Company Director Disqualification Rules in the Netherlands and their effect abroad

The Netherlands has recently adopted director disqualification rules. The cross-border effects of these rules are uncertain. After nine months the European Commission is still brooding on a study.

Bob Wessels • October 10, 2016 • 1 comment

Balance between an Emerging Regional Legal Order and Inter-regional Cross-border Insolvency

In pursuit of solutions to China’s inter-regional cross-border insolvency cooperation, my doctoral dissertation provides 10 original recommendations accompanied with comments, which are entitled “CICIA”.

Xinyi Gong • September 20, 2016

Liability of a director of an English LTD active in Germany

On 10 December 2015 the Court of Justice of the European Union decided on the question whether the liability of the director of the Ltd, that was subjected to insolvency proceedings in Germany, should be determined by English law or by German law.

Bob Wessels • December 15, 2015

Dealing with a fraudulent cross-border payment in an insolvency case

For the second time this year the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has had to decide about the voidability of a cross-border payment.

Bob Wessels • October 26, 2015

Nortel Networks Judgment a milestone in development of European insolvency law

Nortel Network case, decided by the Court of Justice of the EU in June 2015, is a cradle for new rules in applying the EU Insolvency Regulation.

Bob Wessels • August 31, 2015

European Monetary Union and insolvency

What’s the relationship between the European Monetary Union and insolvency? That question recently came up.

Bob Wessels • July 09, 2015

Which insolvency law applies to a cross-border payment transaction

Last month, the Court of Justice of the EU was able to provide an interpretation of Article 13 EU Insolvency Regulation.

Bob Wessels • May 11, 2015

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