JATLAW Seminar April 23

Japanese Corporate Law
Presented by Dr Souichirou Kozuka, Gakushuin University Faculty of Law
Date: Saturday April 23, 2011 Time: 15:00-17:00
Place: B2 Lecture Room, Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Address: 3-2-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
Map: http://www.tokyo-cci.or.jp/english/Location.html
Phone: 03-3283-7500
Nijikai: World Wine Bar: http://r.gnavi.co.jp/a634265/ 5:30 ~ Registration appreciated but not required NB:
Cash bar; smoking is permitted at venue.
Contact: [email protected]
Cost: JAT members free, non-members 1,000 yen (registration appreciated but not required)
Professor Kozuka will outline the structure of Japan's Corporations Act (Kaisha Ho), looking as he goes at key terms used in it, in particular some of the “invented words” that may not be correctly understood if translated word for word. One example is "kabushiki iten," which in fact has nothing to do with the trading of shares. He will then discuss some general private law concepts that are implicit in the Companies Act, such as "chui gimu" (which is not exactly a duty of care) and "daihyo" (and whether it should be translated as “representative”). Some private law concepts are difficult to translate into English because they are strongly influenced by the Civil Law, particularly German law tradition.
Recordings: To be confirmed