European Union: Corporate/Commercial Law

A client paying an annual fee for a Cyprus director may expect that fee to cover the director’s review of the company’s contracts. The provider may have quoted for the appointment alone, intending to charge separately for each transaction. Unless the terms explain this, the disagreement may only emerge when a contract is ready for signature.

Jean-Baptiste Autric et Simon Gérard explorent les avantages stratégiques et le cadre juridique de la création d’un fonds de dotation lié à une association en France. Cette analyse examine les considérations structurelles, fiscales et opérationnelles que les organisations doivent évaluer lorsqu’elles choisissent ce véhicule philanthropique.

The Anti-Money Laundering Authority has finalized three sets of Regulatory Technical Standards that will establish a unified framework for obliged entities across the European Union to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. These standards address customer due diligence requirements, transaction identification criteria, and group-wide compliance measures, marking a significant step toward harmonized AML/CFT enforcement throughout the EU.

Cyprus has established a new public law entity to address financing gaps for SMEs and startups through direct loans, guarantees, co-financing arrangements, and equity investments. The organization aims to mobilize private sector financing by addressing market failures rather than competing with commercial banks.

For many international investors, Portugal’s Golden Visa has served as a gateway to Europe, offering flexibility, security and a pathway towards Portuguese citizenship.

Ms Santos, a Brazilian software developer, had built a successful career with a Swedish technology start-up, working almost entirely remotely.

Business interests represent some of the most valuable yet vulnerable assets in estate planning. Partnership agreements, shareholder arrangements and corporate documents may override testamentary wishes, creating conflicts between surviving business owners and beneficiaries over ownership, control and valuation that can derail even the most carefully drafted wills.

This legislative update examines Ireland's Autumn 2026 legislative agenda, including reforms to director address disclosure and cooperative societies law, while analyzing key governance trends from the UK proxy season and the European Commission's corporate law harmonization priorities. The analysis explores shareholder activism, board diversity expectations, and the EU's ambitious "EU Inc." framework aimed at creating unified company law across Member States.

For a growing games company, an IPO may seem a long way off. Management is focused on developing new titles, expanding into international markets, growing its player base and investing in talent and technology.

The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is undergoing critical legislative refinement as the Commission, Council, and Parliament have each established distinct positions on extending CBAM to downstream goods and strengthening anti-circumvention measures. With trilogue negotiations now underway and the first political trilogue scheduled for October 2026, significant divergences remain between the institutions on scope, exemptions, and enforcement mechanisms that will shape the final framework

Italy has completed its implementation of the EU AI Act through two legislative decrees establishing a comprehensive national governance framework. These measures address institutional oversight, penalties, employment rules, AI literacy, public security applications, and civil and criminal liability arising from AI system use.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries through physical AI systems that perceive environments, make real-time decisions, and act in the physical world via robots, autonomous vehicles, and drones. As these systems control physical operations, algorithmic errors can cause physical harm, raising complex questions about liability, safety, and regulatory compliance. The European regulatory landscape has evolved significantly with the EU AI Act, new Machinery Regulation, revised Product Liability Directi