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- Corporate law in The Netherlands 2 April 2020 4 min
Reopening the liquidation of a dissolved company
The dissolution of a legal entity can occur in several ways. In this blog, Corporate lawyer Willem Jansma discusses the method of dissolution, the subsequent liquidation and the…
- Insolvency law in The Netherlands 24 September 2019 5 min
The “WHOA” – a forced scheme of arrangements under Dutch law – is coming soon!
Last summer the Court Approval of Private Composition Bill (“Wetsvoorstel Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord”, in short WHOA,) was submitted to the Second Chamber. The WHOA envisages…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 12 June 2019 5 min
Is a director in the Netherlands liable for the unpaid bills of a liquidated private company?
A webshop ordered a large batch of goods from its supplier, even though it was fairly obvious at the time that the company would not be able to pay for the order. Is the director…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 17 April 2019 4 min
Director continues to borrow money from limited company, resulting in inability to pay staff. Does this constitute a legal ground for suspension in the Netherlands?
…uncommon for a company to have two directors who are also shareholders. Because resolutions have to be passed by a majority of votes, the risk of a deadlock is ever-present. The…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 3 April 2019 4 min
Transfer of shares under administration: when is this permitted in the Netherlands?
In the unbundling of a Dutch family enterprise, two brothers became involved in a drawn-out legal dispute about the transfer of shares. Carl and Boudewijn (through their personal…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 30 January 2019 3 min
Who can vote at an AGM in the Netherlands?
A shareholders’ resolution is a resolution that is adopted by the AGM, in other words, by the shareholders of a company. In principle, each share entitles its holder to one vote.…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 29 October 2018 3 min
Agreement on exit but not on share price? How about a flash exit?
…possible to achieve a quick and straightforward buy-out of a shareholder by using the so-called. Dutch corporate law lawyer Onno Hennis explains the scheme and argues that its…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 1 August 2018 3 min
How the Dutch requirement to have decisions made outside the AGM recorded in writing works!
…the Netherlands, in principle, the general meeting of shareholders (AGM) of a private limited company appoints its directors. An appointment decision may also be made outside the…
- Dutch employment law 16 July 2018 4 min
Does an employment contract exist between a director and a private limited company in formation?
A German GmbH (a company incorporated under German law) planned to incorporate a new private limited company in the Netherlands and authorised the appellant to do so. After its…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 4 July 2018 3 min
Does a board’s mismanagement in the Netherlands automatically constitute directors’ and officers’ liability?
If the Netherlands Enterprise Court has found that there was mismanagement in a company, can this automatically be attributed to a director? The Dutch Corporate Law Lawyer Hidde…