Includes bibliographical references.

Content:
Substance over form and the European prospectus regime / Tomas Aarons
Parent and subsidiary: for better or for worse? / Steef Bartman
The paradox of the Dutch class action and the fear of a 'compensation culture' / Eddy Bauw
What's in a name? names and conceptual frameworks for the design of, and approaches to, law programme courses on undertakings / Ernst van Bemmelen
Judicial protection for credit institutions under the single supervisory mechanism / Ton Duijkersloot & Rob Widdershoven
Kelly v. Fraser compared to the allocation of risk in agency law in the Netherlands / Anka Ernes
Changing the causation requirement and its impact on companies faced with tort claims / Ivo Giesen & Rianka Rijnhout
Towards a European commercial code? / Ewoud Hondius
Yes we can (in the near future); the internationalisation of the law of execution and attachment / Anthonie W. Jongbloed
Substance over form in various aspects of cross-border company groups / Bastiaan Kemp & Mieke Olaerts
The Societas Europaea (SE) revisited / Harold Koster
Who is in control in public procurement? / Pieter Kuypers
Enforcing annulled arbitral awards in the Netherlands / Vespa Laic
What is the difference between a worker and an undertaking? new developments in EU labour law and competition law / Franz Penning’s
Minority shareholdings in the EU: between economics, corporate law, antitrust and merger control / Catalan Ruse
Cross-border conversions after Vale - the German experience / Christophe Eichmann
Shareholders' fundamental rights in listed companies some relevant and some undesirable EU initiatives / Erik Walrus

Many companies today face international influences, and many more will follow suit. A scenario that was recognised early on by Prof. Adriaan Dorresteijn (Utrecht University). To honour his innovative research, teachings, and administration work, this Liber Amicorum includes capita selecta of recent business and private law publications. These articles discuss, inter alia, the relationship between mother and daughter companies, the protection ofactors working for companies, cross-border company structures, and educational programmes about corporate law.