introduction p51 ; 3.2 Sole Trader p51 ; 3.3 Partnership p51 ; 3.4 Body Corporate p52 ; 3.5 The Concept of Legal Personality p53 ; 3.6 The Concept of Limited Liability p55 ; 3.7 Advantages of Incorporation p57 ; 3.8 Disadvantages of Incorporation p57 ; 3.9 Private and Public Companies p58 ; 3.10 Procedure to Obtain Registration of a Limited Company p59 ; 3.11 The Doctrine of Ultra Vires p61 ; 3.12 Directors p61

Dieser Band geht auf ein Symposium am Hamburger Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht in Hamburg zurück. Er bietet erstmals einen breiten Vergleich gesellschafts- und kapitalmarktrechtlicher Fragen in Deutschland und den nordischen Ländern. Erläutert werden die Besonderheiten des Gesellschaftsrechts in Skandinavien, das sich in einem Spannungsfeld aus Experimentierfreude und Innovation einerseits und Harmonisierung andererseits entwickelt. Dem werden die charakteristischen Merkmale und Eigenheiten des deutschen Gesellschaftsrechts gegenüber gestellt. Weitere Beiträge betreffen die neu geschaffene Unternehmergesellschaft in Deutschland und Dänemark sowie die Rolle der Anteilseigner und des Aufsichtsrats bzw. Verwaltungsrats in Publikumsgesellschaften. Außerdem finden sich eingehende Analysen der konzernrechtlichen Regelungen in Deutschland und den nordischen Staaten vor dem Hintergrund einer möglichen Harmonisierung in Europa. Abgerundet wird der Band durch Beiträge zum Kapitalmarkt- und Übernahmerechts. Erörtert werden insbesondere Fragen des Acting in Concert, der Beteiligungstransparenz und des Zusammenspiels zwischen Gesetzgeber und Takeover Panel in Schweden.InhaltsübersichtPart I – Overview of Company Law and Types in Germany and the Nordic Countries Holger Fleischer: A Guide to German Company Law for International Lawyers – Distinctive Features, Particularities, Idiosyncrasies – Jan Andersson: Company Law as a Product in Scandinavia versus EU – Experimentation and Innovation versus Harmonization Part II – The Law of Private Limited Companies Frauke Wedemann: Reforming the Law of Limited Liability Companies in Germany – Troels Michael Lilja: Entrepreneur Companies in Denmark and Germany – On the Danish IVS and the German UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Part III – The Role of Shareholders and Boards in Public Companies Jesper Lau Hansen: The Role of Shareholders in Public Companies in the Nordic Countries – Christian Kersting: The Role of Shareholder in Public Companies in Germany – Paul Krüger Andersen/Evelyne JB Sørensen: The Danish Supervisory Board – a German Model? Part IV – Groups of Companies Tobias Tröger: Corporate Groups – A German's European Perspective – Søren Friis Hansen: Introduction to Scandinavian Nordic Group Law Part V – Capital Markets in Perspective Dirk Verse: Acting in Concert in German Company and Takeover Law – Mårten Knuts: The Disclosure of Cash Settled Equity Derivatives – Will the Proposed Amendments Solve the Problems? – Göran Nyström/Erik Sjöman: The Regulation of Takeovers in Sweden – An Interplay Between the Rulemaker and the Takeover Panel

This volume is based on presentations delivered at a symposium held in May 2015 at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg. It seeks to reinvigorate the scholarly exchange which can be traced back to the late 19th century between company law academics in Germany, China, Japan and South Korea. Contributions from all four jurisdictions include papers on directors' liability and capital maintenance as well as studies of the role of shareholders in public companies and the regulation of groups of companies.