Is Switzerland opening up for cross-border insolvency? Traditionally, Switzerland protects itself against the effects of non-Swiss insolvency proceedings. In a recent case regarding Van der Moolen Effecten Specialist B.V, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority took a different view. Bob Wessels • May 07, 2012
Does the Netherlands have a future as a tax haven? The Netherlands seems to be an important addressee of a recent EU resolution on tax fraud, evasion and avoidance. What is wrong with the Dutch corporate tax environment? Henk Vording • May 04, 2012
Dutch Pirate Party wants to sink BREIN… and the rule of law? In January of this year Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN successfully sought an injunction against Internet providers Ziggo and XS4ALL, forcing them to block access to the Pirate Bay for their customers. Bart Schermer • May 03, 2012 • 29 comments
The legacy of a fallen Cabinet In the Netherlands new elections will be held in September this year. It is totally unclear what kind of Cabinet the Netherlands will get. The political landscape is very fragmented at this time. Erwin Muller • May 02, 2012 • 2 comments
How to remedy an irreparable violation? Increasingly, the Dutch government has to deal with the distribution of limited permits or grants. A recent case shows that errors and mistakes made during award procedures used to allocate these public rights can be difficult to remedy. Jaap van Rijn van Alkemade • May 01, 2012
Institutionalized(?) Are 107 ‘yes’ votes in UNESCO worth more to Palestinian statehood than 130 direct recognitions by individual states? Andrea Varga • May 01, 2012
Olympic qualification perils In the quest for London 2012 Dutch gymnasts seek justice and successfully challenge premature Olympic selection in court. Rosmarijn van Kleef • April 30, 2012
The Dutch ‘geschriftenbescherming’ after the ECJ’s Football DataCo decision In March the European Court of Justice passed judgment in a database case on football schedules. This judgment could well affect the Dutch protection for non-original writings ('geschriftenbescherming'), which is a peculiarity in Dutch copyright law. Annemarie Beunen • April 27, 2012
The Robert M. case: multiple victims and sentencing Breivik stands trial for killing 77 people; Robert M. for abusing 67 children. Cold numbers that make us speechless. In both cases, the accused are indicted for making many victims. Does it matter in sentencing? And how much? Ard Schoep • April 25, 2012
