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Turboliquidation, the process of swiftly winding up a legal entity, only exists in the Netherlands. Directors in countries such as Germany or England do not have this option. Turboliquidation is a coveted tool among ‘Dutch’ directors: as many as 36.456 turboliquidations took place in 2022. Read more

Astrid van Noort was present as a speaker at the launch of the 'Duplicate Claim Detector (DCD)'. Ekelmans Advocaten advised Verbond van Verzekeraars (the Dutch Association of Insurers) in the development of this Duplicate Claim Detector on a safe and responsible way of data exchange between insurers within the framework of the AVG. Read more

The Legal 500 ranks Ekelmans Advocaten as one of the best Dutch Insurance law firms. We are very happy to read the excellent feedback from our clients. Thank you! Praise for the entire team and their ‘clout and extensive specialist knowledge’. Legal 500 specifically mentions Daan Spoormans, Fleur van Kersbergen, Hanco Arnold, Jan Ekelmans, Frank Schaaf and Astrid van Noort as recommended or key lawyers. Read more

The prestigious international lawyers guide Chambers & Partners Europe awards Ekelmans Advocaten with a ranking on the list of the best Dutch Insurance law firms. Read more

Our beloved partner and colleague Adriaan de Buck passed away on 21 December 2022. Last August he retired from his Corporate Law practice at Ekelmans Advocaten due to his illness. Read more

It is not acceptable that random members of the public can request (financial) information about a UBO. This has been ruled by the European Court of Justice. The Netherlands UBO register has therefore been temporarily closed to the public. What does this ruling mean and what are its implications for the UBO register? Read more

Ekelmans Advocaten continues to rise on the Legal 500 ranking list of the best Dutch Insurance law firms. Read more

The leading international lawyers guide Chambers Europe awards Ekelmans Advocaten with a higher ranking on the list of the best Dutch Insurance law firms. Read more

Daan Spoormans has been appointed partner at Ekelmans Advocaten as per 1 January 2022. Daan specialises in corporate law and contract law. Read more