What Are the Issues Relating to Digitalisation in Company Law?
In-Depth Analysis
15-06-2016
The Note sets out areas where digitalisation could bring benefits in the company law area, looking at issues such as online formation of companies, electronic filing of documents, safeguards for information, information sharing by business registries, digital communication between a company and its shareholders including relating to general meetings, a company's email address and URL, electronic company records, and digital signature of contracts and execution of documents.
In-Depth Analysis
External author
Vanessa Knapp (OBE)
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Keyword
- board of directors
- BUSINESS AND COMPETITION
- business management
- business organisation
- communications
- company law
- data protection
- digital archiving
- digital technology
- documentation
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- electronic government
- electronic mail
- executive power and public service
- impact of information technology
- incorporation
- information and information processing
- information technology and data processing
- management
- POLITICS
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
- protection of shareholders
- technology and technical regulations
- videophone conference