15 events with tag "commercial law"
1200
ID: 2146
Venice develops commenda contract - legal partnership for maritime trade where investor provides capital, merchant provides labor, profits split by agreement
ID: 2146
1283
ID: 2157
Consulate of the Sea codified in Barcelona - maritime commercial law governing Mediterranean trade, includes partnership and insurance rules
ID: 2157
1350
ID: 2284
Societas (partnership) forms standardized in Italian city-states - general and limited partnerships distinguished in notarial practice
ID: 2284
1421
ID: 2287
Genoa develops accomandita partnership form - sleeping partners with limited liability, active partners with unlimited liability
ID: 2287
1481
ID: 2179
Consulado del Mar printed - spreading Mediterranean commercial law throughout Europe, standardizing maritime trade law
ID: 2179
1566
ID: 2192
Dutch Revolt begins challenging Spanish commercial restrictions - fight for economic freedom leads to legal innovations
ID: 2192
1594
ID: 2195
Bank of Amsterdam prototype established - public deposit bank with transferable accounts, foundation for modern banking law
ID: 2195
1607
ID: 2200
Bank of Amsterdam officially established - deposits guaranteed by city, accounts transferable by written order, creates commercial money
ID: 2200
1611
ID: 2205
Dutch develop wisselbank system - negotiable bills of exchange with endorsement, creating commercial paper law
ID: 2205
1685
ID: 2230
Revocation of Edict of Nantes - Huguenot refugees bring commercial law expertise to England and Netherlands
ID: 2230
1696
ID: 2235
Board of Trade established - regulating colonial commerce, developing imperial commercial law
ID: 2235
1705
ID: 2241
Lord Chief Justice Holt modernizes commercial law - negotiable instruments recognized at common law
ID: 2241
1754
ID: 2264
Lord Mansfield appointed Chief Justice - begins modernizing commercial law with law merchant principles
ID: 2264
1756
ID: 2265
Lord Mansfield establishes marine insurance law in Carter v. Boehm - uberrimae fidei (utmost good faith) doctrine
ID: 2265
1757
ID: 2316
Lord Mansfield begins reforming commercial law - treats partnership as mercantile institution, applies law merchant principles
ID: 2316