On Friday 7 October, Charlotte Conings will speak at the annual meeting of the "Nederlands-Vlaamse Vereniging voor Strafrecht"

Short Reads - On 19 September 2018, Rotterdam District Court ruled (ECLI:NL:RBROT:2018:7852) that it has jurisdiction to hear claims against Petrobras and others in a collective action concerning an alleged bribery scheme. However, the Court decided that it did not have jurisdiction for a number of claims against non-Dutch defendants. The Court also denied a request to stay the proceedings until a decision in related Brazilian and US proceedings had been reached.

Short Reads - On 11 December 2018, the Senate approved the bill for the new international trade chamber of the Amsterdam District Court, known as the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC), and the Netherlands Commercial Court of Appeal (NCCA).

Articles - Hans Van Bavel et David Verwaerde ont publié dans le Journal des Tribunaux du 27 octobre un article intitulé « Énième réforme de la transaction pénale: la fin des controverses ? ».