Amsterdam, 12 August 2024

Recent developments in relation to the annulment of share purchases in the Netherlands

By Guido Vergouwen

Lindenbaum partner Guido Vergouwen has published a case note in the Dutch law journal JIN on the Supreme Court case Rookie/ABC Hekwerk c.s. in relation to the annulment of share purchases. Read the article (in Dutch) here.

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