Publications

International recognition of the Dutch Scheme

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...

Publication

12-06-23

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

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...

Publication

06-09-22

Drafting proper minutes for the supervisory board

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

Publication

31-03-22

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

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

Publication

30-06-21

Every advantage has its disadvantage (and Vice Versa)

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...

Publication

18-03-21

Recent Dutch case law on the termination of agreements without cause

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

Publication

18-03-21

COVID-19 and Dutch filing and accounting obligations

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...

Publication

18-03-21

Deliveroo drivers are employees

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...

Publication

18-03-21

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

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...

Publication

18-03-21

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

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

Publication

02-02-21

Dutch scheme: tool or trouble?

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...