European Union: Insolvency/Bankruptcy

The Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) (Amendment) Act 2026 (PDF 467KB) was signed into law on 31 March.

Op 13 februari 2026 heeft de Hoge Raad prejudiciële vragen beantwoord die van groot belang zijn voor de praktijk van het insolventierecht en het arbeidsrecht.

When a winding up application is filed in Malta, the company doesn't immediately enter liquidation, but certain legal protections activate. Under the Companies Act, the court has discretion to stay ongoing judicial proceedings against the company during this interim period. This mechanism preserves the company's position and ensures all creditors are treated fairly in accordance with insolvency rules.

The Dutch financing market is on the verge of a fundamental modernisation. The Draft Bill on the Modernisation of Pledge and Assignment of Receivables (Wet modernisering pandrecht en cessie) has been published...

As a result, insolvency proceedings in this sector involve the interaction of insolvency law, agricultural land transfer regulations...

Shareholding as a Service (SaaS) restores decisiveness in stuck workout situations. Temporary, professionally mandated ownership stabilises the shareholder layer...

In this podcast, Alberto Claretta-Assandri, head of Italy Funds and Financial Regulatory, and Tommaso Paltrinieri, senior associate from the restructuring team, provide an overview of the proposed reform of the Italian Financial Act with reference to the new insolvency-related measures applicable to Italian funds and their implications to the long-debated issue of their legal status.

The Maltese Companies Act was recently amended so as to provide for a simplified liquidation procedure which can be used by companies in lieu of a voluntary members winding up.

Directors of a Dutch company that have not yet prepared and/or adopted the annual accounts for the financial year 2024, please pay attention!