Liechtenstein: Corporate and Company Law

When the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published their Joint Guidelines on the assessment of the suitability of the members of the management body of issuers of asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) and of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs).

For more than two hundred years the Allgemeines Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (ABGB; Civil Code) allowed creditors an expansive 30-year window to sue, a horizon so generous that evidence...

When Liechtenstein transposed the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ("CSRD") on 1 July 2024, it locked thousands of undertakings into a frenetic implementation sprint...

In the intricate domain of financial services, the legal framework governing investment advisory services plays a pivotal role. This analysis delves into the statutory definition of investment advice under Annex I Section A No. 5 MiFID II.

The EU Prospectus Regulation, which came into force on July 20, 2017, and became fully applicable from July 21, 2019, marks a significant shift in the financial regulatory...

The first step in establishing a company in Liechtenstein is to choose the appropriate legal form.

In the Principality of Liechtenstein, the establishment and management of companies with limited liability (in German ‘Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung' or ‘GmbH') are governed...

In the realm of corporate law, the designation of a company's name is a critical aspect that carries both legal and branding implications. In the Principality of Liechtenstein...

The cooperative society under Liechtenstein law as defined by Articles 428 to 495 of the Liechtenstein Persons and Companies Act ("PGR"), is a corporation that consists of an open number...