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    Dutch Supreme Court clarifies the concept of de facto director
    2023-05-04

    The Dutch Supreme Court ruled that "setting aside" or replacing the board is not a requirement to qualify as a de facto director. De facto directors are not required to manage the company instead of, and to the exclusion of, the formal directors.

    Background

    Under Dutch law, as a matter of principle, only the company (ie a Dutch B.V. or N.V.) is liable for its debts. The directors of the company are in principle not liable.

    Filed under:
    Netherlands, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Taylor Wessing
    Authors:
    Bob Rikkert
    Location:
    Netherlands
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    Moeder en zoon persoonlijk aansprakelijk voor boedeltekort failliet beleggingsfonds na misleiding van beleggers
    2023-05-01

    De rechtbank Noord-Holland heeft recent beslist dat een moeder en zoon aansprakelijk zijn voor het boedeltekort van een failliet beleggingsfonds omdat zij hun taak als (defacto) bestuur onbehoorlijk hebben vervuld (Rechtbank Noord-Holland 8 februari 2023, ECLI:NL:RBNHO:2023:1723).

    Filed under:
    European Union, Netherlands, Competition & Antitrust, Insolvency & Restructuring, bureau Brandeis, Bankruptcy
    Authors:
    Casper Rooijakkers
    Location:
    European Union, Netherlands
    Firm:
    bureau Brandeis
    Kwartaalupdate Bestuurdersaansprakelijkheid Q1 2023
    2023-04-12

    Introductie

    In het eerste kwartaal van 2023 zijn op www.rechtspraak.nl verschillende uitspraken gepubliceerd waarin de ingestelde vordering gegrond was op bestuurdersaansprakelijkheid.

    In deze Kwartaalupdate Bestuurdersaansprakelijkheid voor Q1 2023 is een selectie gemaakt uit deze uitspraken. De navolgende onderwerpen komen aan bod:

    01. Feitelijk bestuurder wanneer is sprake van `terzijde stellen van het bestuur'? (Hoge Raad 24 maart 2023) 2

    02. Schending boekhoudplicht, niet slechts bij ontbreken van administratie (Gerechtshof 's-Hertogenbosch 10 januari 2023)5

    Filed under:
    Netherlands, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Ploum, Bankruptcy
    Location:
    Netherlands
    Firm:
    Ploum
    Groundbreaking Royal IHC Restructuring: Dutch scheme proves itself (again) as highly effective and flexible restructuring tool
    2023-03-29

    Since the Dutch Act on Court Confirmation of a Private Restructuring Plan (“WHOA” or “Dutch Scheme”) entered into force on 1 January 2021, Dutch Courts have rendered over 200 judgments.

    On 9 March 2023, (one of) the largest Dutch Schemes so far was successfully completed: the restructuring of Royal IHC and its subsidiaries (as announced in IHC’s press release). In this case, the Rotterdam Court made several important decisions enhancing the effectiveness and legal certainty surrounding the WHOA, including regarding:

    Filed under:
    European Union, Netherlands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Insolvency Regulation (1346/2000) (EU)
    Authors:
    Huub Boekhorst , Tim Elkerbout , Michael Broeders
    Location:
    European Union, Netherlands
    Firm:
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Paulianarisico bij financieringen aan noodlijdende ondernemingen - ontwikkelingen op Europees niveau
    2023-03-22

    Tijdens het Stibbe Annual Debt Finance seminar dat in februari 2023 op het Stibbe kantoor in Amsterdam werd gehouden, werd onder andere gesproken over de tegenwind op de financiële markten en de gevolgen daarvan voor financieringstransacties. Na een schets van de stand van de financiële markten en de vooruitzichten voor 2023 door Marieke Driesen, sprak Niek Groenendijk over de mogelijkheden voor een kredietnemer om zich te wapenen tegen onvoorziene omstandigheden, de belangen van financiële convenanten en andere valkuilen in de financieringsdocumentatie.

    Filed under:
    Netherlands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Stibbe, Bankruptcy, Insolvency
    Authors:
    Nienke Rozeman
    Location:
    Netherlands
    Firm:
    Stibbe
    New Dutch restructuring law and the transfer of an account receivable portfolio
    2023-02-01

    Introduction

    Filed under:
    Netherlands, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Taylor Wessing, Insolvency
    Authors:
    Andrei Babiy , Paul Orij
    Location:
    Netherlands
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    Wetsvoorstel Tijdelijke regeling turboliquidatie
    2023-01-27

    Op 12 juli 2022 is het wetsvoorstel Tijdelijke wet transparantie turboliquidatie (het "wetsvoorstel") ingediend. Het wetvoorstel ziet op de tijdelijke aanpassing van de wettelijke regeling omtrent turboliquidatie en bevindt zich nog in de voorbereidingsfase.

    Filed under:
    Netherlands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Stibbe
    Authors:
    IJsbrand van Straten , Manon Cremers
    Location:
    Netherlands
    Firm:
    Stibbe
    The WHOA in 2023: The Restructuring Directive implemented in the Netherlands
    2022-12-16

    The Dutch Act implementing the EU Directive on Insolvency, Restructuring and Second Chance (the Restructuring Directive) enters into force on 1 January 2023 and will amend the current Act on Court Confirmation of a Private Restructuring Plan (the WHOA) to some extent. Below we have set out some of the material changes as a result of the implementation.

    A preventive restructuring framework and second chance

    Filed under:
    European Union, Netherlands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Insolvency
    Authors:
    Charlotte Ausema
    Location:
    European Union, Netherlands
    Firm:
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Dutch directors' liability for bankruptcy deficit only reduced on specified grounds
    2022-12-08

    Background

    Under Dutch law, the directors of a (private) company can be held personally liable by the trustee for the bankruptcy deficit. Liability can arise when the directors have manifestly performed their management duties improperly and if it is reasonable to assume that bankruptcy was declared as a result. Section 2:248(4) of the Dutch Civil Code (DCC) contains a list of grounds for reducing the amount of the directors’ liability.

    Decision

    Filed under:
    Netherlands, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Taylor Wessing
    Authors:
    Ralf van der Pas
    Location:
    Netherlands
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    The Only Constant Is Change: Use of ‘Anticipatory Contracting’ in Real Estate Restructuring Deals
    2022-11-09

    In life (as in business), as Heraclitus said, “the only constant is change.” In today’s fast-paced economy, this axiom should be kept in mind during contract negotiations, especially in a bear market.

    Filed under:
    Netherlands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Real Estate, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Simone Wijngaard , Sabine Schoute
    Location:
    Netherlands
    Firm:
    Greenberg Traurig LLP

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