Company Law comprises the legislation that regulates all the procedures related to creation, registration, operation, governance and dissolution of companies. The purpose of EU rules in this area is to: Enable businesses to start a business within the EU Provide protection for shareholders and...

The collapse of package-holiday giant XL Leisure Group made front-page news in September 2008, with tens of thousands of British holidaymakers stranded in airports across Europe and hundreds of employees made redundant. As the company’s assets were frozen, flights grounded and holidays...