30 results Public Dutch Scheme automatically recognized in the EU from 9 January 2022 Since 9 January 2022, the public type of the Dutch Scheme is automatically recognized in the EU under the European Insolvency Regulation. This will be further discussed in this blog. Brexit and Private International Law (Part 2 of 2) This second of two blogs discusses the enforcement of UK court judgments in the Netherlands and applicable law. It also gives a brief overview of other EU PIL instruments that have ceased to apply to the UK from 1 January 2021. Het bonus- en dividendverbod onder de concern-uitzondering van de NOW: ontwikkelingen en aandachtspunten Het bonus- en dividendverbod is een veelbesproken onderdeel van de Tijdelijke noodmaatregel overbrugging voor behoud van werkgelegenheid ("NOW"). Stibbe Annual Debt Finance seminar Op woensdag 20 maart 2024 vindt het Stibbe Annual Debt Finance seminar plaats, met als onderwerp 'Herstructureringen - The Times Are Changing'. Het seminar wordt gehouden van 16.00 tot 17.30 uur, en vindt plaats op ons kantoor. EU lift cartel damage claim rejected by Brussels Court of Appeal After 16 years of court battle, the Brussels Court of Appeal has rejected the EU’s EUR 12 million (+ interest) damage claim against the four lift producers that participated in the lift cartel fined in 2007. Stibbe represents ABN AMRO Bank Stibbe represented ABN AMRO Bank in a major cross-border dispute. ‘Dutch scheme’ adopted by the Dutch Parliament's House of Representatives On 26 May 2020, the Dutch Parliament’s House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) adopted the Act on confirmation of private restructuring plans (Wet homologatie onderhands akkoord (“WHOA”)). The next step will see the WHOA put to vote in the Senate. Key considerations for management and owners of Dutch privately held companies in distress due to COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has a significant and immediate adverse effect on many companies in different industries. Many PE portfolio companies are particularly vulnerable given the typical high leverage finance structure and inherent need to maintain cash fl Onzeker ondernemingsrecht – het coronavirus and beyond It is a world of change in which we live, and a world of uncertainty” Het bovenstaande citaat is van de Amerikaanse econoom Frank H. Knight en afkomstig uit zijn in 1921 verschenen boek.1 Knight beschrijft daarin wat het belang is van het concept “onzek Granting of declaratory relief sought in collective action: new limitation period for all related individual claims? The Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal recently ruled that if a collective action within the meaning of Article 3:305a (old) of the Dutch Civil Code leads to the granting of the requested declaratory relief. 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. The qualification of a (commercial) contract The Dutch Civil Code provides for several nominate contracts, for example: contractor agreements, purchase agreements, lease contracts, agency agreements and employment contracts. Consultatie voorontwerp Wet 'bedenktijd beursvennootschappen' en overige ontwikkelingen ten aanzien van de bescherming van vitale sectoren Eerder behandelden wij de toegenomen aandacht, zowel in Nederland als in Europees verband, voor bescherming van beursgenoteerde vennootschappen tegen ongewenste overnames en bescherming van vitale economische sectoren. Information overload en de meeprocederende rechter Kanttekeningen bij het Conceptwetsvoorstel vereenvoudiging en modernisering bewijsrecht. Netherlands Commercial Court to open its doors in early 2019 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). The Dutch scheme – Classes and voting The Act on confirmation of private restructuring plans – 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. Stibbe hosts a webinar on trade secrets in corporate matters organised by IBJ/IJE On 20 October 2020, our IP partners, Ignace Vernimme and Philippe Campolini host a webinar on trade secrets in corporate matters. Online roundtable meeting: Spotlight on the Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy Stibbe presents an online roundtable meeting on Thursday 2 July 2020 (11:00-12:00) focusing on the Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page
Public Dutch Scheme automatically recognized in the EU from 9 January 2022 Since 9 January 2022, the public type of the Dutch Scheme is automatically recognized in the EU under the European Insolvency Regulation. This will be further discussed in this blog.
Brexit and Private International Law (Part 2 of 2) This second of two blogs discusses the enforcement of UK court judgments in the Netherlands and applicable law. It also gives a brief overview of other EU PIL instruments that have ceased to apply to the UK from 1 January 2021.
Het bonus- en dividendverbod onder de concern-uitzondering van de NOW: ontwikkelingen en aandachtspunten Het bonus- en dividendverbod is een veelbesproken onderdeel van de Tijdelijke noodmaatregel overbrugging voor behoud van werkgelegenheid ("NOW").
Stibbe Annual Debt Finance seminar Op woensdag 20 maart 2024 vindt het Stibbe Annual Debt Finance seminar plaats, met als onderwerp 'Herstructureringen - The Times Are Changing'. Het seminar wordt gehouden van 16.00 tot 17.30 uur, en vindt plaats op ons kantoor.
EU lift cartel damage claim rejected by Brussels Court of Appeal After 16 years of court battle, the Brussels Court of Appeal has rejected the EU’s EUR 12 million (+ interest) damage claim against the four lift producers that participated in the lift cartel fined in 2007.
‘Dutch scheme’ adopted by the Dutch Parliament's House of Representatives On 26 May 2020, the Dutch Parliament’s House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) adopted the Act on confirmation of private restructuring plans (Wet homologatie onderhands akkoord (“WHOA”)). The next step will see the WHOA put to vote in the Senate.
Key considerations for management and owners of Dutch privately held companies in distress due to COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has a significant and immediate adverse effect on many companies in different industries. Many PE portfolio companies are particularly vulnerable given the typical high leverage finance structure and inherent need to maintain cash fl
Onzeker ondernemingsrecht – het coronavirus and beyond It is a world of change in which we live, and a world of uncertainty” Het bovenstaande citaat is van de Amerikaanse econoom Frank H. Knight en afkomstig uit zijn in 1921 verschenen boek.1 Knight beschrijft daarin wat het belang is van het concept “onzek
Granting of declaratory relief sought in collective action: new limitation period for all related individual claims? The Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal recently ruled that if a collective action within the meaning of Article 3:305a (old) of the Dutch Civil Code leads to the granting of the requested declaratory relief.
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.
The qualification of a (commercial) contract The Dutch Civil Code provides for several nominate contracts, for example: contractor agreements, purchase agreements, lease contracts, agency agreements and employment contracts.
Consultatie voorontwerp Wet 'bedenktijd beursvennootschappen' en overige ontwikkelingen ten aanzien van de bescherming van vitale sectoren Eerder behandelden wij de toegenomen aandacht, zowel in Nederland als in Europees verband, voor bescherming van beursgenoteerde vennootschappen tegen ongewenste overnames en bescherming van vitale economische sectoren.
Information overload en de meeprocederende rechter Kanttekeningen bij het Conceptwetsvoorstel vereenvoudiging en modernisering bewijsrecht.
Netherlands Commercial Court to open its doors in early 2019 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).
The Dutch scheme – Classes and voting The Act on confirmation of private restructuring plans – 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.
Stibbe hosts a webinar on trade secrets in corporate matters organised by IBJ/IJE On 20 October 2020, our IP partners, Ignace Vernimme and Philippe Campolini host a webinar on trade secrets in corporate matters.
Online roundtable meeting: Spotlight on the Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy Stibbe presents an online roundtable meeting on Thursday 2 July 2020 (11:00-12:00) focusing on the Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy.