The Register of Beneficial Owners is now available online free of charge!
Since July 2024, the register of beneficial owners is no longer freely accessible to the public. Access now depends on authorization or the demonstration of a legitimate interest.
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Court of Cassation, Commercial Chamber, January 6, 2021, 19-10.238, Unpublished.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...