Despite numerous EU directives, the way that member states have chosen to address matters relating to the incorporation and control of limited companies varies considerably from state to state. Over the past few months, European Law Firm member firms have collaborated to produce a guide for anyone wishing to incorporate a company in another European country.
This guide is intended to be a high level introduction to the procedures and rules applicable to the incorporation of a limited company in the 26 respective jurisdictions.
Since the law is constantly changing, European Law Firm recommends that local legal advice is sought to ensure up-to-date information. A list of contact details for all European Law Firm member firms is found in the booklet.
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Law firm Etude Patrick Goergen - Avocats à la Cour became European Law Firm's newest member at the recent general meeting in Tallinn, Estonia. Etude Patrick Goergen was established in 1995 in Luxembourg, the judicial capital of Europe. The firm and deals with Banking & Finance, Commercial & Corporate, Debt collection and Litigation matters. They also pride themselves as being a niche firm in EU law and Single Market issues.
Friday's general meeting, also covered a report from Central Office including a summary of referrals for the last quarter and a presentation from Jaanus Magi, Managing Partner of host firm Concordia Attorneys-at-Law on their team and key areas of expertise.
Representatives from fifteen member firms present at the meeting discussed....
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The European Commission has outlined plans to extend and reinforce the legal framework for the exchange of information between tax authorities, in an attempt to combat cross-border VAT fraud.
The Commission unveiled a proposal last week that would grant member states quicker access to data through the EU-wide Eurofisc tax database.
Eurofisc, in practice, allows for the fast exchange of information between member states as well as establishing a common risk and strategic analysis that would allow tax authorities to stop fraud at the earliest opportunity.
Tax authorities in the 27 member states will be granted access to information contained in the taxpayers' database of other member states. This is something Laszlo Kovacs, EU commissioner for taxation and customs....
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Top 100 UK law firm TLT has featured in an Indian business game show organised by UK Trade & Investment through the British Deputy High Commission and supported by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The game was designed to showcase British merger and acquisition advisory talent to an Indian business audience and was aired as a two-part series on UTVI, one of India's leading business news television channels.
TLT was the only UK law firm that participated because of the firm's strong links with the Indian market. TLT has been advising leading Indian banks for nearly 25 years on a wide range of banking matters including structuring of transactions, guarantees, security, priority and subordination issues and cross-border issues, including....
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European Law firm is looking positively to the future following the election of two new Board members and a new President at the recent General Meeting in Berlin.
Neil Meakin from UK law firm TLT stepped up to replace Chris Owen and Ferry Weelen from Dutch member Holla Poelman Van Leeuwen has taken over from founding member Paul Wertenbroek. Christian Steden from Kärgel de Maizière & Partner joins existing members Konstantinos Kostopoulos and Geir Knutsen to take on the role of President of the new Board.
One of the first tasks of the new Board will be to develop a Business Plan for ELF and establish some clear objectives for the next three years. A questionnaire has been drafted ensuring that all members have their input in this.....
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European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy has put forward proposals to reduce the cost of applying for Community trade marks by about 40%.
Following an agreement by EU member states in September, as reported by Managing IP, the CTM application fee is likely to be reduced form €1,750 to "around €1,000".
The reduction is required as OHIM, the Office that administers CTMs, has a surplus of more than €300 million.
McCreevy said: "It will mean considerable savings for European companies - in particular SMEs. The fee structure itself will be simplified, significantly reducing red tape and the administrative burden in the handling of trade mark fees, to the benefit of both users and the OHIM."
The fee reduction will have to be formally approved by EU....
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said that trade mark owners cannot prevent comparative advertising unless it creates a likelihood of confusion among consumers
The Court ruled yesterday in a dispute brought by telecoms company 02, which owns a number of trade marks for bubbles, against rival Hutchison 3G (H3G), which ran an advertising campaign in 2004 that featured similar bubbles and used O2's logo with price comparisons.
In a ruling in 2006, the UK's Court of Appeal asked the ECJ to clarify three questions on the interpretation of the 1988 trade mark directive and the 1984 misleading and comparative advertising directive (updated in 1997).
While the trade mark directive gives trade mark owners the right to prevent the use of their trade mark in a comparative....
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PELIKAN KROFTA KOHOUTEK advokátní kancelář s.r.o has been ranked by Chambers Europe as one of the top Czech firms for IP law.
The Firm: Founded in 2005, this outfit has already reached the pinnacle of the market thanks to “a healthy mixture of domestic and international experience” and “a vast range of expertise.” Intellectual property law remains a main focus of the firm’s endeavours, with work encompassing patents, utility patterns, trade marks and all aspects of copyright issues. Furthermore, “it keeps abreast of all the technological developments,” lending the team a particularly reliable voice regarding the patent and copyright issues of a business' IT dealings.
The Lawyers:....
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