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On 1 July 2024, the Financial Markets Amendment Decree 2023 (the " Amendment Decree") will enter into force. Among other things, the Amendment Decree introduces so-called active commission...

The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (" AFM") has recently published an interpretation that provides more guidance on whether a policyholder is mediating under a group insurance policy...

The Mercon Coffee Group is one of the worlds largest coffee traders. The group is headquartered in the Netherlands, operates in the United States and trades in a variety of coffee producing nations...

Over the past 20 years, the Netherlands has become internationally well-known for its unique policy on making medical cannabis available in inpatient and outpatient care. [1] The special status of...

On 6 October 2023, the internet consultation was launched for the draft bill 'Clarifying Assessment of Employment Relationships and Legal Presumption Act'. The draft bill is part of the labour market...

The Dutch 'Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord' (WHOA) is proving to be a useful tool in international restructuring. In 2023, Vroon, Steinhoff and Diebold Nixdorf have all successfully used the WHOA...

Government commissioner for sexual transgressive behaviour and sexual violence, Mariëtte Hamer, published last Wednesday 17 May 2023 a guide: 'Guide Reporting Sexually Transgressive Behaviour in the...

Sustainability is increasingly a criterion for consumers when buying products or services. Companies respond to this by propagating their ESG policies and stating how sustainable their products and...

On 22 March 2023, the European Commission issued two proposals for new European directives on ESG: The proposal on common rules to promote the repair of goods A proposal on sustainability claims. In...

In Monthly magazine for Business Law ( Maandblad voor Ondernemingsrecht (MvO issue 3 - 4)), Martijn van Steensel wrote the article 'Form rules within the second official preliminary draft of the...

In recent months, the debate on the intake of international students in Dutch higher education has received a lot of attention. In late December, for instance, Education Minister Dijkgraaf made an...

According to the Court of Justice of the European Union (the " Court"), a policyholder of a group insurance policy may under certain circumstances fall under the definition of "insurance intermediary"...