At the Ahead of Tax & Legal Conference 2023, taking place on 1 June 2023, Baker McKenzie tax and legal experts will highlight three important themes: race to net zero, innovation and the international business climate.

On 21 February 2022, the Corporate Governance Code Monitoring Committee submitted a proposal to update the Dutch Corporate Governance Code (“Proposal””). The Proposal (currently open for consultation up to and including 17 April 2022) provides for updating the Dutch Corporate Governance Code (“Code”) in areas such as long-term value creation, the role of shareholders and diversity. It also contains proposals to amend provisions of the Code due to changes of the Dutch Civil Code, such as introducing a statutory cooling-off period and statutory rules on the remuneration policy and report. This overview briefly outlines the most important parts of the Proposal.

In brief To zoom in on the situation in the Netherlands, we created an overview of relevant shortterm measures that the Dutch government has taken and announced to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. Contents Introduction 1.1 Whilst the global COVID-19 outbreak remains fluid, slowly we can start to explore some…