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The function of the Enterprise Chamber

What is the Enterprise Chamber?

The Enterprise Chamber, also known as “OK”, is a special division of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal. The Enterprise Chamber adjudicates disputes at Dutch companies and specialises in hearing and deciding various proceedings in the field of corporate law.

The Enterprise Chamber consists of a chairman, two counsel (“judges of the court”) and two practitioner experts who are not judges. We call these experts “councils”. This allows the Enterprise Chamber to specialise.

What does the Enterprise Chamber do?

Proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber usually aim to remediate and restore healthy relations within the company, provide disclosure and determine who is responsible for mismanagement (if any) within the company.

The Enterprise Chamber handles disputes between shareholders, as well as disputes between shareholders and directors, directors among themselves or shareholders/directors with the supervisory board. Employees can be represented by the Works Council (OR) or trade unions. Depending on which proceedings you wish to bring before the Enterprise Chamber, separate admissibility requirements (“entry requirements”) apply.

The Enterprise Chamber is best known for proceedings, in which the applicant asks the Enterprise Chamber to investigate the affairs of the company and its affiliated enterprise (the inquiry procedure).

In addition to the aforementioned proceedings, the Enterprise Chamber handles many other proceedings, such as:

Questions?

Have you become curious about the Enterprise Chamber and want to know more? Then also read our Enterprise Chamber Series.

Wondering if legal procedings before the Enterprise Chamber could also do something for your situation? If so, feel free to contact us. We will be happy to advise you.

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The function of the Enterprise Chamber