Say on pay and focus on sustainability of companies: a revised Shareholders’ Rights Directive

Can the revision of the Shareholders’ Rights Directive ensure better decision-making in companies by focusing on long-term involvement of shareholders? ‘Say on pay’ rules and the focus on social and environmental risks are steps in the right direction.

Tom Dijkhuizen and Jelle Nijland • April 10, 2017

If Slaughterhouses had Glass Walls…

We have yet to encounter a situation where the concealment of actions has aided the pursuit of justice. Lack of transparency in slaughter houses is not only harmful for the animals that are secretly beaten up, but also compromises our democratic rights.

Janneke Vink • March 31, 2017 • 3 comments

Does Shell pay enough, too much, or too little corporate tax?

It is disputed that corporations use subsidiaries to reduce their tax rate. But isn’t that the purpose of companies: creating value? Do governments facilitate them? What about ethical considerations? Is disclosure of tax transparent? Let’s look at Shell.

Tim Verdoes • November 15, 2013

The Circle and the Law. How much anonymity do we want?

Dave Eggers’ book, The Circle, shows us a new Brave New World or 1984 created by a social media company. What can lawyers learn from this book?

Dirk Visser • October 30, 2013

Efficiency and transparency: competing demands on the legislative process?

In our rapidly changing society, the legislative process has to cope with increasing demands. In particular, speeding up the Dutch legislative process appears to be a pressing topic.

Hans-Martien ten Napel and Maarten van Nijendaal • April 23, 2013

Top secret: Terrorist Finance Tracking Program agreement 2 years on

While in 2010 the European Parliament gave a green light to the EU-US TFTP agreement, recently MEPs critically questioned the Commission on its implementation. What went wrong with the banking data sharing deal?

Iryna Ievdokymova • November 13, 2012

Our government should provide statistics about online data collection

Our ministry of Safety and Justice refuse to provide statistics about the use of ‘social media wiretaps’. In this blog post the investigatory technique is analyzed and it is contested that the statistics about the use of the technique should be released.

Jan-Jaap Oerlemans • August 16, 2012

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