englischAs product differentiations, privileges on the internet (such as "zero rating" or "specialised services") are a result of the competitive market economy. However, in the discourse on net neutrality, in the sense of indiscriminate treatment of data, there are calls for regulation as the [...]

englischThe violation of accounting and reporting obligations may have extensive consequences for all stakeholders of a German stock corporation (AG). This book examines the unresolved legal question of the external civil law liability of such a corporation’s board members towards injured third [...]

englischIn his doctoral thesis, the author offers an answer to a much-discussed question: Is it possible to justify discriminatory measures of EU Member States by citing the so-called mandatory requirements relating to the public interest? The case law of the ECJ does not provide a consistent [...]

englischThis dissertation examines the legal structures of escrow investments and joint property investments. It compares the historical development of these fundamental forms of investment funds and presents their structural approximation as a result of the implementation of Germany’s capital [...]

englischThe recent EU reforms of the law concerning the annual auditing have given reason to examine the changes of the auditor’s role in corporate governance. By comparing German and English law, these changes become apparent. Starting from the beginnings of auditing, the author demonstrates how [...]

englischIn the past decades, the question of how European competition law should deal with the phenomenon of affiliated companies has not only considerably preoccupied corporations and their legal representatives, competition authorities and antitrust courts, but also and especially jurisprudence. [...]

englischOn 9th April 2014, the European Commission proposed a directive on single-member private limited liability companies (SUP-proposal). Since then, there have been vehement discussions on the question whether the German legislator should adopt a legislature on limited liability companies which [...]

englischThis book deals with the foundation of a transparent and comparable Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to overcome respective information deficits between corporations and stakeholders. First the foundations of CSR and its legal quality are analysed. Based on this the study concentrates [...]

englischA merger of two companies from different european member states is equally possible as a conversion from the legal form of a company in a member state to the legal form of another member state within the European Union. Such mobility of companies within the european union is ensured by the [...]

englischThe study puts research at publicly funded universities with or on behalf of undertakings into the context of the European state aid law. Following a thorough assessment of the requirements for the pricing of contract research in accordance with the state aid law the study shows the legal [...]