Netherlands Business Legislation

The crucial role of the Netherlands in the conduct of international business and trade is beyond dispute. Yet until now only Dutch-speaking lawyers have had direct access To The legislation governing such important matters as legal persons, obligations, contracts, bankruptcy, securities markets, and other matters that significantly affect business transacted in the Netherlands. Fulfilling the need for Dutch business law in translation, Netherlands Business Legislation offers practitioners the following: a looseleaf publication with the business-related books of the Dutch Civil Code and other relevant laws in highest-quality English translations, many of them officially approved by the Netherlands Ministries of Justice and Finance; available separately or in combination with the loose-leaf product, access to an online service that allows users to quickly find, download, and print exactly the business law sections they need in either English or the original Dutch - plus Books 2, 6, and 7 in German. Books 6 and 7 of the Civil Code in French will be added soon; direct comparison of texts on the internet site, with easy links between translations; and regular updates, So subscribers may be sure of immediate access to pertinent new legislation and changes to existing laws. Translations employ both civil law and common law terminology to make this a highly useful publication. This long-awaited new service will be of great value to in-house counsel in transnational firms, Dutch legal practitioners, and government counsel and academics in many countries.Haanappel, Peter is the author of 'Netherlands Business Legislation', published 2002 under ISBN 9789041107909 and ISBN 9041107908.