Focus area

The lecture covers the law governing corporations in Germany. These primarily include stock corporations (AG) and limited liability companies (GmbH), including their legal form variant, the entrepreneurial company (with limited liability). Most larger companies are organized as corporations, which is why this area of law is of great practical importance. Corporations are characterized above all by their own legal personality and by special capital raising and capital maintenance regulations. The lecture deals with the entire life cycle of corporations, from their formation, internal organization, management, and representation to their dissolution. It also covers EU law and group law. As part of corporate law, group law deals with the relationship between different companies that are legally independent but linked by shareholdings, contracts, or control and dependency. It also covers other topics in commercial law, such as accounting law and corporate co-determination.

For further information, please refer to the current WueCampus course room “Kapitalgesellschaftsrecht” (Corporate Law).

The event comprises 2 SWS.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at  L-gesellschaftsrecht@jura.uni-wuerzburg.de.

The lecture covers the basics of German and European transformation law. Company transformations often occur in connection with company sales, structural measures in corporate groups, due to the desire for tax optimization, or in the context of succession planning. Transformation law is therefore highly relevant in practice. The most important types of transformation are mergers, demergers, and changes of legal form. The lecture not only covers the legal framework of the various types of transformation, but also examines the motives underlying the measures and considers protective measures in favor of certain stakeholder groups. Since German conversion law is not only significantly influenced by European legislation, but also because cross-border conversion measures are becoming increasingly important, European and international conversion law also plays a significant role in the lecture. In addition to the foundations of international treaties, the focus is particularly on the case law of the European Court of Justice on “freedom of conversion” in the internal market and on secondary EU law.

The lecture is also part of the accompanying program in European law and the postgraduate program in European law, where it can be credited with 2 SWS. Successful participation in a performance assessment is required for this.

For further information, please refer to the current WueCampus course room “Deutsches und Europäisches Umwandlungsrecht”.

The course comprises 2 SWS.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at  L-gesellschaftsrecht@jura.uni-wuerzburg.de.

EU law has a diverse influence on numerous areas of German law, including commercial and corporate law. This course therefore focuses on secondary law—in particular, earlier corporate law directives—and its impact on German corporate law. At the same time, a major focus is on the case law of the European Court of Justice on the primary right of freedom of establishment under Articles 49 and 54 TFEU and the resulting contours of this fundamental freedom. The overview of European company law is rounded off by the treatment of supranational legal forms such as the Societas Europaea (SE) and current reform projects.

Like company law, capital market law is significantly influenced by EU law. The capital market law section of the course focuses on supranational requirements and their influence on the legal constitution of trading venues (stock exchanges, alternative trading platforms, gray capital market) and the sovereign supervision of these venues. The requirements for the admission of issuers to the organized capital market (prospectus requirement and liability) are also discussed. Other topics include insider trading law, the prohibition of market manipulation, shareholding transparency, and financial reporting requirements. The lecture is also part of the accompanying program in European law and the postgraduate program in European law, where it can be credited with a scope of 2 SWS. The prerequisite for this is successful participation in a performance assessment.

For further information, please refer to the current WueCampus course room “Europäisches Gesellschafts- und Kapitalrecht.”

The course comprises 2 SWS.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at L-gesellschaftsrecht@jura.uni-wuerzburg.de.

Company law as an object of legal structuring is closely linked to legal advice. It is usually advisable to seek advice before, for example, a limited liability company (GmbH) is even founded. At the latest when shareholders start thinking about succession in the company or when tax aspects make advice necessary, knowledge of contract drafting in company law and associated in-depth knowledge of the subject matter are required. The course aims to build on this and, on the one hand, deepen knowledge of (capital) company law and, in particular, focus on contract drafting.

The course comprises 1 SWS.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at L-gesellschaftsrecht@jura.uni-wuerzburg.de.

Accompanying the specialized studies, a seminar on corporate law is offered on a regular basis, within the framework of which a study-related academic paper (seminar paper) can be written in accordance with § 40 (1) sentence 1 no. 1 JAPO. The seminars have varying main topics. Specific seminar paper topics are assigned to participants by lottery.

Where possible, the seminar itself takes place outside Würzburg, for example at larger companies or law firms.

The course comprises 2 SWS.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at L-gesellschaftsrecht@jura.uni-wuerzburg.de.

Alternatively, there is also the option of attending the seminar on tax law. Further information on this can be found on Prof. Schenke's chair page.

The German Fiscal Code deals with the “procedural law” of tax law. In this respect, it constitutes a special form of administrative law.

The course comprises 2 SWS.

Further information can be found on Prof. Schenke's chair page.

The course comprises 2 SWS.

Further information can be found on Prof. Schenke's department website.

The course comprises 2 SWS.

Further information can be found on Prof. Schenke's department website.

The course comprises 2 SWS.

Further information can be found on  Prof. Schenke's department page.