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- Corporate law in The Netherlands 5 November 2018 3 min
Violation of the Dutch Beklamel criterion by directors of a bankrupt construction company?
…principle of Dutch company law. But that does not mean that directors can perform legal acts on their company’s behalf entirely risk-free. Certainly not if the company is in…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 9 September 2016 3 min
Director personally liable for debt to creditor?
Creditor X was ordered by the Dutch court to pay more than € 45,000 to a private limited company. Creditor X complied with this judgement. This judgement was overturned on appeal.…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 5 June 2016 2 min
Dismissal of managing directors in a Dutch limited company
…companies (“BV” and “NV”) consists of one or more managing directors. Legal entities are allowed to act as director, although their liability is jointly and severally vested with…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 17 May 2016 3 min
Directors liable for unlawful dividend distribution
The Dutch bank demanded joint and several liability from a third party for financing acquired by a company. The company itself could not repay the bank for the financing at the…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 13 January 2016 3 min
Is the director of a company liable if shares are not paid up in full?
Before the introduction of the Flex-BV in 2012, the director of a Dutch private limited company (BV) was obliged to pay-up a minimal capital of €18,000 in full. This requirement no…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 7 January 2016 3 min
Director liable for price loss investors
…Amsterdam recently delivered an interesting ruling about the liability of directors in issuing misleading information about the company results. The shareholders of the bankrupt…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 4 March 2015 3 min
What to do when there is a dispute between company directors?
…happens in the best of companies: disputes between company directors. Sometimes these disputes have a business nature and do not impede efficient company management. But there are…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 27 January 2025 4 min
Preparing and Filing Annual Accounts: What Are the Rules for the NV and BV?
Contents of the Annual Accounts The annual accounts typically consist of the following: A balance sheet, including explanatory notes; A profit and loss account, including…
- Insolvency law in The Netherlands 30 August 2022 3 min
Turboliquidation – or bankruptcy?
With an expected increase in companies winding down business, the tension between bankruptcy and turbo-liquidation is again all the more relevant. How those two possibilities are…
- Dutch contract law 15 April 2026 5 min
Who picks up the bill?
A recent Enterprise Chamber decision on budget increases as a starting point for a practical overview of cost allocation in inquiry proceedings Introduction Who pays for an inquiry…