Published Papers

Papers published by the ECLE group:

  1. The European proposal to open up multiple-vote share structures to listing companies: a simplification in trompe l’oeil, 5 September 2023
    Also published in: Oxford Business Law Blog, 5 September 2023 (short version)
    Also published in Spanish: almacendederecho.org, 29 August 2023
    Also published in Spanish: TeMa European Company, October 2023
    Also published in Portuguese: Direito das sociedades em Revista, October 2023
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  2. The proposed Due Diligence Directive should not cover the general duty of care of directors
    ECGI blog, 2 August 2022
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  3. Why Article 15 (combating climate change) should be taken out of the CSDD
    ECGI blog, 2 August 2022
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  4. Legal certainty and the directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
    ECGI blog, 2 August 2022
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  5. The impossible case of EU gender legislation
    ECGI blog, 7 June 2022
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  6. Gender Balance Broom Wagon: The resurrection of the Commission Proposal on improving the gender balance among board members
    Pan-Nordic Company Law Journal NTS 2022, 1-5
    Also published in: Oxford Business Law Blog, 11 March 2022
    Also published in: Revue Trimestrielle de Droit Financier N 1-2022, 43-56, Gender Balance Broom Wagon
    Also published in Spanish: hayderecho.com
    Also published in German: GesRZ 2022, 75-78, Gender Balance für Nachzügler
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  7. Comment by the European Company Law Experts Group: On the European Parliament’s Draft Directive on Corporate Due Diligence and Corporate Accountability
    Oxford Business Law Blog, ecgi news, 19 April 2021
    Also published in: Rivista delle Società, pp. 276-296
    Also published in Spanish in: Revista de Derecho de Sociedades 62, Mayo-Agosto 2021, págs. 269-292: Comentario sobre el Proyecto de Directiva del Parlamento Europeo sobre la Diligencia debida y la Responsabilidad de las Empresas
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  8. Comment by the European Company Law Experts Group on the European Commission’s Consultation Document: Proposal for an Initiative on Sustainable Corporate Governance
    Oxford Business Law Blog, 9 December 2020
    Translated to Spanish: hayderecho.com
    Also published in German in: EuZW 2021, 95-97: Kommentar zum Konsultationsdokument der Europäischen Kommission – Vorschlag für eine Initiative zur nachhaltigen Unternehmensführung
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  9. Comment regarding the EY Study on directors’ duties and sustainable corporate governance
    September 2020
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  10. Implementation of the SRD II Provisions on Related Party Transactions
    September 2020
    PDF download at SSRN
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  11. The Commissions’s 2018 Proposal on Cross-Border Mobility
    September 2018
    PDF download at SSRN
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  12. The consequences of Brexit for companies and company law
    March 2017
    PDF download at SSRN
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  13. A proposal for reforming group law in the European Union
    Comparative observations on the way forward
    October 2016
    PDF download at SSRN
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  14. Shareholder Engagement and Identification
    February 2015
    PDF download at SSRN
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  15. Making Corporate Governance Codes More Effective
    Response to the European Commission’s Action Plan of December 2012
    December 2013
    PDF download at SSRN
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  16. The Application of the Takeover Bids Directive
    Response to the European Commission’s Report
    November 2013
    PDF download at SSRN
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  17. The Future of European Company Law
    Response to the European Commission’s Consultation
    May 2012
    PDF download at SSRN
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  18. EU Corporate Governance Framework
    Response to the European Commission’s Green Paper
    July 2011
    PDF download at SSRN
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Papers by members