Capital increase and electronic signature of the subscription form
A shareholder can electronically sign their subscription form during a capital increase. The subscription form is a document that formalizes a shareholder's commitment to pay the funds...
The application over time of the Pinel law and the regime of clauses deemed unwritten
The provisions of the Pinel Law concerning clauses deemed unwritten can be applied to a contract that predates and is in effect at the time of its entry into force. The action seeking to have this clause recognized...
Simplification of the obligation to register company documents
Law No. 2020-1721 on Finance for 2021: Abolition of the obligation to register company documents. In line with a general trend towards reducing obligations...
Mergers and acquisitions and public action against the acquired company
Overturned legal precedent: a merger does not extinguish the right to prosecute against the absorbed company. Court of Cassation, Criminal Chamber, November 25, 2020, No. 18-86.955 FS PBI, Société Iron Mountain France...
Registration of electronically signed deeds
Since January 1, 2021, companies have been able to register electronically signed private agreements with the relevant registration services, with the exception of unilateral promises of sale...
Inter-company lending: a little-known solution that deserves to be highlighted in this context of a health crisis?
Introduced into the Monetary and Financial Code by Law No. 2015-990 of August 6, 2015, for growth, activity and equal economic opportunities (known as the Macron Law), inter-company lending allows...