Shareholder proposal rule
Key Trends: ◾ Since August 2021, AGMs where shareholders were actively encouraged not to attend have become less common. Most companies are instead holding their meetings with physical attendance neither actively...more
On 20 March 2020, the UK Government published its Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (the "Bill") which amends certain aspects of current insolvency and governance legislation to provide businesses with the flexibility...more
The protective measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, in particular the restrictions of the individuals’ right to convene, limit the ability to act for companies of different legal forms under German law...more
The Government’s announcement of new measures on 23 March 2020 requiring people to stay at home, except for very limited purposes, and to stay two metres away from other people has had an effect on the ability of public...more