Understanding Litigation Costs
Legal costs can be a point of contention in a legal dispute. But what exactly are litigation costs, and how are they allocated in legal proceedings? Earlier, Luuk Rietveld wrote an article on Security for legal costs by foreign parties, in which the issue of cost allocation was introduced. This article delves deeper into the subject.
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ACT ON DIGITAL INCORPORATION ENTERS INTO FORCE IN THE NETHERLANDS
As from 1 January 2024, it will be possible to electronically incorporate a Dutch private limited liability company (“BV”) in the Netherlands. The new act making this possible ensues from a European Directive which should have been transposed into Netherlands law by 1 August 2022, but, as is often the case, the Netherlands failed to meet this deadline.
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HEUSSEN RANKED IN THE IFLR1000 ONCE AGAIN
HEUSSEN is proud to announce that it has been ranked in two practice areas in the IFLR1000 2023 edition and that its Banking & Finance partner and Head of German Desk Sandy van der Schaaf has been ranked as a Rising Star partner. IFLR1000 is a guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms and is focused on benchmarking law firms and lawyers on the basis of financial and corporate transactional work.
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Legislative bill to amend shareholder dispute resolution procedure
On 21 April 2023, the legislative bill on the amendment of the dispute resolution procedure for shareholders and clarification of admissibility requirements for inquiry proceedings (the "Wagevoe Bill") was submitted to the Council of State (Raad van State) for advice. On 28 June 2023, this body issued its opinion thereon. Below, a number of important topics of the Wagevoe Bill are discussed.
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Act on the Transposition of the European Mobility Directive enters into force
On 1 September 2023, the Act on the Transposition of the Directive on cross-border conversions, mergers and demergers (the “Act”) will enter into force. The Act seeks to transpose European Directive (EU) 2019/2121 (the "Mobility Directive") into Dutch law. The Mobility Directive, which entered into force on 1 January 2020 and should have already been transposed into national law by 31 January 2023, aims to promote freedom of establishment for capital companies within the European Union ("EU"), while also strengthening the rights of stakeholders. This is achieved by introducing new rules on cross-border conversions and demergers and adapting the already existing rules on cross-border mergers.
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Reporting obligation CO2 emissions
In 2019 the so-called Climate Agreement was concluded in the Netherlands. One of the commitments is to reduce annual CO2 emissions from work-related passenger mobility by at least 1.5 megatons by 2030. The agreement was further elaborated in the decree "CO2 reduction from work-related passenger mobility".
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The restructuring plan under the WHOA
The Act on the court approval of private restructuring plans (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord or WHOA) makes it easier for a company in financial distress to sit down with its creditors and shareholders at the negotiating table in order to agree upon a reduction of its debt burden as set out in a restructuring plan. Such a restructuring plan can be submitted to the court for ratification (homologatie). After ratification of the restructuring plan, all affected creditors or shareholders are bound by the terms of the plan.
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研讨会预告 | 荷兰诉讼：中资企业在荷兰发生纠纷时需要知道的几件事和实务建议
2023年9月7日下午16点，荷盛律师事务所将针对在荷兰的中资企业所可能面临法律纠纷的应对举办一场研讨会。届时，荷盛律师事务所诉讼和商业合同团队合伙人Herman Ruiter，律师Luuk Rietveld 和中国法律事务部主管陈一华博士将围绕着荷兰法院体系和诉讼进行讨论介绍。此外，研讨会还将就荷兰诉讼的程序和法院判决的执行、可替代性争议解决方法以及在荷的中资企业如何更好的维护自身利益以及降低法律风险等问题提供实用建议和技巧。
若您希望了解更多信息，请联系: Dr. Yihua Chen LL.M.
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