Netherlands Attorneys

The attorneys of Kernkamp Advocaten are all admitted to the Rotterdam Bar and a member of The Netherlands Bar Association (the Dutch Bar), the public-law professional body for all attorneys in the Netherlands.

Netherlands attorneys may represent clients before all Courts of The Netherlands, before the European Courts of Justice and the Belenux Court of Justice, and are admitted to plea before all Courts of the Memberstates of the European Union (EC).

Redundancy payments in the Netherlands

In the absence of mutual agreement or just cause the employer may generally not terminate the contract of employment without a permit, to be obtained from the Dutch Dismissal Authority. An alternative is to ask the competent Court to dissolve the employment contract.

Liability of Directors

This article outlines the personal liability of directors of limited companies (B.V.’s) and public limited companies (N.V.’s) in the Netherlands.

Civil liability

If a director acts in a manner that may later turn out to be detrimental to the company, this does not automatically lead to personal liability. Taking calculated risks is, after all, part of running a business and being an entrepreneur, so the law allows directors a certain amount of discretion in fulfilling their responsibilities as a director.