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Articles - Boekjaar 2020 was het eerste jaar waarin beursvennootschappen verplicht waren om hun verslaggeving over beloningen in te richten in overeenstemming met de nieuwe eisen voor het door de herziene Europese richtlijn aandeelhoudersrechten (SRD II) geïntroduceerde bezoldigingsverslag.

Short Reads - The Act on confirmation of private restructuring plans (Wet homologatie onderhands akkoord) – which introduces a framework allowing debtors to restructure their debts outside formal insolvency proceedings (termed the “Dutch Scheme“) – was adopted by the Dutch Senate on 6 October 2020 and will enter into force on 1 January 2021.

Short Reads - The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has found in a judgment of May 2020 that the right of a legal assistance insured person to freely choose his or her lawyer applies not only to proceedings before a court or an administrative body, but also to stages in a dispute that may lead to such proceedings before a court.

Articles - On 1 January 2019, the legal provisions on collaborative law (sections 1740-1747 of the Belgian Judicial Code) entered into force. Collaborative law is essentially a specific type of confidential negotiation between parties assisted by their respective counsel.