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Kennedy Van der Laan

HAARLEMMERWEG 333, PO BOX 58188, 1040 HD AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

Tel:: Work +31 20 550 6666
Fax:: Fax +31 20 550 6777

Web:: www.kvdl.nl
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Chris Nekeman

Tel:: Work +31 (0)20 5506 676
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Work Department

Employment law.

Position

Partner and specialized in Employment law, Employee Benefits and Works Council law.

Career

After having worked for several years with FNV Dienstenbond and at a small law firm, Chris joined Kennedy Van der Laan in 2001. Chris specializes in Employment law, Co-governance law and Civil servants law. The majority of his clients are businesses, but he also assists private individuals and works councils in employment related litigation. Regularly, he also assist judges and public prosecutors in matters relating to legal position. Chris holds several ancillary positions. He is chairman of the dispute resolution committee of the collective employment agreement for the welfare and social service sector and co-chairman of the dispute resolution and objections committee of the collective employment agreement for the childcare sector Furthermore, Chris is a permanent editor of the co-governance journals 'OR Informatie' and 'OR Rendement', he annotates judgments for the employment-law journal JAR and lectures in employment-law courses on a regular basis. As a member of the Employment Law Association, Chris has been part of the Employee Co-Governance Law Working Group. Chris has chaired the subgroup "The role of trade union and Works Council in employment conditions (pay and hours)". This working group has prepared the Recommendations for the evaluation of the Dutch Works Councils Act 2009/2010 for the Minister of Justice.

Member

Employment Law Association, Dutch Association of Employment Law Attorneys and the Civil Servants and Law Association.

Education

Law, University of Amsterdam, 1998; and Legal Social Work, College of Central Netherlands, 1995.

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New Late Payments Directive

Despite the implementation of Directive 2000/35/EC on combating late payment in commercial transactions in 2002, the European Commission (the “Commission”) concluded in 2008 that late payments were still widespread in the EU. It also turned out that public authorities in certain Member States were stipulating unjustifiably long contractual payment periods for transactions.

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AKD assists Eurofins Scientific Group

AKD assists Eurofins Scientific Group with the acquisition of Laboratorium Zeeuws-Vlaanderen B.V. and ALTIC B.V.”

- AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen N.V
New Late Payments Directive

Despite the implementation of Directive 2000/35/EC on combating late payment in commercial transactions in 2002, the European Commission (the “Commission”) concluded in 2008 that late payments were still widespread in the EU. It also turned out that public authorities in certain Member States were stipulating unjustifiably long contractual payment periods for transactions.

- Kennedy Van der Laan
Amendment of the Collective Redundancy Notification Act

On 1 March 2012 the Collective Redundancy Notification Act (Wet Melding Collective Outslug, "WACO") will be amended. What changes does this involve?

- Kennedy Van der Laan
New Corporate Law Legislation

In the field of corporate law, there are four (coming) Acts that attract attention, namely the introduction of the tenth book of the Dutch Civil Code, the amendment of the Marital Property Act and, to conclude, the coming entry into effect of the Management and Supervision Act and the Flexibilization of BV Act. Please find below a short explanation of each Act.

- Kennedy Van der Laan
Shipping & Transport - Netherlands

Attaching maritime assets in insolvency

- AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen N.V
The employment of foreign workers. What issues do you need to be aware of as an employer?

The employment of foreign workers regularly raises questions. A brief summary of the most important areas of attention will be dealt with in this article.

- AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen N.V
Non-solicitation agreement violated via LinkedIn

A non-solicitation agreement usually restricts the ability of an employee - after an employment contract has ended - to approach the clients of the former employer. The former employee of a software company recently discovered that the scope of such an agreement can also include contacts made via LinkedIn.

- AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen N.V
NETHERLANDS AS A GLOBAL FINANCE CENTRE

Few jurisdictions can boast a foreign direct investment record like the Netherlands. As the world's seventh largest inward receiver of investments, housing approximately 9000 foreign-owned companies, the country's dynamic business environment provides an invaluable insight into macro investment trends.

- AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen N.V
Forming a company in the Netherlands

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- Russell Advocaten
Leasing of commercial premises in the Netherlands

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