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12/09/2023
CMS European Class Actions Report 2023
Data-driven insights into class action risk across Europe, a key concern for major corporates
07/07/2022
CMS European Class Actions Report 2022
Data driven insights into  class action risk across Europe, a key concern for major corporates
16/06/2021
CMS European Class Actions Report 2021
First report on the true picture of European class action risk, a key concern for major corporates 
22/03/2021
Netherlands amends law on cross-border service provision by third-country...
On 17 March 2021, the Act amending the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht or DFSA), which introduces a prohibition on cross-border services by third-country insurers, entered...
28/01/2019
Brexit - Financial institutions wishing to continue doing business in the...
Given the latest political developments in the UK, a hard Brexit is becoming a more tangible reality. Dutch financial institutions doing business in the UK will be severely affected in a no-deal scenario...
12/06/2018
DTEK bank debt restructured in mar­ket-in­flu­en­cing USD 1.1bn deal
A mul­tijur­is­dic­tion­al CMS team advised key client Deutsche Bank and other creditors, including a group of US-based emerging markets hedge funds, on the restructuring of the bank debt of DTEK. DTEK is...
07/07/2015
CMS Guide: Eurofit – managing the risks arising from the Eurozone crisis
The impact of the vote against the bailout terms in the Greek referendum, Greece's failure to meet one of its repayments to the IMF and its introduction of capital controls are starting to have a noticeable...
19/01/2015
Is Dutch contract interpretation aligning with the English?
On 25 November 2014, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the insurers behind the 2008 Bankers Blanket Bond, Computer Crime and Professional Indemnity Insurance taken out by Fortis Bank (now...
04/02/2014
Dutch Minister of Finance considers requesting SEPA Waiver
As part of the migration to the Single Euro Payments Area ("SEPA") standards for payment transactions, the Dutch Payment Service Providers ("PSP's") have been amending their IT-environment by replacing...
27/01/2014
Dutch CRD IV Implementation Act Published
On 22 January 2014 the Dutch Ministry of Finance and Ministry of National Security and Justice published the co-signed proposal for Implementation of Directive 2013/36/EU ("CRD IV") and Regulation (EU)...
18/12/2013
Extension of the prohibition on commission
Yesterday the Amendment Decree Financial Markets 2014 (Wijzi­gings­besluit financiële markten 2014, the “Amendment Decree”) was published. The Amendment Decree changes a number of governmental decrees...
16/12/2013
CRD IV Implementation in the Netherlands – further guidance Dutch Central...
It is only in a few weeks that the Capital Requirements Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms as this regulation is published...