The alchemist’s autonomy: a private law principle in the world of finance

By expressing his inaugural lecture on 27 September 2013 Professor Matthias Haentjens is accepting his appointment as professor of Financial Law at the Leiden Law School of Leiden University.

Matthias Haentjens • October 02, 2013

Intervention at banks and insurers

By expressing his inaugural lecture on 27 September 2013 Professor Pim Rank is accepting his appointment as professor of Financial Law at the Leiden Law School of Leiden University.

Pim Rank • October 01, 2013

The Report of the Commission on the Structure of Dutch Banks

On 28 June 2013 the Commission on the Structure of Dutch Banks issued its report Towards a Serviceable and Stable Banking Sector. In its report, the commission formulates eleven important recommendations.

Cees de Groot • July 05, 2013

Basel III capital requirements: costs and benefits for banks and societies

Banks criticize additional capital requirements because they can be detrimental to GDP growth due to higher cost of credit. This vision contradicts a fundamental proposition of financial theory. To a more balanced (complexity) view of Basel III.

Tim Verdoes • March 22, 2013

SNS REAAL and the shareholders who cried State aid

Can SNS REAAL’s expropriated shareholders rely on European State aid law? The Dutch Council of State rules that they cannot.

Alke Metselaar • March 12, 2013 • 3 comments

Proponents of the harmonization of European private law are taking the debate to appalling levels

It is hard to believe, but scholars of reputation, advocating a Common European Sales Law are now framing criticism as ‘nationalist’. We should return to a debate that does not need name-calling.

Wouter den Hollander • March 11, 2013

Bondholders in heavy weather – the case of SNS Reaal

A snow storm was blowing around our Law School last week. The financial sector seems to mirror current climatological extremes, as banking conglomerate SNS Reaal was nationalised two weeks ago.

Matthias Haentjens • February 18, 2013 • 5 comments

From Starbucks to Google: the position of the Netherlands in the international debate on tax evasion

In the public debate on tax evasion and the role of the Netherlands, the Dutch cabinet now publicly supports multilateral initiatives on tax and development and is considering renegotiating tax treaties with developing countries.

Lodewijk Wisse • January 31, 2013

Top secret: Terrorist Finance Tracking Program agreement 2 years on

While in 2010 the European Parliament gave a green light to the EU-US TFTP agreement, recently MEPs critically questioned the Commission on its implementation. What went wrong with the banking data sharing deal?

Iryna Ievdokymova • November 13, 2012

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