EC Company Law

Vanessa Edwards, a qualified solicitor, is Legal Secretary in the Chambers of Advocate General Jacobs at the Court of Justice of the European Communities.

Vanessa Edward's book ... surveys the present situation and the perspectives of European company law in a successful and very informative way.

• 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