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The long-awaited new law amending Book XX of the Code of Economic Law and the Income Tax Code 1992 just came into force. This replaces the "COVID-moratorium" and creates the possibility to restructure a company through a “preparatory agreement”.

On 1 January 2021, the Act on confirmation of private restructuring plans (Wet homologatie onderhands akkoord, the "Dutch Scheme") came into effect.

On 1 January 2021, the legislative framework for court-approved restructurings of debts outside formal insolvency proceedings (hereafter referred to as the ‘Dutch scheme’, or simply, the ‘scheme’) entered into force.

Daisy Nijkamp contributed to the 16th edition of ICLG – Restructuring & Insolvency.

The Act on confirmation of private restructuring plans – which introduces a framework allowing debtors to restructure their debts outside formal insolvency proceedings (the “Dutch Scheme“) – was adopted by the Dutch Senate on 6 October 2020.

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.

Dutch insolvency law is constantly evolving. In their article in GRR’s Europe, Middle East and Africa Restructuring Review 2020, Sophie Beerepoot addresses a few topics and discuss their relevance for national and foreign debtors.

We will highlight certain focus areas from a Dutch tax perspective in debt restructuring cases involving a Dutch debtor, also considering creditors holding or obtaining an equity stake – directly or indirectly - in the borrowing entity.

On May 26, 2021, the District Court of The Hague rendered its judgment in the case between Milieudefensie and others against Shell.

The proposed text for a Directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers has radically changed – again.

In the Netherlands, it is possible for a representative entity to bring a "collective action" on an "opt-out basis" under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (the "DCC"). However, under the current provisions in Dutch law, the representative entity is

Recent case law on the standing of ‘idealistic’ claim foundations shows courts’ lenient approach.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the most significant development in the European data strategy in the past years and is continuously evolving.

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