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- Corporate law in The Netherlands 24 July 2015 3 min
Setting up a company in The Netherlands
Setting up a company abroad should always be done with due care. Being unfamiliar with local rules, regulations and culture, starting a business from scratch can be experienced as…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 16 July 2015 3 min
Be careful when granting discharge in The Netherlands
…is shown in the following case. In June 2014, a former shareholder who had already been granted discharge was found to have embezzled even more money than first assumed. The other…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 19 June 2015 4 min
The special legal status of a director in The Netherlands
A director under the articles of association (hereafter: director) has a special legal status in The Netherlands. Unlike an ordinary employee he has a corporate as well as an…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 19 June 2015 4 min
When is there a case of depriving of corporate opportunity?
Previously I addressed the doctrine of corporate opportunity and once again this can be the basis for doubting whether an international group company followed the right policy. The…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 22 May 2015 5 min
How can antitakeover schemes be dismantled?
In times of economic prosperity, an increasing number of companies will enter the market for mergers and takeovers. It is the tale of the hunter and the hunted. This also applies…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 28 April 2015 3 min
Impaired relationship in AGM and board: inquiry proceedings?
In recent inquiry proceedings two shareholders of a company could not agree on anything, except the fact that the relationship was seriously impaired. It was sufficient reason for…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 14 April 2015 3 min
Dividend distribution: the new rules of the “Flex BV’ (LTD)
…profit distribution had been lawfully distributed to a shareholder. In doing so, the court applied the new rules, pursuant to the so called ‘Flex BV‘. Based on this case, Dutch…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 4 March 2015 3 min
What to do when there is a dispute between company directors?
It 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…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 3 March 2015 4 min
Powers of investigators in inquiry proceedings
What can be expected if, after a hearing of the Enterprise Division, an investigator is appointed? Is this investigator subject to certain rules? At first glance this appears not…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 13 January 2015 3 min
Dutch Enterprise Chamber orders investigation into dividend policy KLM
The minority shareholders of KLM have finally gained some success in their years of legal battles against KLM. The Dutch Enterprise Chamber has recently awarded an inquiry request…