Insights

Last Friday, 3 December 2020, it was announced that the Franchise Act ( Wet Franchise) will enter into force on 1 January 2021. The decision can be read here . This date had been mentioned before but...

On Tuesday 6th October 2020, the Dutch Senate passed the Act on Court Confirmation of Extrajudicial Restructuring Plans (CERP) also known in Dutch as the: Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord (WHOA)...

All the acts of a company are carried out by natural persons. For example, a company can enter into an agreement by its director (or another authorised representative) signing it. And a company can...

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (‘DDPA') has imposed an administrative fine of EUR 830,000 on the Dutch Credit Registration Office ('BKR’) for the limited opportunities it provided to data...

On 28 May last, the European Court of Justice issued a judgment with relevant explanations on the exception from the obligation to invite tenders in public-public cooperation. More specifically, the...

A European Court judgment on public-public cooperation between contracting authorities was issued on 4 June. The case is set in Germany. There, three local public authorities have entrusted the...

This week the Dutch government has introduced a far-reaching measure: the “Provisional Work Retention Emergency Measure” to combat immediate liquidity issues that employers face as a consequence of an...

There are updates on the coronavirus in the news on a daily basis. The spread of the coronavirus will have an impact on commercial trade. Some companies are temporarily closing their doors, for...

The Personal Data Authority (Dutch DPA) has fined the Royal Dutch Lawn Tennis Association (KNLTB) €525,000 for unlawfully selling the personal data of more than 350,000 members to two sponsors. In the...

Over the past months the government has taken steps to solve the nitrogen problem. For example, a package of measures was presented for housing construction and MIRT projects and 172 million euros...

The legislative proposal for the ‘Governance & Supervision of Legal Entities Act’ was adopted by the Lower House of Parliament on 28 January 2020. The legislative proposal meets the practical need for...

Profit distribution in healthcare is a topic that continues to divide sentiments. In 2019, the emphasis was mainly on the risks. In a description in March, NZa and IGJ complained about deficient...