In 2024, the European Court of Justice decided three cases involving the interpretation of the harmonised EU company law, and a very important case on the application of domestic company law to companies formed in other Member States. Additionally, there were a few cases linked to company law that are worth mentioning briefly.
1. C-713/22, LivaNova plc – Liability following a division of a company
In this judgment handed down on 29 July 2024, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereinafter the Court) engaged in a detailed legal analysis of Article 3(3)(b) of the Sixth Company Law Directive 82/891/EEC (now Article 137(3) of the Consolidated Company Law Directive 2017/1132), which governs the joint and several liability of recipient companies following a corporate division. The core ...