Third-party attachment without an employment contract: when must the debtor's own company pay?
There is a judgment, the wage attachment yields nothing and the debtor's company declares that nothing is owed. What Section 479a DCCP offers, from 37…
Attachment abroad: which court may lift it?
A NATO headquarters applied in the Netherlands to have an attachment lifted that lay in Belgium. The Court of Justice held that the member state…
How does a Dutch WHOA restructuring work?
Each step of the Dutch WHOA procedure and the test the court applies, in each case with a published decision in which that test was…
Enforcing an arbitral award against a State in the Netherlands
An investor wins an arbitration against Spain but is not paid. Enforcement in the Netherlands runs aground on service, immunity from execution and State aid…
Lifting an attachment: when does the provisional relief judge grant it?
A prejudgment attachment is lifted where the claim is summarily without merit or on a balancing of interests; an attachment in execution only where there…
May a trustee in bankruptcy litigate for individual creditors?
May a trustee litigate through a mandate for a limited group of creditors? AG Snijders advises the Supreme Court to maintain the limit from De…
Turbo-liquidation of an empty BV or foundation: what directors must watch for
Introduction A window-frame company leaves six customers with defects and unpaid judgments, dissolves itself through a turbo-liquidation and, shortly afterwards, continues its activities under a…