The role of micro, small and medium sized companies is often pointed out as the way forward for the economy. Such companies often form clusters or production or supply chains under a larger company. The micro, small and medium sized companies out of necessity often co-operate or even share knowledge and resources. In such a company network context several legal issues arise.
In Italy, there is special legislation on contractual networks (”contratto di rete”) whereby two or more firms undertake the obligation to exercise in common one or more economic activities in order to increase and gain in innovativeness and competitiveness within the market, while in Sweden general rules apply in the company network context.
The legal issues concern both commercial law and more traditional labour law and also raises the question of protection of fundamental rights.
Joint conference
University of Florence
and
Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law Faculty of Law, Stockholm University
25 October 2013
Palazzone di Cortona, Cortona, Italy
Programme
Opening of the conference
Short introductions to the themes of the conference by professor Silvana Sciarra, University of Florence (ccordinator of the research project ‘Fondazione Pera’), and professor Jan Kleineman, Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law
Short presentations of the participants
Legal personality and responsibility in a company network context
Professor Corrado Malberti, University of Florence – The role of contractual networks: Between contract and legal personality
Professor Jan Kleineman, Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law – Auditors’ liability in relation to third parties
Associate Professor Mia Carlsson, Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law – Liability and insurance for industrial/occupational injury in a company network context
Doctoral Candidate Jessica Östberg, Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law – CEOs and board members in a company network context: The duty of loyalty and liability in relation to the own company or its shareholders
Comments by Advokat André Andersson, Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law
Protection of fundamental rights in a company network context
Professor Silvana Sciarra, University of Florence – Global and local chains of production: How to enforce fundamental social rights
Dr. Marika Macchi, University of Florence – Global and local chains of production: The regional economic environment for network contracts. Evidence from Tuscany
Professor Mårten Schultz, Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law – Human rights, torts and “direkte Drittwirkung”
Comments by Doctoral Candidate Philip Mielnicki, Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law
General discussion
The position of workers in a company network context
Professor Luisa Corazza, University of Campobasso – Employer, collective bargaining and productivity: The network approach
Director Sören Öman, Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law – A Swedish labour law perspective on the Italian ”contratto di rete” (Contractual Network) system
General discussion
