Nienke Rozeman

Short Reads - In the 'Guidance on leveraged transactions' (the "Guidance"), the European Central Bank (the "ECB") summarises key supervisory expectations concerning leveraged transactions, and the ongoing monitoring of both syndication risk and the fundamental quality of leveraged exposures. The Guidance will enter into force on 16 November 2017.

Short Reads - The qualification of a right as a 'right in rem' (zakelijk recht), within the meaning of Article 5 of Regulation No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings (the "Regulation") must be determined according to the law of the place where the asset concerned is situated and the right in rem must satisfy certain criteria set out in Article 5(2) of the Regulation.