Insolvency

Daisy Nijkamp and Dario Baltussen contributed to the 19th edition of ICLG – Restructuring & Insolvency. In this publication, they provide a practical explanation of Dutch insolvency law and restructuring options for companies in financial difficulties.

As of 1 January 2025, Dutch insurers must obtain the Dutch Central Bank’s prior consent before making any amendments to, or entering into an asset-intensive reinsurance agreement that allows the reinsurer to hold assets in a third country.

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.

In this note we discuss the interplay between prospectus exemptions and share issuance authorisations of listed Dutch companies. Prospectus exemptions are expanded under the EU Listing Act, but will Dutch issuers be able to take full advantage?

On 24 April 2024 the European Parliament adopted the EU Listing Act, a legislative package that includes changes to the Prospectus Regulation, the Market Abuse Regulation, MiFID II and MIFIR. In this article we discuss these expanded prospectus exemptions

Daisy Nijkamp contributed to the 18th edition of ICLG – Restructuring & Insolvency. In this publication, she provides a practical explanation of Dutch insolvency law, exploring recent changes and their impact.

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.

Today the Act of 7 June 2023 transposing the EU Restructuring Directive (2019/1023) enters into force.

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.