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The Netherlands has emerged as a leading forum for collective redress in Europe. The Resolution of Mass Damage in Collective Action Act (known as the WAMCA) has accelerated this development. The WAMCA allows claims for monetary damages, sets stricter admissibility requirements and introduces a special procedure. WAMCA class actions cover a wide range of areas, including data protection, consumer law, competition law and environmental law.

Ahead of Dutch elections and the associated parliamentary recess in October 2025, we outline some recent parliamentary developments for listed companies. One development concerns a recent parliamentary debate on corporate governance and the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, in which far-reaching motions were tabled by GroenLinks-PvdA and D66. Another concerns the bill to permanently allow digital general meetings for legal entities, which is in the final stage of consideration in the lower house.

On 17 September 2025, the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) published a parliamentary letter on the legislation implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, among other topics (see our previous article here). The anticipated timeline for implementation, 7 June 2026, has proven to be unfeasible. One of the main reasons is the need for additional time to shape the content and enforcement of national regulations in such a way that employers can meet their equal pay-related obligations effectively and with minimal administrative burdens.

De Brauw has advised Koninklijke VolkerWessels on the sale of VolkerWessels Nederland to HAL Investments

De Brauw advises TenneT on securing EUR 9.5 billion equity funding for TenneT Germany

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