Assurantieportefeuille geen voor overdracht en verpanding vatbaar goed
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The Dutch legislator has published a bill for a new pre-insolvency tool, which seeks to combine the best of the UK scheme of arrangement and the US Chapter 11 procedure. The new legislation will be formally called 'The Act regarding the binding approval of debt restructuring agreements'. Among restructuring professionals it is already widely referred to as the WHOA (Wet homologatie onderhands akkoord) or the "Dutch Scheme". Currently, the WHOA is pending final approval by the Dutch parliament and is expected to enter into force on 1 July 2020.
In zijn conclusie van 7 november 2018 formuleert raadsheer advocaat-generaal Widdershoven vijf vuistregels die richtinggevend zouden moeten zijn bij het leerstuk van ‘afgeleid belang’ in het kader van het belanghebbendebegrip in de Algemene wet bestuursrecht (art. 1:2 lid 1 Awb).
Belanghebbendebegrip en afgeleid belang
On 13 July 2018 the Amsterdam Court of Appeal declared the settlement between Fortis (since renamed Ageas) and multiple claimant organisations binding. The €1.3 billion settlement is the largest of its kind in Europe.
Under the settlement, persons who held Fortis shares at any time between 28 February 2007 and 14 October 2008 are entitled to compensation for the events of 2007-2008 subject to a full release of liability with respect to these events.
The Dutch Supreme Court today confirmed the decision of the Amsterdam Court of Appeals which found that the bankruptcy of Russian oil company Yukos cannot be recognised in the Netherlands because it came about in a manner which violates Dutch public policy. Today's decision marks the end of a court battle that lasted more than a decade.
Minister Dekker heeft in een brief aan de Eerste Kamer aangekondigd dat hij een aanpassing overweegt van huidige wetgeving over de overgang van werknemersrechten in faillissement, om de door het Smallsteps-arrest ontstane rechtsonzekerheid weg te nemen.
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The Dutch Supreme Court has confirmed the decision of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal, which found that the bankruptcy of the Russian based oil company, Yukos, could not be recognised in the Netherlands because it violates Dutch public policy.
Het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie heeft in het arrest Rosbeek q.q./BNP Paribas Fortis NV op 6 februari 2019 (1) prejudiciële vragen (2) beantwoord. Deze waren op 8 september 2017 door de Hoge Raad gesteld.