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28 October 2016
Heussen advises RTL Ventures with the sale of Couvers to TripAdvisor
HEUSSEN assisted RTL Ventures, the investment company of RTL, with the sale of restaurant reservation platform COUVERTS to TripAdvisor, the parent company of restaurant review site IENS. The Heussen team consisted of Paul A. Josephus Jitta and Suzanne Beijersbergen. The deal was closed on 26 October 2016.
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19 October 2016
Legislative proposal concerning the disclosure of non-financial information by certain large public-interest entities approved by the Upper House of the Dutch parliament
On 27 September 2016, the legislation implementing EU Directive 2014/95/EU on the disclosure of non-financial information by certain large public-interest entities in the Dutch Civil Code was approved.
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10 October 2016
Heussen advises Damier Group with the sale of the Vision Health business to Vemedia
Heussen assisted Damier Group with the sale of the Vision Healthcare Business to Vemedia, the largest manufacturer and distributor of health products in the Netherlands. Vision Healthcare is known for the brands Vision, Ecosym, Luuf, Glucadol and Zinolium. The transaction was completed early October 2016. The Heussen team consisted of Paul Josephus Jitta and Thijs Butter.
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31 August 2016
Act on mandatory electronic filing with the trade register entered into force on 1 July 2016
On 1 July 2016, the Act on mandatory electronic filing with the trade register entered into force. The act provides a basis for the adoption of an Order in Council (algemene maatregel van bestuur) pursuant to which documents such as annual accounts must be filed electronically with the trade register of the Chamber of Commerce via a uniform standard, being Standard Business Reporting (SBR).
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31 August 2016
House for Whistleblowers Act entered into force
On 1 July 2016 the House for Whistleblowers Act (Wet Huis voor klokkenluiders) entered into force. The purpose of the Act is to improve the conditions for reporting abuses within organisations and to provide better protection for those individuals who report such abuses (‘whistleblowers’).
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12 July 2016
Director disqualification act entered into force on 1 July 2016
On 1 July 2016, the Director disqualification act entered into force as a result of which the Insolvency act has been amended. The act enables the disqualification of managing directors for a maximum period of five years. The purpose of the act is to combat bankruptcy fraud and to prevent that managing directors can continue their fraudulent activities as a managing director or member of the supervisory board of a corporation.
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12 July 2016
Dutch Supreme Court acknowledges unconditional right of pledge on goods delivered subject to retention of title
The Dutch Supreme Court has ruled in its judgment of 3 June 2016 (ECLI:NL:HR:2016:1046) that both the transferor and the transferee of a good subject to a retention of title become conditional owner of the good, the transferor under the condition subsequent of payment of the entire purchase price and the transferee under the condition precedent of payment of the entire purchase price.
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20 April 2016
In the new 2016 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) edition of the prestigious Legal500 legal guide HEUSSEN again has been ranked and recommended as a law firm in the practice areas “Commercial, corporate and M&A” and “Employment”. In addition, HEUSSEN’S corporate law partner Paul A. Josephus Jitta has been personally recommended as lawyer. After his 2008, 2009 and 2010 personal Legal500 rankings, this is his fourth ranking. Paul A. Josephus says to be proud that HEUSSEN has been ranked and recommended again. In his personal ranking Paul finds a recognition of the quality of work that HEUSSEN delivers to its clients.
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23 February 2016
Uit een recent rapport over diefstal, de Global Theft Barometer, blijkt dat winkeldiefstal nog altijd een groot probleem is in de retailsector. Vooral het zogenoemde fenomeen ‘sweethearting’ is een moeilijk te bestrijden vorm van winkeldiefstal. Een medewerker geeft aan vrienden en familie (sweethearts) goederen gratis of met hoge korting weg. Hoe vaak komt het niet voor dat een barman een biertje aan een vriend of vriendin weggeeft zonder deze af te rekenen of dat een medewerkster in een kledingwinkel kleding met personeelskorting afrekent voor vrienden?
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12 January 2016
[lawyer,ID=128,Name='Juliette Schueler'] is met ingang van 1 januari 2016 benoemd tot partner bij HEUSSEN. Juliette Schueler is sinds 2005 werkzaam bij Heussen en sinds zomer 2015 toegevoegd notaris. Zij is gespecialiseerd in diverse onderdelen van het ondernemingsrecht waaronder (grensoverschrijdende) herstructureringen, fusies en overnames, oprichting van structuren en joint ventures, juridische fusies en splitsingen en personenvennootschappen.
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5 January 2016
HEUSSEN ([lawyer,ID=131,Name='Paul Josephus Jitta']) heeft Jansen Venneboer, een kennisintensief bedrijf gespecialiseerd in engineering, inspectie en project- en maintenance management in de natte infrastructuur, bijgestaan bij de overname door SPIE Nederland, de onafhankelijke Europese marktleider in multi-technische diensten op het gebied van energie en communicatie. De transactie werd afgerond op 31 december 2015.
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2 December 2015
Een goede manier om kennis te maken met HEUSSEN is deelname aan de STEP In-housedag. Deze dag organiseren wij één keer per jaar, samen met de Stichting STEP. De volgende STEP in House dag vindt 26 januari 2016 plaats.
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20 October 2015
Legal Consulting for Hamburg-based reconcept Involving Bond Issue
Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, investment company reconcept has issued a bond for its latest wind energy project (“reconcept 07 Anleihe der Zukunftsenergie Wind Deutschland GmbH & Co KG”). At a volume of 7.75 million Euros, the bond comes with a 5-year maturity and a fixed interest rate at 5% p.a.
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1 March 2015
As of 1 January 2015 the Modernisation of Leave and Working Hours Regulations Bill entered into force. As a result of this, the statutory parental leave and care leave arrangements are amended as follows.
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