Berner Fleck Wettich regularly assists listed and non-listed companies in the preparation and holding of shareholder meetings. On this basis, Carsten Wettich deals with the 2016 Annual General Meeting season and provides an outlook for the coming 2017 season. The article covers e.g. the German Corporate Governance Code, shareholder activism and personal liability of managing directors, recent court decisions as well as legislative measures at the national level and at EU level.