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- Corporate law in The Netherlands 13 April 2026 4 min
Who determines whether a director has a conflict of interest? The Dutch Supreme Court provides clarity
Introduction In the Getir case (ECLI:NL:HR:2026:592), the Dutch Supreme Court has clarified a long-debated issue: it is not the director concerned, but the other members of the…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 9 January 2026 7 min
Wingtech announces USD 8 Billion damages claim against the Netherlands in Nexperia-dispute
…China Morning Post (SCMP) reports that the (indirect) shareholders of Nexperia are planning to initiate arbitration proceedings against the Dutch State following the intervention…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 9 January 2026 4 min
Nexperia: Dutch court upholds suspension of Wing’s alleged “proxy”
Shortly before Christmas, a Dutch district court rendered a decision directly related to the ongoing crisis at Nexperia. In summary proceedings, a Chinese employee sought…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 25 November 2025 3 min
The Party Autonomy Rule of Article 32a of the Code of Civil Procedure: when does the NCC have jurisdiction?
Whose party is this? NCC further discusses Article 32a of the Code of Civil Procedure Earlier this year, we published a three-part series on the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC).…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 16 October 2025 5 min
Nexperia: court intervention by the Dutch Enterprise Chamber in Amsterdam explained
Last week the Enterprise Chamber intervened forcefully at chip maker Nexperia. The case is unique: it is the first time that the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs issued an order…
- 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 22 November 2023 3 min
Temporary Turbo Liquidation Transparency Law enters into force
The Temporary Turbo Liquidation Transparency Act came into effect (for a period of two years) on Wednesday 15 November 2023. The main aim of the law is to increase transparency in…
- Dutch employment law 11 April 2023 3 min
Virtual general meetings after COVID-19
COVID-19 Emergency Act The Dutch Temporary COVID-19 Emergency Act Justice and Security gave legal entities the possibility, as of 24 April 2020, to hold virtual general meetings…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 9 November 2022 3 min
When is a request for an inquiry considered to have been made on unreasonable grounds, which results in the applicant being ordered to pay the costs?
If there are good reasons to doubt the correct policy, the right of inquiry offers injured parties an effective legal remedy to solve problems within a company. Sometimes, however,…
- Dutch procedural law 25 March 2022 3 min
Personal or business suretyship?
A recent case before the Amsterdam Court of Appeal concerns the question of whether a personal or a business contract of suretyship was concluded. Procedural-law lawyer Lennard…