2026-06-doc1 Certain aspects harmonisation directive, a motley collection of topics – GRR
Europe Column: The “Certain Aspects” harmonisation directive – a motley collection of topics – Global Restructuring Review
2026-04-doc2 The proposed “EU Inc” and its insolvency context
Mid March 2026, the European Commission presented the long-awaited proposal for a 28th EU regime by way of a new corporate form. The regime has been baptised with a name: EU Inc. This new European legal form can be established within 48 hours, entirely digitally, and for a maximum of €100. Nobody can deny the Commission’s ambition in taking a… Read More »2026-04-doc2 The proposed “EU Inc” and its insolvency context
2026-04-doc1 Does a Croatian pre-insolvency proceeding lead to a suspension of civil proceedings pending in the Netherlands?
At an appeal hearing in November 2025, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal was asked to decide on a conflict between Dutch law firm NautaDutilh and Croatian shipbuilding company Brođograde Industrija Split Dioničko Društvo (Brodosplit). Claims are pending between the parties. In ordinary civil proceedings in the Netherlands, NautaDutilh filed a claim for performance for payment against Brodosplit, based on an… Read More »2026-04-doc1 Does a Croatian pre-insolvency proceeding lead to a suspension of civil proceedings pending in the Netherlands?
2026-03-doc3 Bank chokes on the European Insolvency Regulation
It’s not the first time a bank has fallen foul of the European Insolvency Regulation (EIR 2015) when a foreign client came forward. See for instance my blog at https://bobwessels.nl/blog/2024-10-doc1-spanish-banks-beware-of-insolvent-dutch-nationals-with-holiday-homes/. This time, the case concerns a German bank (Sparkasse Emsland, located in Meppen, Germany) with an appeal in the Netherlands, filed against an IP referred to as “[the trustee] q.q.… Read More »2026-03-doc3 Bank chokes on the European Insolvency Regulation
2026-03-doc2 Insolvent entrepreneurs in the EU, a right to a fresh start?
The Preventive Restructuring Directive 2019/1023 is best known for its system (in Articles 4-19) for preventive restructuring frameworks (‘restructuring plans’) and the way the directive’s rules have been implemented in the Member States. Other topics are equally important, such as early warning systems and measures to increase the efficiency of proceedings, including improving the professional quality of judges and practitioners,… Read More »2026-03-doc2 Insolvent entrepreneurs in the EU, a right to a fresh start?
2026-03-doc1 Corporate structuring – mooi gestructureerd boek
Dit vuistdikke boek (ruim 654 pagina’s) biedt een overzicht van ‘corporate structuring’. De 27 afzonderlijke hoofdstukken zijn door ruim 40 auteurs geschreven. De bundel kwam in januari 2026 uit. De redacteuren verstaan onder corporate structuring de wijze waarop een vennootschap of concern kan worden ingericht en heringericht, en eventueel kan worden afgewikkeld. Dat is natuurlijk een ruim begrip, maar de… Read More »2026-03-doc1 Corporate structuring – mooi gestructureerd boek
2026-01-26 EU Restructuring & Insolvency: What awaits us in 2026?
For the European Commission, 2026 began with its plan, published in October 2025, to build a more sovereign and independent Europe. The work program, entitled “Europe’s Independence Moment”, addresses current and future challenges arising from threats to the continent’s security and democracy, geopolitical tensions, as well as the risks to the EU’s economy and industry. The leading EU executives have… Read More »2026-01-26 EU Restructuring & Insolvency: What awaits us in 2026?
2025-01-doc1 Nederlands IPR onder handbereik
Het Nederlandse internationale privaatrecht (IPR) onderging diverse, soms structurele veranderingen. Centraal staat Boek 10 BW, begin deze eeuw nog een legen huls, maar sinds 2012 het wettelijke huis voor het grootste deel van het Nederlandse conflictenrecht. Daarvoor was haar inhoud verspreid over tal van afzonderlijke wetten. Daarnaast is de EU een enorme bron van conflictenrecht geworden. Met regelmaat worden voorstellen… Read More »2025-01-doc1 Nederlands IPR onder handbereik
2025-11-doc2 Wessels/Verheul & Van Zanten I 2025 – Faillietverklaring
Ter gelegenheid van de publicatie Wessels/Verheul & Van Zanten I 2025 Korte toespraak Wessels: “Beste uitgevers, waarde collega’s [Utrecht, Huize Molenaar, 19 november 2015] ‘Dit is de dag die je wist dat zou komen’. Wat een bijzonder moment is dit! Na vijf edities van alle tien delen in de Serie Wessels Insolventierecht verzorgd te hebben, hebben jullie als auteursteam, het… Read More »2025-11-doc2 Wessels/Verheul & Van Zanten I 2025 – Faillietverklaring
2025-11-doc1 Does Brussels’ “simplification” drive affect insolvency and restructuring law?
The European Commission, through its President Ursula von der Leyen, has launched a major drive to systematically review and simplify the EU’s 100,000-page regulatory framework. The Commission’s plan centres on the “Competitiveness Compass” with an ambitious target to cut administrative burdens by at least 25% for all businesses and 35% for SMEs. It seems a Herculean job. The Commission is… Read More »2025-11-doc1 Does Brussels’ “simplification” drive affect insolvency and restructuring law?