On 1 July 2013 a number of significant amendments were
incorporated in the Dutch General Administrative Law Act. Through
the entry into force of (part of) the Dutch Compensation of Damage
Resulting from Lawful and Unlawful Administrative Decisions Act
("Damage Compensation Act"), the Dutch General
Administrative Law Act now contains new rules governing
compensation for damage resulting from unlawful governmental
decisions. Through the entry into force of the second part of the
Dutch Procedural Administrative Law Amendment Act, the Dutch
General Administrative Law Act now provides for cross-appeals in
administrative law at the highest appellate level.
The main features of the Damage Compensation Act (Stb. 2013, 50) and the Procedural
Administrative Law Amendment Act (Stb. 2012, 682) were explained in our
e-Newsletter dated February 8, 2013. The current e-Newsletter
outlines the amendments that took effect on 1 July 2013.