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7 Eur. Company L. 1 (2010)

handle is hein.kluwer/eurcompl0007 and id is 1 raw text is: VOLUME 7, ISSUE 1 KLUWER LAW INTERNATIONAL FEBRUARY 2010 EU ROPEAN E.C * dR * Ii i~ Law 4 EDITORIAL Responsible Corporate Governance Beate Silffell SShareholder Democracy A la Dworkin 5 Ronald Div~orkin's latest book,1Is Demiocracy Possible Herc?, inspired the author to transpose the Amecricanl philosopher's ideas expressed therein to the corporate gov-ernance debate and in particular- to the position of shareholders in corporate disputes. SteefM. Bartmn Golden Shares: A New Approach 13 In Comiission v. Italy 2009 the ECJ abandoned its formecr approach to assess all golden shares onl the basis of article 56 EC. The author demionstrates that this newV approach inter alia creates a legal basis for Memnber States to use golden shares to restrict the intluence of non-EU investors in European comnpanies. Jaron vani Bkkmnil 20Modernizing the GmbH: Germany's Move in Regulatory Competition 20 The ECJ's Inspire Art decision has boosted the UK Ltd's popularity as a Vehicle to do business in Germnany. In response a newv bill entered into force in Novmber 2008 inter alia reducing the financial and bureaucratic burdens for mncorporatmng a limited liability comnpany (Gesellschaft iinit beschrinkter H1a ftung - GmblH) under Germian Law.% Christop~h MTeiclunann1 25Pro Forma Registration of Companies: Why a Brass Plate in the Host Country Is Enough 25 in Some Respects, but Not in Others EC law\ has accepted pro-formna establishmient of comnpanies as a consequence of the freedomn of establishmnrt. Although in this context comipanlies mnay also speculate onl national differences in tax law\, here they are required to show Some1 substance. Werlauff explains the state of affairs and it consequences. Erik Wercilauff 31COLUMNS 31 Survey of Legislationi anid Case Law 34CONFERENCE REPORT 34 Coniferece onl Sharecholder- Democracy C.A. Sc/nvar- and C.E. vani Basteni-Boddin7 37 BOOK REVIEW 0.. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business