The scope of the reinstatement requirement (“herplaatsingsvereiste”) in international context following the ‘Expat/Shell’ decision of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court provided some clarity in its Expat/Shell decision of 18 January 2019. In our article which was published in the May 2019 edition of the professional journal ‘ArbeidsRecht’. We have indicated the significance of this decision for the employment law practice in the Netherlands.
若您希望了解更多信息，请联系: Suzanne Gerritse
HEUSSEN ASSISTED THE SHAREHOLDERS OF AWI WITH STRUCTURING THE COOPERATION WITH DIFFER SOLUTIONS; BOTH SPECIALISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE FOR THE INSURANCE MARKET
Heussen (Paul A. Josephus Jitta, Suzanne S. Beijersbergen and Iris E.L. Hanssen) assisted the shareholders of AWI with structuring their cooperation with Differ Solutions.
若您希望了解更多信息，请联系: Paul A. Josephus Jitta
Guyana party of apostille convention as of 18 April 2019
As of 18 April 2019 documents issued in the Netherlands for legal purposes in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana (“Guyana”) and requiring legalization do no longer have to be legalised by the District Court, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy/Consulate of Guyana.
若您希望了解更多信息，请联系: Mandisa Benjamin
BILL REGARDING UBO-REGISTER SUBMITTED TO THE LOWER HOUSE
On 4 April 2019 a legislative proposal for the "Act on the registration of ultimate beneficial owners of companies and other legal entities" (hereinafter: the "Bill") was submitted to the Lower House of Dutch Parliament. The Bill introduces a public UBO-register in which the ultimate beneficial owners of companies and other legal entities established in the Netherlands must be registered.
若您希望了解更多信息，请联系: Joyce M. Kempers
Sam van Well nominated for the Magna Charta employment law public award
Our employment lawyer Sam E.J.M. van Well has been nominated for the Magna Charta Public Award for Employment Law, for her Blog on "NEW GOVERNMENT PROPOSES CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT LAW". From 15 November next, you can vote on the website of the Academy of Legal Practice.
若您希望了解更多信息，请联系: Sam E.J.M. van Well
Not terminating a dormant employment contract is in violation with good employment practices
The court in The Hague recently ruled that continuing a dormant employment contract may constitute a violation of good employment practices.
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虚拟货币服务提供商的经营许可
2018年7月9日生效的第五次反洗钱指令（以下简称“第五指令”）要求欧盟各成员国必须在2020年1月10日之前将该指令纳入各自国家的法律。成员国可以自由选择法律实施的形式和方式。第五指令修订了第四次反洗钱指令，旨在消除因虚拟货币匿名性所造成的风险。
若您希望了解更多信息，请联系: Sandy van der Schaaf
荷盛再次荣获Legal 500的推荐
荷盛律师事务所再次获得了国际权威法律评级指南Legal 500 EMEA 2019的推荐。除了“积极并快速的回复、务实和以交易为导向的服务”外，荷盛还被认定为是“一家致力于达到最高服务质量标准、极具国际化视野的律所”，荷盛的外国业务部被客户视为律所的“一大优势”。
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Dutch legal succession planning tools for family owned businesses
The owners of family businesses sooner or later need to decide on either succession planning within the family or the sale of the family business to a third party.
In quite a number of jurisdictions no legal tools exist within the company law provisions that allow the facilitation of the succession and the safeguarding of the family owned nature of the businesses.
Dutch corporate law provides several practical and sophisticated legal tools to help facilitate the continuation of family businesses over the following generations.
若您希望了解更多信息，请联系: Ernst (G.E.H.) ter Braak
Chambers Global and Chambers Europe recommendation
Heussen is proud to again having received a Chambers Global and Chambers Europe recommendation for its corporate M&A partner Paul A. Josephus Jitta. According to Chambers & Partners, Paul is praised by clients for his 'good knowledge and commercial feel' and is described by another source as 'very responsive, pragmatic and deal-driven'.
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HEUSSEN ADVISES BLYCOLIN WITH THE ACQUISITION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF WASSERIJ DE BLINDE, SPECIALIST IN THE PROCESSING OF HOSPITALITY TEXTILES
Heussen (Paul A. Josephus Jitta, Suzanne S. Beijersbergen and Iris E.L. Hanssen) assisted Blycolin with the acquisition of the activities of Wasserij De Blinde.
若您希望了解更多信息，请联系: Paul A. Josephus Jitta
Status update on the modernisation of Dutch corporate law
On 20 December 2018, the Minister of Legal Protection sent an update letter concerning the ongoing modernisation of Dutch corporate law to Parliament. In this news update we will summarize the six subjects of the update letter.
