The register of Ultimate Beneficial Owners is now freely accessible online!
How do I access the register of beneficial owners? What information can I obtain? Since its creation by Ordinance No. 2016-1635 of December 1, 2020, the register of beneficial owners of deceased persons...
Holding of meetings and assemblies: further extension of order no. 2020-321 until July 31, 2021
The measures taken for holding meetings and assemblies to address the Covid-19 pandemic are extended. Ordinance No. 2020-321 of March 25, 2020, issued pursuant to Article 11 of Law No. 2020-290 of February 2...
Infographic of the 6 key steps to creating your company
Are you looking to start your own company? To guide you, the Corporate department at Arst Avocats has created an infographic outlining the 6 key steps to setting up your company...
Disputes involving a commercial company fall under the jurisdiction of the commercial court
Court of Cassation, Commercial Chamber, January 6, 2021, 19-10.238, Unpublished. In a judgment rendered on January 6, 2021, the Court of Cassation reiterated a fundamental principle that must be respected in disputes arising from...
The procedures for deciding on the free allocation of shares in public limited companies and simplified joint-stock companies
The free allocation of shares as an operation carried out on the share capital of a company. The free allocation of shares is an operation carried out on the share capital of a company allowing it to distribute...
The importance of the duration clause in shareholders' agreements
When a shareholders' agreement is concluded for the duration of the company, even if that duration is 99 years, it is considered a fixed-term agreement (Paris Court of Appeal, 15 December 2020, No. 20/00220). A shareholders' agreement or partnership agreement is an extra-statutory contract...