Stek successful in rejecting multi million claims against former shareholders of HKB Bank

Stek has successfully assisted two former (major) shareholders of the German HKB Bank GmbH in two proceedings before the Amsterdam District Court. In these proceedings, tens of millions of euros in damages were claimed from these former shareholders for alleged unlawful acts and breach of contract. The Amsterdam District Court rejected the claims in both proceedings using very strong wording.

Click here for the most recent judgment (in Dutch) and here (paywall) for the article in the FD of 26 February 2020 (the main Dutch financial newspaper).

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