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Public prosecutors reach settlement with Ballast Nedam

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • Netherlands
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  • February 11 2013

Ballast Nedam ("BN") reached a EUR 17.5 million settlement with the Dutch public prosecution service in an international bribery case. BN will pay a

Act on mutual recognition of default criminal judgments

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • Netherlands
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  • October 14 2011

On 1 July 2011, an EU Framework Decision on the mutual recognition of EU court decisions rendered in the absence of the person(s) concerned was implemented in the Netherlands

European Court of Justice ruling in IMC Securities v AFM

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • European Union, Netherlands
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  • October 14 2011

On 7 July 2011, the European Court of Justice ruled on the interpretation of the market manipulation prohibition in the Market Abuse Directive (20036EC), as implemented in the Netherlands in Section 5:58 paragraph 1 sub b FMSA

Supreme Court rulings on insider trading

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • Netherlands
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  • October 14 2011

On 5 July 2011, the Supreme Court issued a number of decisions on the prohibition on insider trading

Deliberation about legal privilege

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • Netherlands
  • -
  • December 30 2010

The Ministry of Public Safety and Justice and the Ministry of Finance are currently deliberating with the Dutch Bar Association as to whether the professional privilege of lawyers can be curtailed under special circumstances

Rotterdam District Court convicts former Port of Rotterdam director

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • Netherlands
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  • December 30 2010

On 15 October 2010 the District Court of Rotterdam sentenced a former director of the Port of Rotterdam to a term of imprisonment of 12 months

State liability for foreign seizure of assets

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • Netherlands
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  • December 17 2009

On 18 September 2009, the Netherlands Supreme Court held that the State of the Netherlands (the "State") was liable for an unlawful governmental action in a criminal case, particularly in relation to the confiscation of proceeds of crime

Market abuse case law: the VHS matter

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • Netherlands
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  • July 3 2009

On 3 April 2009, the Amsterdam District Court delivered its decision in the VHS case