The Dutch law legislation applicable to a limited partnership, as well as to a partnership (maatschap) and a general partnership (vennootschap onder firma) origins from 1838 and is highly in need of modernisation. The legislator had therefore intended to set new rules for Dutch partnerships. In September 2011, however, the Dutch Minister of Safety and Justice announced that the proposals would be withdrawn.
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Recently The World Bank has published its report "Women, Business and the Law: removing barriers to economic inclusion", which examines laws and regulations in various jurisdictions affecting women’s prospects as entrepreneurs and employees. Eugenie Nunes, partner Employment Law at Boekel, has contributed to this report for theNetherlands. The report’s quantitative indicators are intended to inform policy discussions and research on how to improve women’s economic inclusion.
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On 20 June 2011, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) cleared the way for companies, governmental bodies and investors to apply for any type of Internet extension (the New Top Level Domain Program). This will open up the top level of the internet’s namespace to foster diversity, encourage competition, and enhance the utility of the domain name system.
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On 1 January 2012 Boekel's Board of Directors had a change of personnel and now consists of Frederieke Leeflang (partner, EU & Competition) and Paul Wanders (partner, Real Estate). Frederieke became a member of the board in September 2011, succeeding Ferdinand Mason (partner, M&A/Capital Markets), who is Head of International Strategy at the London office.
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled recently that fixed expense allowances should not be included in holiday pay but that allowances for e.g. night or shift work could. What is the situation according to Dutch law?
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Essentially, we have strong employee protections in the Netherlands, and strong labor unions. Consequently, it is important for employers in our country to have proper policies regarding their terms and conditions of employment.
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On 8 September, 2011 the Minister of Justice submitted a proposal to the Lower House that aims to clarify the inquiry proceedings with the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal (ondernemingskamer) on a number of important points. In our view, the proposal - if adopted - will result in a practical improvement to the inquiry proceedings. The three main aspects of the proposal are briefly set out in this newsflash.
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Dutch independent Boekel De Nerée has promoted Ariën van Heesen to its partnership. The role is effective from 1 January 2012.
Van Heesen is a civil-law notary, specializing in notarial issues relating to real estate as well as financing and securities. He joined Boekel in 2005.
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The market for multi-purpose investment vehicles in the Netherlands is well established and developed. This article sets out the key regulatory and civil law drivers in structuring multi-purpose investment vehicles.
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Source/author: Getting the Deal Through, Private Antitrust Litigation 2012 - Frederieke Leeflang, Marc Kuijper
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