Rob Steenhoek
Specialised in :
Companies in financial distress and Enterprise and business
Call Rob at:
+31 (0)10 209 27 77 or +31 (0)6 53 73 17 51
Rob Steenhoek started his career as a corporate legal counsel at an accountancy firm in 1991. Rob has been working as a lawyer since 1996. He joined the law firm LVH Advocaten in 2001, where he was made partner in 2010. He specialises in business law and insolvency law. In the area of business law, Steenhoek’s activities include advising on commercial contracts, takeovers, on company restructuring and on directors’ liability. In addition Rob is appointed as bankruptcy trustee by the district court of Rotterdam regularly.
Steenhoek is a man with a pragmatic approach and practical solutions, and who never loses sight of human aspects. His approach is service-driven to the core.
In accordance with Article 35b(1) of the Legal Profession Regulations Rob has registered the following legal areas in the register of legal areas of the Netherlands Bar: business law and insolvency law. According to the standards of the Netherlands Bar the registration obliges him to obtain ten training credits per year in each of the registered legal areas.
Articles
Termination of banking relationship by bank
It is increasingly common for banks to terminate a relationship with a customer - sometimes dating back many years. Such termination of a banking relationship can have serious consequences for a business owner. Can a bank terminate a credit relationship? When is it allowed and when is it not? Below is a brief explanation of the background to such termination and the rights and obligations of banks and account holders.
Request for debt restructuring and Corona: the tax collector thinks along
Until further notice, the Tax Authorities will approach requests for restructuring of tax debts with a flexible attitude. This applies in particular to requests from entrepreneurs whose businesses are fundamentally sound and who have been affected by the Corona crisis. For these entrepreneurs, the generous corona deferral policy may prove to be of no avail.
Turboliquidation
The government expects that as a result of covid-19, a significant number of entrepreneurs will want to end their business in the short term using the turbo liquidation. The government fears abuse and has drafted a proposal to protect the position of creditors and to increase transparency on this scheme. This proposal has been submitted for consultation.
