Acquisitions and pre-acquisition arrangements

Acquisitions and pre-acquisition arrangements

There are usually two main ways to dispose of a business, either by selling the shares in the company or by selling the business. However, there is no single right way to do a generation transfer or a business sale. Due to liability issues, it is common that if...
General information on trademarks

General information on trademarks

There are two ways to obtain an exclusive intellectual property right to a product mark under the Trademark Act: registration or registration. Establishment requires not only a high level of use, but also a high level of public awareness, in addition to which the...
Shareholders' agreement and its contents

Shareholders' agreement and its contents

A shareholders' agreement is worth drawing up when there is more than one shareholder in the company What is a shareholders' agreement? A shareholders' agreement is an agreement between the owners of a limited company. It lays down the ground rules for the business and ensures that the shareholders'...
Employment relationships in mergers and acquisitions

Employment relationships in mergers and acquisitions

In a share deal, a shareholder of a company sells shares that entitle him or her to control the company to another party. Although the shareholder changes, the employer company of the company's employees remains unchanged. This article examines business transactions, in particular...
Employee underperformance and how to tackle it

Employee underperformance and how to tackle it

Underperformance is defined as failure to meet work obligations below the employee's own potential and poor performance. Underperformance is usually a case of a worker not achieving what he or she should have, even though he or she has...
Who has the right to conclude a contract on behalf of a company?

Who has the right to conclude a contract on behalf of a company?

The right to enter into a binding contract with a company is based either on a legal right of representation or on a given power of attorney. The right of a statutory representative, such as a managing director or board member, to enter into contracts on behalf of the company is directly based on his or her position...