The Legal form of the joint venture -- Due diligence -- Competition law -- The Corporate joint venture -- Introductory clauses -- Financing, management and administration of the joint venture -- Dividends and taxation -- Transfer of shares -- Conflidentiality -- Non-competition clauses -- Guarantees and termination of the joint venture (includeing force majeure, events of default and dispute resolution) -- Miscellaneous -- Co-operative joint ventures -- European Economic Interest Groupings