Corporate opportunity: may a director take a business opportunity for himself?
Corporate opportunity: the opportunity that belongs to the company Courts characterise the appropriation of a business opportunity belonging to the company as a "corporate opportunity",…
A BV stripped bare by a co-shareholder: when can the aggrieved party claim damages personally?
Introduction An entrepreneur dies and leaves his fashion group to his partner. Within a few months his sister poaches the head stylists and the sales…
Directors' liability after a restart: who bears the estate deficit?
Directors' liability after a restart: who bears the estate deficit? The Amsterdam Court of Appeal held that the directors of four bankrupt personnel companies are,…
Directors' liability when the company does not pay and offers no recourse
When a creditor goes unpaid A creditor whose claim is not paid and who finds no recourse may hold the director personally liable. The threshold…
Removal of a foundation director by the court: when does the court intervene?
Introduction A director of a foundation in Gelderland rented a home at the foundation's expense, had testosterone treatments reimbursed from the foundation's funds, and took…
Directors' conflict of interest: who decides who may vote?
A director's conflict of interest in multi-member boards On 10 April 2026 the Supreme Court clarifies who decides whether a director has a conflict of…
Sea Shepherd: director's dismissal void absent statutory unanimity
Enforcing directors' liability: luxury goods are recoverable assets too The 's-Hertogenbosch Court of Appeal allows a trustee in bankruptcy to sell a Lamborghini Centenario and…