若您希望了解更多信息，请联系: Iris E.L. Hanssen
Stricter legislation for trust companies
On January 1, 2019, the Dutch Trust Companies (Supervision) Act 2018 (TCSA 2018) entered into force. In this Act, which replaces the Trust Companies (Supervision) Act from 2004, stricter rules for Trust Companies have been included.
若您希望了解更多信息，请联系: Stef T. van Heezik
社会组织透明度法案
2018年12月21日，社会组织透明度法案（以下简称“法案”）提交审议。该法案要求包括基金会和协会在内的社会组织公布其所接受的大额财务捐赠。此外，该法案要求基金会披露财务信息。
若您希望了解更多信息，请联系: Dominique Grotegoed
MARCH 2019 DUTCH DRAFT 'ACT ON REGISTRATION OF ULTIMATE BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF COMPANIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES'.
In March 2019, the Dutch draft 'Act on registration of ultimate beneficial owners of companies and other legal entities' will be published. Our finance minister W.B. Hoekstra informed the Parliament about the publication of the draft act in a letter with a time table for this year as an appendix (dated 18 December 2018).
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Martijn Koot and Sandy van der Schaaf contributed the The Netherlands chapter to the fifth edition of The Acquistion and Leveraged Finance Review
The Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Review, one of the guides of The Law Reviews, published by Law Business Research Limited, provides a business-focused legal analysis of and insight in the acquisition and leveraged finance practice in key jurisdictions worldwide. Martijn Koot, partner in our banking and finance practice and in our corporate law practice and Sandy van der Schaaf, senior associate in our banking and finance practice contributed the The Netherlands chapter to the fifth edition of The Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Review, which is available as enclosed PDF.
《企业境外经营合规管理指引》发布
2018年12月26日，国家发改委联合外交部、商务部、人民银行、国资委、外汇局、全国工商联等七个部门联合印发了《企业境外经营合规管理指引》（以下简称《合规指引》）。发改委的通知中指出，合规是企业“走出去”行稳致远的前提，合规管理能力是企业国际竞争力的重要方面。
若您希望了解更多信息，请联系: Wendy Liu
New Government proposes changes in employment law (update)
In this newsletter, we will first elaborate on the new Bill on the Labour Market in Balance Act (WAB), which has been submitted on 7 November 2018 to Parliament. Most of the previously reported plans as described in our newsletter are outlined in this Bill, together with some newly proposed measures. In addition, we will briefly discuss the status of the previous reported plans that have not returned in this Bill.
HEUSSEN ADVISES RTL VENTURES ON THE ACQUISITION OF A MINORITY STAKE IN THE COOPERATION BETWEEN LIVIS AND INCASE
Heussen (Paul A. Josephus Jitta and Suzanne S. Beijersbergen) assisted RTL Ventures, being the 100% shareholder of Livis, with the acquisition of a minority stake in the merged companies Livis and Incase B.V.
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HEUSSEN ADVISED KIDSFOUNTATION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF KINDERCENTRUM BELLE FLEUR
HEUSSEN assisted KidsFoundation with the acquisition of Kindercentrum Belle Fleur. With this acquisition, KidsFoundation expands its activities in the Dutch child care business.
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HEUSSEN ADVISES KEULEN ONROERENDE ZAAK NUTH B.V. AND FRANCKEN FOOD B.V. WITH THE SALE TO DGS GROUP B.V.
Heussen (Paul A. Josephus Jitta and Ernst (G.E.H.) ter Braak) assisted Keulen Onroerende Zaak Nuth B.V. and Francken Food B.V., inter alia known for ‘‘Lekker uit Limburg’’ and ‘‘Streeckgenoten’’, with the sale to DGS Group B.V. (Group of Butchers).
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荷兰商事法庭启动亮相
自2019年1月1日起，荷兰商事法庭（以下简称“NCC”）正式成立，这标志着荷兰政府法院体系引入了英文争议解决程序。NCC将作为阿姆斯特丹法院内的一个特别法庭。NCC表示，它能够迅速有效地解决国际商事纠纷。
Compensation for transition payment in 2020? Make sure your administration is in order and pay attention to the time frames.
On 10 July 2018 the Upper House of Parliament approved the legislative proposal that regulates a compensation for the statutory severance compensation, referred to as ‘transition compensation’, paid by employers to employees in the event of dismissal due to long-term incapacity for work.
若您希望了解更多信息，请联系: Suzanne Gerritse
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