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Nienke Bobbert

Liability of Supervisory Board Members

When does Internal liability arise? Norm It is the supervisory board’s duty ...

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Onno Hennis

Sound reasons to doubt the policy and the course of business at Centric

On 27 January 2023, the Netherlands Enterprise Court ordered an investigation. ...

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Lennard Noordzij

Exit by a shareholder

Recently the Gelderland Court determined that a shareholder is permitted to exit. ...

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Onno Hennis

When is a request for an inquiry considered to have been made on unreasonable grounds, which results in the applicant being ordered to pay the costs?

If there are good reasons to doubt the correct policy, the right of inquiry offers ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Expulsion of a 50% shareholder in summary proceedings

Earlier this year, the Amsterdam District Court granted in summary proceedings ...

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Onno Hennis

Supermarket chains Jumbo and Coop lose court case against Sligro

In a recent judgment the Amsterdam District Court dismissed the guarantee claim ...

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Onno Hennis

Since 1 July more options for having a foundation’s trustee discharged by the court

Until recently, it was relatively difficult to remove a trustee in the event of ...

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Hidde Reitsma

NCC allows monetary claim in summary proceedings

On 11 June 2021, the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) allowed a monetary claim ...

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Sjoerd Yntema

Director liable after bankruptcy due to manifestly improper management

In a recent case that came before the Court of Appeal in Den Bosch, a large number ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Essilux claim rejected: GrandVision is not required to provide access to accounts

The law sets out that a party may demand access to the accounts and documents ...

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Sjoerd Yntema

The UBO register

It was made known on 7 July 2020 that the UBO register will go live on 27 September ...

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Onno Hennis

Court enforces a share transfer against the seller’s will

A recent decision of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal shows that the Dutch Court ...

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Sjoerd Yntema

Important points of attention for groups (in difficult times)

Group financing has many advantages. Large enterprises that are organised within ...

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Onno Hennis

How should privileged information be handled in the inquiry procedure?

A recent ruling of the Supreme Court concerned the question of whether a legal ...

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Sjoerd Yntema

Emergency law for AGMs via live stream

Many companies have their Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled in the near future. ...

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Sjoerd Yntema

Reopening the liquidation of a dissolved company

The dissolution of a legal entity can occur in several ways. In this blog, Corporate ...

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Sjoerd Yntema

The corona outbreak: what should Dutch businesses do?

As a result of the recent outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID–19), a lot of businesses ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Is a director in the Netherlands liable for the unpaid bills of a liquidated private company?

A webshop ordered a large batch of goods from its supplier, even though it was ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Director continues to borrow money from limited company, resulting in inability to pay staff. Does this constitute a legal ground for suspension in the Netherlands?

It is not uncommon for a company to have two directors who are also shareholders. ...

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Marco Guit

Transfer of shares under administration: when is this permitted in the Netherlands?

In the unbundling of a Dutch family enterprise, two brothers became involved in ...

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