The deadline by which the Solvency II Directive must be applied has been moved from 1 November 2012 to 1 January 2014.

The Dutch Supreme Court recently ruled that a purchaser who has acquired a good subject to retention of title can establish a pledge on that good, which is unaffected by the purchaser's bankruptcy.

Innovation and intellectual property rights ("IP") are sometimes referred to as the motor of modern economy.

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has advised AkzoNobel on reaching an agreement to sell its 75.81 percent shareholding in ICI Pakistan Limited to the Yunus Brothers Group for €124.4 million (subject to a net debt and interest adjustment).

Op 1 januari 2021 is de Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord (WHOA) in werking getreden. Deze wet biedt ondernemingen in financiële moeilijkheden een nieuw juridisch instrument...

A recent Supreme Court ruling has put a practical end to the effectiveness of clauses in contracts prohibiting assignment or pledge of receivables.

Since the previous financial crisis, so well before the COVID-era, many European countries spent considerable time sharpening their restructuring toolkits.

The International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) to Corporate Recovery & Insolvency 2017 provides a practical cross-border insight into corporate recovery and insolvency work...

Creditors will soon be able to obtain a court order allowing them to freeze their debtors' bank balances in other EU member states.

After the end of the creditors’ meeting in the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Treasury Co. B.V., the composition plan was adopted by a large majority and approved by the Amsterdam District Court.

De curator in het faillissement van Saint Basics B.V. (Saint Basics) heeft overeenstemming bereikt over een overname van de onderneming. Saint Basics werd 21 november 2023 failliet verklaard waarbij Ruud Brunninkhuis...

Op 7 oktober om 15.00 uur presenteerden Ruud Brunninkhuis en Laurens Prickartz samen live een Journaal Insolventierecht voor de Academie voor de Rechtspraktijk.

On Wednesday, 13 November 2024, Blokker B.V. (Blokker) was declared bankrupt by the Amsterdam District Court. The bankruptcy was announced...

On 1 April 2026, the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law (Directive; in Dutch: Harmonisatierichtlijn)...

A Bill has been submitted to the Second Chamber extending the Act on the Collective Settlement of Mass Claims (WCAM) to bankruptcy situations.

Op maandag 4 november 2024 is surseance van betaling verleend aan Blokker B.V. (Blokker) door de Rechtbank Amsterdam. De heer mr. J.R. Berkenbosch van het kantoor Jones Day is aangesteld als bewindvoerder.

The Dutch Minister of Justice has recently proposed a legislative bill that drastically reduces court fees in WHOA proceedings.

De Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord (WHOA) is op 1 januari 2021 in werking getreden. Wanneer een ondernemer in een dreigende...

De curator in de faillissementen van Zoof Wheelchairs B.V. en Zoof Wheelchairs IP B.V. (Zoof) heeft overeenstemming bereikt over de doorstart van de onderneming. Zoof werd op 9 april 2024 failliet verklaard waarbij...

Op woensdag 13 november 2024 is Blokker B.V. (Blokker) failliet verklaard door de Rechtbank Amsterdam. Het faillissement is bekend gemaakt op Rechtspraak.nl.