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WLA CO-PRACTICE · NETHERLANDS · WESTERN EUROPE

NETHERLANDS.
EUROPE'S HOLDING COMPANY
AND IP
JURISDICTION.

WLA holds exclusive co-practice partners across All nine WLA core practices in the Netherlands — Amsterdam and Eindhoven. The Netherlands is Europe's premier holding company jurisdiction, IP management hub, and home of the Netherlands Commercial Court.

BV/NV
Preferred EU holding structure
NAI
Netherlands Arbitration Institute
RVO
European patent prosecution hub
NCC
Netherlands Commercial Court — English
LEGAL SYSTEM · NETHERLANDS

THE LEGAL
LANDSCAPE OF
NETHERLANDS.

Civil law jurisdiction with strong common law influences. Dutch Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek) for company law — BV and NV structures preferred for EU holding companies. Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) and Dutch Central Bank (DNB) for regulated entities. Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) in Amsterdam conducts proceedings in English. RVO for European patent prosecution.

KEY COURTS & INSTITUTIONS
Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) — English language
Supreme Court — Hoge Raad
NAI — Netherlands Arbitration Institute
AFM — Authority for the Financial Markets
Netherlands Competition Authority (ACM) — merger control
Netherlands Patent Office (RVO) — EPO prosecution
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
ACM — Dutch merger control and competition
DNB — Dutch Central Bank — financial supervision
AFM — securities and financial markets regulation
IND — Immigration and Naturalisation Service
Dutch Tax Authority — transfer pricing and CIT
Works Councils (Ondernemingsraad) — mandatory for 50+
WLA INTELLIGENCE · NETHERLANDS · LIVE

REGULATORY SIGNALS
FROM
NETHERLANDS.

WLA Intelligence tracks regulatory changes, enforcement trends, and deal climate signals from Netherlands in real time — updated by the WLA Netherlands co-practice partner.

SIGNAL
DETAIL
STATUS
WORKS COUNCILS
OR
Dutch Works Councils (OR) — Mandatory for 50+ Employees — Rights Being Strengthened
OR right of consent for major acquisitions and restructuring. WLA co-ordinates Dutch OR consultation with transaction timeline from day one of M&A mandates involving Dutch businesses.
ACTIVE
PAY TRANSPARENCY
EU
EU Pay Transparency Directive — Dutch Transposition by June 2026
Netherlands must transpose by June 2026. Pay band disclosure and pay gap reporting. WLA co-ordinates Dutch pay audit alongside other EU jurisdictions as one integrated programme.
HIGH
CIT
TAX
Dutch CIT Reform — Holding Regime Under Review for Pillar Two Interactions
Dutch participation exemption interactions with Pillar Two top-up tax under active review. WLA Netherlands tax specialist advising on holding structure reassessment for all multinational groups.
HIGH
NCC
ARBITRATION
Netherlands Commercial Court — English Language Proceedings Gaining Traction
NCC increasingly used for international commercial disputes. English-language proceedings, Dutch substantive law. WLA co-practices NCC litigation with home-jurisdiction law simultaneously.
WATCH
WLA QUALIFIED™ PARTNER FIRM · NETHERLANDS

THE WLA
NETHERLANDS
CO-PRACTICE PARTNER.

WLA designates one exclusive partner firm per practice per jurisdiction. The WLA Netherlands partner firm is the sole WLA co-practice partner for Netherlands mandates — WLA Qualified, reviewed annually, and briefed simultaneously with every other WLA firm on every cross-border matter involving Netherlands.

TM
WLA QUALIFIED™ PARTNER · NETHERLANDS
Law & More B.V.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Tom Meevis · Managing Partner

Law & More B.V. is a Dutch law firm and WLA partner for Netherlands and EU corridor mandates. Tom Meevis leads WLA co-practice for Dutch M&A, IP, and dispute matters — co-ordinating Netherlands holding structure advice, Works Council strategy, and cross-border tax analysis for Gulf and international capital entering European markets.

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PRACTICES HELD IN NETHERLANDS
CORPORATE M&A
BV · NV · ACM · Holding Structures
DISPUTES
NCC · NAI · Hoge Raad
TAX
Dutch CIT · WHT · Transfer Pricing
IP
RVO · EPO · EUIPO · Benelux TM
IMMIGRATION
IND · Highly Skilled Migrant
EMPLOYMENT
Works Council · OR · Pay Transparency
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