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‘The battle for sustainability won’t be won in the civil courts’ 18 March 2024
Fossil Free against KLM on greenwashing, municipalities against Chemours on PFAS discharge, climate cases against Shell and ING Bank… There are many e...
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VanMoof bankruptcy: 'Filing charges won't help affected customers' 19 July 2023
Amsterdam-based bicycle company VanMoof was declared bankrupt in court this week. The company had been struggling with financial problems for some tim...
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Book presentation 'Phanta Rhei: recht en duurzaamheid' 05 July 2023
On 15 June 2023, the book presentation for the ‘Panta Rhei: recht en duurzaamheid’ (Panta Rhei: law and sustainability) was held at the Oude Sterrenwa...
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Leiden Insolvency Thesis receives Bronze Prize From International Insolvency Institute 12 June 2023
On 11 June 2023, the International Insolvency Institute (III) announced its 2023 prizes in International Insolvency Studies during its 23rd Annual Con...
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CERIL Lustrum Conference on Harmonisation of EU Insolvency Law 09 May 2023
To celebrate its 5th anniversary as an independent non-profit think tank, the Conference on European Restructuring and Insolvency Law (CERIL) held its...
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First Lustrum for the PhD Workshop on European and International Insolvency Law 25 April 2023
On Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 April 2023, the Foundation Bob Wessels Insolvency Law Collection (BWILC) organised its fifth PhD Workshop on European ...
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Bob Wessels appointed as Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau 21 April 2023
On 20 April 2023, during the first lustrum congress of the Conference on European Restructuring and Insolvency Law (CERIL), professor emeritus Bob Wes...
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Photo report Bachelor’s Open Day KOG 02 March 2023
On 25 February, the KOG opened its doors once more to welcome a large crowd of people looking to find their perfect study programme during the Bachelo...
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Branda Katan appointed professor by special appointment in Corporate Litigation 09 February 2023
Branda Katan has been appointed professor by special appointment in Corporate Litigation at Leiden University from 1 March 2023. The chair has been es...
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Alumna Charlotte Vrendenbarg: ‘I get energy from students’ 16 January 2023
Charlotte Vrendenbarg is Assistant Professor intellectual property rights (IP) at Leiden University. She was recently sworn in as deputy judge at the ...
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Leiden insolvency thesis wins annual BUREN thesis prize 16 December 2022
On 23 November 2022, the BUREN Thesis Prize on Insolvency Law was awarded for the fifth time. This year, two Leiden theses were nominated for this pri...
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First Lustrum for PhD Workshop on European/International Insolvency Law 06 December 2022
From Wednesday-Thursday 19-20 April 2023 the Stichting Bob Wessels Insolvency Law Collection (BWILC) invites PhD students from Europe and beyond to pa...
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WODC research project Leiden researchers: evaluation WHOA 06 December 2022
Leiden researchers Reinout Vriesendorp, Jessie Pool, and Harold Koster from the Department Corporate Law and Jan Adriaanse and Marc Broekema from the ...
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Joanne van der Leun reappointed as Dean of Leiden Law School 09 November 2022
Professor Joanne van der Leun has been reappointed as Dean of Leiden Law School by the Executive Board of Leiden University. She has been appointed un...
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Yao Yuan speaks at conference in Rome 07 November 2022
On 28 October 2022, Yao Yuan spoke at the conference in Rome on 'Understanding national security concerns in light of FDI screening', jointly organise...