Dutch Supreme Court ruling: director can be held personally liable, even if he is not seriously culpable *

Netherlands - November 30 2012
The Supreme Court ruled on 23 November 2012 that a managing director can be held personally liable if he has acted in breach of a personal duty of care, even if the company can also be held liable for the same actions.

Co-authors: Maarten Schenck , Daan Beenders , Dennis Horeman.

Converium: Dutch court declares an international collective settlement binding *

Netherlands, USA - January 18 2012
On 17 January 2012, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal declared an international collective settlement binding in a case where none of the potentially liable parties and only a limited number of the potential claimants were domiciled in the Netherlands.

Co-authors: Ruud Hermans, Daan Beenders , Robert Polak.