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Corporate governance continues to be the subject of considerable debate and reform in the Netherlands. The Dutch corporate governance code by the Tabaksblat Committee and new legislation on company law have a considerable impact on corporate governance of Dutch companies. Several partners of our firm have been heavily involved in the discussion on the reform of corporate governance.
Measures against hostile takeovers, independence of (supervisory) directors, remuneration, conflicts of interest, disclosure, anticipated European legislative “fall out” from Sarbanes-Oxley, Dutch corporate governance initiatives and shareholder activism, are some of the corporate governance topics which affect large corporations.
We advise many national and international clients on corporate governance. We regularly update our clients on these developments through corporate newsletters, seminars and by advising them individually on the impact of the new rules on their companies. Following the publication of the final corporate governance code, we published a tool kit to assist our clients in the implementation.
17 December 2020
EU Parliament approves new collective redress mechanisms for consumers
17 December 2020
End of financial year: foundations should check their records of payments
17 December 2020
Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act: Commission flexes its muscles
16 December 2020
Corporate Governance Monitoring Committee identifies key focus areas in monitoring report
16 December 2020
Bill on management and supervision of legal entities – how it impacts NVs and BVs
2 December 2020
Virtual general meeting option further extended to 1 February 2021
16 November 2020
Fake online reviews – back as area of enforcement by competition authorities
23 October 2020
Privilege of foreign in-house counsel: English court sets standard, Dutch to follow?
15 October 2020
3 September 2020
Dutch companies to provide shareholders with voting confirmation
1 January 2021
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