446 results Dutch Supreme Court decides on liability of de facto directors under Dutch law: ‘setting aside’ of formal directors is not required In bankruptcy proceedings, directors under the articles of association of a Dutch B.V. or N.V. can be held liable by a bankruptcy trustee on the basis of specific articles of the Dutch Civil Code concerning manifestly improper management. Dutch Supreme Court answers questions on setoff before and during bankruptcy and suspension of payments The authors discuss a recent judgment by the Dutch Supreme Court that extends the right of setoff for banks before and during bankruptcy and suspension of payments. Contractual clauses prohibiting the transferability or pledgeability of business claims could become void in the near future We discuss a draft bill to declare contractual clauses limiting the transferability and/or pledgeability of claims in business relations void, and call upon the Dutch Senate to reconsider at least its applicability to existing contracts. Court of Appeal overturns first instance judgment and establishes that several prestressing steel producers are liable for the potential loss alleged by Deutsche Bahn The Court of Appeal of 's-Hertogenbosch ruled that several producers of prestressing steel are jointly and severally liable for potential loss that Deutsche Bahn may have suffered as a result of an infringement of competition law rules. Private Investigation Act - Unpacking the Scope and Key Requirements This seminar, the first in our 2025 TMT seminar series, examines the new Belgian Private Investigation Act ("Wet tot regeling van de private opsporing" / "Loi réglementant la recherche privée"), which came into effect in December 2024. Tweede Kamer neemt Wijzigingswet accountancysector aan Op 23 september 2025 heeft de Tweede Kamer het voorstel voor de Wijzigingswet accountancysector (voorheen: Wet toekomst accountancysector, hierna: Wijzigingswet) aangenomen. Daniël Muis Senior Associate Amsterdam Suze Chevalier Junior Associate Amsterdam Caroline Debue Associate Luxembourg Stibbe advises BN-TAV joint venture on construction of sustainable new A pier at Schiphol Airport Stibbe advised the joint venture of Ballast Nedam and TAV Construction (BN-TAV) in relation to the construction of the new A pier at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Stibbe advises European construction company in Zuidbroek nitrogen plant dispute Stibbe is advising a leading European construction company in a dispute with main contractor Air Products concerning the alleged termination of the contract for the construction of the Zuidbroek nitrogen plant in Groningen. Stibbe advises on University of Groningen landmark building Stibbe is advising a European construction company as part of the realisation of the new groundbreaking university building of the University of Groningen, which will become one of the largest university buildings in the Netherlands. Stibbe advises on CoolTower Rotterdam landmark project Stibbe advised a leading European construction company on all legal aspects of several landmark construction projects in the Netherlands Happy first anniversary! One year of the Vifo Act: an update On the first of June, the Dutch national security investment screening regime (the Vifo Act) celebrated its first anniversary. Time to take stock of key findings and forthcoming developments. To what extent does the WAMCA procedure allow for collective actions for damages due to breaches of the GDPR? Whether it is possible to claim collective damages for an alleged breach of the GDPR by means of WAMCA proceedings has been a recent question within the mass damages practice. What information on this topic can be found in legislation, case law and litera In hoeverre leent de WAMCA-procedure zich voor massaschadeclaims op grond van de AVG? Binnen de massaschadepraktijk speelt al langer de vraag in hoeverre het mogelijk is om middels een WAMCA-procedure schadevergoeding te vorderen voor een vermeende inbreuk op de AVG. Structural sustainability cannot be enforced through liability In her inaugural lecture at Leiden University on 22 March, Branda Katan spoke about enforcing sustainability through liability. The number of civil cases against companies is expected to increase in the coming years. Ivar Koudstaal Senior Associate Amsterdam Pagination Previous page Page 22 Page 23 Current page 24 Page 25 Next page
Dutch Supreme Court decides on liability of de facto directors under Dutch law: ‘setting aside’ of formal directors is not required In bankruptcy proceedings, directors under the articles of association of a Dutch B.V. or N.V. can be held liable by a bankruptcy trustee on the basis of specific articles of the Dutch Civil Code concerning manifestly improper management.
Dutch Supreme Court answers questions on setoff before and during bankruptcy and suspension of payments The authors discuss a recent judgment by the Dutch Supreme Court that extends the right of setoff for banks before and during bankruptcy and suspension of payments.
Contractual clauses prohibiting the transferability or pledgeability of business claims could become void in the near future We discuss a draft bill to declare contractual clauses limiting the transferability and/or pledgeability of claims in business relations void, and call upon the Dutch Senate to reconsider at least its applicability to existing contracts.
Court of Appeal overturns first instance judgment and establishes that several prestressing steel producers are liable for the potential loss alleged by Deutsche Bahn The Court of Appeal of 's-Hertogenbosch ruled that several producers of prestressing steel are jointly and severally liable for potential loss that Deutsche Bahn may have suffered as a result of an infringement of competition law rules.
Private Investigation Act - Unpacking the Scope and Key Requirements This seminar, the first in our 2025 TMT seminar series, examines the new Belgian Private Investigation Act ("Wet tot regeling van de private opsporing" / "Loi réglementant la recherche privée"), which came into effect in December 2024.
Tweede Kamer neemt Wijzigingswet accountancysector aan Op 23 september 2025 heeft de Tweede Kamer het voorstel voor de Wijzigingswet accountancysector (voorheen: Wet toekomst accountancysector, hierna: Wijzigingswet) aangenomen.
Stibbe advises BN-TAV joint venture on construction of sustainable new A pier at Schiphol Airport Stibbe advised the joint venture of Ballast Nedam and TAV Construction (BN-TAV) in relation to the construction of the new A pier at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Stibbe advises European construction company in Zuidbroek nitrogen plant dispute Stibbe is advising a leading European construction company in a dispute with main contractor Air Products concerning the alleged termination of the contract for the construction of the Zuidbroek nitrogen plant in Groningen.
Stibbe advises on University of Groningen landmark building Stibbe is advising a European construction company as part of the realisation of the new groundbreaking university building of the University of Groningen, which will become one of the largest university buildings in the Netherlands.
Stibbe advises on CoolTower Rotterdam landmark project Stibbe advised a leading European construction company on all legal aspects of several landmark construction projects in the Netherlands
Happy first anniversary! One year of the Vifo Act: an update On the first of June, the Dutch national security investment screening regime (the Vifo Act) celebrated its first anniversary. Time to take stock of key findings and forthcoming developments.
To what extent does the WAMCA procedure allow for collective actions for damages due to breaches of the GDPR? Whether it is possible to claim collective damages for an alleged breach of the GDPR by means of WAMCA proceedings has been a recent question within the mass damages practice. What information on this topic can be found in legislation, case law and litera
In hoeverre leent de WAMCA-procedure zich voor massaschadeclaims op grond van de AVG? Binnen de massaschadepraktijk speelt al langer de vraag in hoeverre het mogelijk is om middels een WAMCA-procedure schadevergoeding te vorderen voor een vermeende inbreuk op de AVG.
Structural sustainability cannot be enforced through liability In her inaugural lecture at Leiden University on 22 March, Branda Katan spoke about enforcing sustainability through liability. The number of civil cases against companies is expected to increase in the coming years.