The theme of expropriation of shareholders has generated considerable interest in the Netherlands since recent decisions of the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal and on appeal in cassation of the Supreme Court in the 'Inter Access' matter. Chances are that the Inter Access case will be brought before the European Court for Human Rights inter alia on the ground that the Dutch State has violated article 1 of the First Protocol to European Convention on Human Rights. One issue would be whether, in the Inter Access case, there was any public interest that could justify an expropriation by the State at all.
European Company Law