- Mr. Emile (Miel) Bogaerts has been a lawyer in Boxtel from 1974 to 2003, founder of Bogaerts & Groenen, and well-known insolvency specialist.
- On 13 December 2002, on the occasion of the retirement of Miel Bogaerts as a lawyer, Bogaerts & Groenen set up the "Miel Bogaerts Prize" – hereinafter referred to as: the prize - for the duration of at least three years. Objective of the prize is to honour Miel Bogaerts and to stimulate students’ interest in Insolvency Law.
- The prize is awarded to the winner of the competition referred to in Article 5.
- The prize involves a sum of money amounting to 2,500 Euros (two thousand five hundred Euros).
- Every year, starting in 2003, the prize is presented to the student of a Dutch university who, according to the jury, has, in that year, written the best dissertation about a subject related to insolvency law. Students may participate until one year after their graduation at the latest.
- The jury is comprised of prof. mr. R.D. Vriesendorp (UVT), prof. mr. S.C.J.J. Kortmann (KUN), and mr. E.G.J.M. Bogaerts.
- Participation in the competition for the prize is done by means of submitting a dissertation, as referred to in Article 5, to Bogaerts & Groenen advocaten, P.O. Box 127, 5280 AC Boxtel, stating "submission Miel Bogaerts Prize".
- The deadline for submission is 30 November of each year.
- There are no legal remedies against the jury's decision.
