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Short Reads - Members of Stibbe’s Commercial Litigation practice group have participated in the public consultation of a draft bill to modernise and simplify the law of evidence in civil procedure.

Short Reads - Following a recent series of (attempted) unsolicited takeovers by foreign bidders of Dutch listed companies, such as PostNL, Unilever and AkzoNobel, the protection of companies against unsolicited takeovers and the protection of vital sectors have received more attention in both the Netherlands and Europe.

Articles - In dit artikel bespreekt Bas Buirma enkele belangrijke aandachtspunten van grensoverschrijdende outbound herstructurering door (i) het verplaatsen van de feitelijke leiding en het hoofdbestuur (ii) grensoverschrijdende outbound omzetting (iii) omzetting in een SE gevolgd door zetelverplaatsing (iv) grensoverschrijdende outbound fusie en (v) grensoverschrijdende outbound splitsing.

Short Reads - Under Dutch law (section 114a of book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code), shareholders have the right to put items on the agenda of the general meeting. The question arises as to whether shareholders also have the right to force an (informal) vote in the general meeting on subjects which are not within their powers. A judgment of the Dutch Supreme Court of 20 April 2018 between Boskalis and Fugro focused on this question.