Aansprakelijkheid van bestuurders van administratiekantoren

Conference - The International Bar Association (IBA) is organising its 6th Annual Corporate Governance Conference in Frankfurt on 5 and 6 December 2019. Together with Damien Zoubek (Cravath, Swaine & Moore) Pieter Schütte will co-chair this two-day conference. Derk Lemstra will co-chair a panel discussion on Friday.

Roundtable - On 29 November 2019 in Amsterdam, Stibbe will host its annual roundtable on the developments and key points for listed companies when preparing annual reports and the general meeting. The overarching theme this year is the implementation of the Revised Shareholders' Rights Directive.

Short Reads - Op 1 december 2019 is de Wet tot implementatie van de Herziene aandeelhoudersrechtenrichtlijn (“SRD II”) (“Implementatiewet”) in werking getreden. Een deel van de Implementatiewet treedt op 3 september 2020 in werking.

Articles - A warranty & indemnity (W&I) insurance covers damage resulting from breaches of warranties given in the SPA by the seller. W&I insurance has been around for many years, but it has become increasingly popular in the last few years. According to Lockton, “recent statistics suggest that over 50% of corporate real estate transactions in Europe now use W&I insurance, a large driver for this has been the adoption of a EUR 1 cap on sellers’ liability under the SPA.”