Transfer of the Seat of the Company within the European Union

Subject of this thesis are contemporaneous possibilities for companies to transfer their seat outside the state of incorporation. Recently, there has been a dramatic development in private law as well as in national company laws, mainly because of the judgements of the Court of Justice of the European Union. Corporate mobility comprises the possibility to transfer a company from one state to another. Crucial issue is the transfer of the seat of the company in connection with the freedom of establishment. The Court had already given rulings on the transfer of company's seat in several judgments; however, this thesis concerns particularly the latest judgment - Cartesio. In this case the Court dealt with the question whether the freedom of establishment governed by the European law shall be interpreted broad enough to include the right of companies to transfer their real seat (their head office) or their legal and real seats (their registered seat and head office) from one member state of the EU to another. The key question is, whether the Cartesio judgment contributed to the corporate mobility and if so, the scope of such contribution. For better understanding of corporate mobility, the first part explains particular terms used and hidden implications. First part therefore describes the conflict of..