Hidde Reitsma

Is the director of a liquidated Dutch limited company liable for shareholders’ losses?

When a company is liquidated, creditors are frequently left with compensation ...

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Hidde Reitsma

When are you personally liable for your company’s debts in the Netherlands?

An essential principle of Dutch company law is that a company is liable for its ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Directors liable for the looting of the bank account of a Dutch private limited company?

In the Netherlands, a company will in principle be liable for its inability to ...

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Marco Guit

Was a loan taken out privately or as the representative of a company in formation? Dutch Corporate Law Lawyer explains

In the Netherlands, it is possible to act on behalf of an entity, such as a private ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Who can vote at an AGM in the Netherlands?

A shareholders’ resolution is a resolution that is adopted by the AGM, in other ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Violation of the Dutch Beklamel criterion by directors of a bankrupt construction company?

A company is in principle liable for its own debts. This is an essential principle ...

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Onno Hennis

Agreement on exit but not on share price? How about a flash exit?

When the Flex BV was introduced in the Netherlands in 2012, it became possible ...

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Sander Schouten

Directors’ and officers’ liability after a company is wound up in the Netherlands

The winding up of a company generally means the discontinuation of the legal entity. ...

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Sander Schouten

What about evading directors’ and officers’ liability on grounds for exculpation in the Netherlands?

In the Netherlands, the directors of a legal entity who do not perform their management ...

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Thomas van Vugt

Is the committee of a Dutch association obliged to issue the list of members?

What can you do as a member of a Dutch association if you want to expose misconduct ...

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Hidde Reitsma

How the Dutch requirement to have decisions made outside the AGM recorded in writing works!

In the Netherlands, in principle, the general meeting of shareholders (AGM) of ...

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Marco Guit

Dutch Supreme Court: no stretching of shareholder’s right to place items on agenda

Some years ago, we discussed the ruling in preliminary relief proceedings between ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Does a board’s mismanagement in the Netherlands automatically constitute directors’ and officers’ liability?

If a director makes a mess of a company’s policy and is even held liable on the ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Can Ahold Delhaize deprive its shareholders of their rights to express an opinion on protective structures?

In the Netherlands, protective structures for companies as a takeover defense ...

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Onno Hennis

ING bank terminated relationship with bitcoin broker due to suspicion of money laundering

A recent case before the Amsterdam court in preliminary relief proceedings focused ...

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Marco Guit

Shareholders’ quarrels, what can the Netherlands Enterprise Court do?

Two brothers applied to the Netherlands Enterprise Court for their father’s suspension ...

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Marco Guit

Exercising a call option: How does this work in the Netherlands?

A call option is a right to buy the underlying value at a predetermined price. ...

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Sander Schouten

The significance of shootout clauses in Dutch agreements

In a ruling of the Dutch Enterprise Court, a stakeholder requested the insertion ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Selling Dutch shares that are subject to attachment? It is not all that simple!

Although shares subject to attachment seem safe, realising the attached shares ...

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Onno Hennis

Enterprise Division: The right of investigation is not intended for claims disputes!

Shareholders and other parties entitled to an investigation may arrange for the ...

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