Latest trends in cross-border transformations and relocations of companies

The aim of this thesis is to present the latest trends in the field of the cross-border transformations and companies' relocation focusing especially on the transactions of the Czech and European companies. The Prologue of this thesis briefly outlines its structure and objectives. In the first chapter the thesis focuses on teoretical and general description of certain concepts of a seat of a corporation and its personal statute. The following chapters further examine the relevant European legislation including the functional treaties, relevant directives and case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union. The thesis further concentrates on the regulation of the particular forms of so called European companies - first of all on the European Company (SE) - and their possibilities in relation to the cross-border transformations and relocation. The attention is given also to a brand new concept of the European business register (EBR) and future expectation arissing from it. As regards the Czech national legislation the thesis provides an outline of the prior regulation abandoned by the recently adopted acts (so called recodification of the Czech private law) whereas the thesis compares both. Certain queries and weaknesses of the new legislation are also mentioned. The thesis further..