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BVI Court of Appeal Upholds Directors' Right to Inspect Company Documents, Including Litigation Funding Details

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In a recent decision, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Courts’ Court of Appeal reaffirmed the statutory rights of directors under the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (the “BCA”) to inspect company documents, including...more

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Can The California Attorney General Enforce The Inspection Rights Of Stockholders And Directors Of Delaware Corporations?

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The California General Corporation Law expectedly grants inspection rights to shareholders and directors of California corporations.  Unexpectedly (at least to practitioners outside California), the GCL extends those rights...more

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Establishing a Business Entity in Italy (Updated)

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1. Types of Business Entities - Italian law provides multiple forms of organizational structures to do business in Italy. They differ from one another due to the extent of liability undertaken by its members. In...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Italy (Updated)

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1. Types of Business Entities - 1.1 Premises - The Italian law provides multiple forms of organizational structures in order to do business in Italy, which differ from one another due to the extent of the liability...more

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Recent Decisions From Delaware Court of Chancery Slow Trend Toward Wider Inspection in Corporate Books and Records Demands

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Corporate books and records demands are on the rise. And as the Delaware courts have made it easier for shareholders to demonstrate a proper purpose to seek inspection, corporations increasingly must defend these actions by...more

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Establishing A Business Entity In Italy (Updated)

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1. Types of Business Entities - 1.1 Premises - The Italian law provides multiple forms of organizational structures in order to do business in Italy, which differ from one another due to the extent of the liability...more

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The Business Judgment Rule Cannot Preclude Statutory Inspection Rights

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Where a corporation’s board of directors decided to take a particular course of action that was unpopular with a shareholder, the board could not invoke the business judgment rule to prevent the shareholder’s statutory right...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Italy (Updated)

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1. Types of Business Entities - 1.1 Premises - The Italian law provides multiple forms of organizational structures in order to do business in Italy, which differ from one another due to the extent of the liability...more

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Move Over California, Delaware Law Applies to Internal Corporate Affairs

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The Delaware Court of Chancery recently made news when it ruled that Delaware law, not California law, applied to a minority shareholder’s request to inspect the books and records of a Delaware corporation with its principal...more

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Supreme Court Provides Further Guidance on Demands to Inspect Electronic Communications

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Recently, Delaware corporations faced with demands for books and records under 8 Del. C. § 220 have increasingly been forced to contend with demands for electronic communications, such as emails. Historically, the Delaware...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Italy

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1. Types of Business Entities - 1.1 Premises - The Italian law provides multiple forms of organizational structures in order to do business in Italy, which differ from one another due to the extent of the liability...more

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