Publications

From ‘Social’ to ‘Affordable’: Dutch Housing Under Scrutiny

For decades, the Netherlands has had a unique system, approved by the European Commission, in which housing associations, designated as providers of services of general...

What proper compliance with the EU AI act will entail for your company

16-04-24 | Publication

The much-anticipated AI Act was adopted by the European Parliament in March 2024. Given the increasing role of AI systems, the need for stricter regulation is...

International recognition of the Dutch Scheme

14-09-23 | Publication

Introduction On 1 January 2021, the Dutch Scheme Act ('WHOA') came into effect. This restructuring procedure compares well to the US Chapter 11 and the UK Scheme of...

Dutch Scheme WHOA can be used to force lenders to continue credit lines

12-06-23 | Publication

Summary A Dutch shipbuilding company is unable to repay one of the outstanding loans (the Amazon loan) under a senior facilities agreement (SFA), resulting in the...

Drafting proper minutes for the supervisory board

06-09-22 | Publication

Minutes of supervisory board meetings are an important source of evidence in liability proceedings against supervisory directors, inquiry proceedings and bankruptcy...

The new edition of World Intellectuel Property Rights and Remedies Laws is published

31-03-22 | Publication

Our IP & pharma team wrote Chapter 32 'The Netherlands' for the Thomson Reuters and the Center for International Legal Studies publication World...

Every advantage has its disadvantage (and Vice Versa)

30-06-21 | Publication

The General Court handed down a judgement in 2020 in which it annulled the Commission’s Decision regarding State aid granted to Valencia Club de Fútbol...

Recent Dutch case law on the termination of agreements without cause

18-03-21 | Publication

As part of transactions, parties often enter into term sheets and various types of ancillary agreements, such as consultancy or management agreements. Disputes concerning...

COVID-19 and Dutch filing and accounting obligations

18-03-21 | Publication

Earlier, at the end of last year, on LinkedIn we posted the legal alert below regarding director’s liability in bankruptcy pursuant to section 2:138/248 of the...

Deliveroo drivers are employees

18-03-21 | Publication

In February 2018, Deliveroo altered the relationship with its drivers in the Netherlands from an employment contract into a so-called partner agreement. However, less...

Is exhaustion of trademark rights a matter of fact or a matter of intention?

18-03-21 | Publication

The French company Moet Hennessy has lodged an appeal before the Netherlands Supreme Court against a decision of the court of appeal of The Hague to the effect that Moet...

A push back against abuse of dominance in the pharmaceutical sector and high medicine prices

18-03-21 | Publication

On 10 February 2021 the European Commission accepted commitments offered by pharmaceutical producer Aspen for price reductions for 6 critical cancer medicines. This...

Dutch scheme: tool or trouble?

02-02-21 | Publication

The Netherlands finally has its own state of the art restructuring law, the Dutch Scheme. What does that bring GCs? A great tool if handled with care and otherwise...