2024

Company Law Digitalization Act 2023 – The Disqualification of Managing Directors

The year could not have got off to a more eventful start from a company law perspective. The introduction of the flexible corporation, "FlexCo" for short, has been covered extensively in the media. So, it should come as no surprise that the provisions governing the sanctioning of members of a representative body of a corporation who have been convicted of criminal offences – which are just as relevant – came into effect almost unnoticed.

From Wild West to Regulated Frontier: The Impact of MiCAR on Europe’s Crypto Markets

The "Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation" (MiCAR) intends to close existing gaps in the EU's financial services legislation by creating a uniform system of standards for the regula-tion of cryptocurrencies within the EU. It was designed, in this context, as part of a more comprehensive regulatory effort (i.e. the EU's Digital Finance Package), which includes fur-ther initiatives such as the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR).