European Company Case Law (ECCL)

On November 12, 2024, the Court of Appeal of The Hague (in the Netherlands) delivered its opinion in the Shell climate litigation. The Court of Appeal summarized its own ruling as follows: „This case revolves around the question whether Shell has...

The drive for sustainability is not only prompting changes in environmental and human rights law but is also significantly reshaping business law, including corporate law. One potential pathway to more sustainable corporate decision-making lies in...

Traditionally, shareholder activists have been viewed as very hostile by Japanese companies and Japanese society in general, and British academics who studied trends in shareholder activism in Japan in the early 2010s predicted that shareholder...

This article explores the critical importance of board expertise in the nomination process of directors within listed companies, and the context of European corporate governance. It examines statutory provisions, corporate governance codes, and...