On 1 June 2023 the European Parliament (“EP”) adopted significant amendments to the EC proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“ECP”), submitted on 23 February 2022. The Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD”) aims to promote responsible business conduct. Its twin sister, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) aims to ensure corporate...
The pricing of shares is the final stage of various corporate procedures and regulations. Often, one or more experts are involved in determining the price. The involvement of an expert is also visible in voluntary transfers under a blocking regulation, which applies when shares cannot freely be transferred. This restriction commonly applies to private companies,...
Op 8 juli 2022 mocht ik op een symposium, georganiseerd door de Hoge Raad der Nederlanden, reflecteren op de Wet prejudiciële vragen aan de Hoge Raad, opgenomen in art. 392 e.v. Wetboek van Burgerlijke Rechtsvordering (Rv). Dit symposium werd gehouden ter gelegenheid van het tienjarige jubileum van die wettelijke regeling. Op dat moment (althans: op...
