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Courts must make case details and hearing dates public
Groundbreaking ruling In a groundbreaking ruling, the Supreme Court has ruled ...
Virtual general meetings after COVID-19
COVID-19 Emergency Act The Dutch Temporary COVID-19 Emergency Act Justice and ...
Sound reasons to doubt the policy and the course of business at Centric
On 27 January 2023, the Netherlands Enterprise Court ordered an investigation. ...
DJ Paul van Dyk successfully claims millions from dance organiser after falling off stage
DJ Paul van Dyk fell off a stage during a performance in Utrecht in 2016. He suffered ...
Expansion of dispute resolution Board of Arbitration by introducing new Fast Track procedures
In the construction industry, disputes are regularly referred to the Board of ...
The Vienna Sales Convention: general terms and conditions, obligation to investigate and obligation to complain
The Vienna Sales Convention applies to international agreements for the purchase ...
Exit by a shareholder
Recently the Gelderland Court determined that a shareholder is permitted to exit. ...
The squatters of the villa in Amsterdam of a Russian oligarch are allowed to stay by the Dutch court.
The judge in preliminary proceedings of the Amsterdam Court has yesterday dismissed ...
When is a request for an inquiry considered to have been made on unreasonable grounds, which results in the applicant being ordered to pay the costs?
If there are good reasons to doubt the correct policy, the right of inquiry offers ...
Obtaining of a copy of a confidential arbitral award by a third party
One of the basic principles of arbitration is that the proceedings and the award ...
Simply passing on price increases for raw materials to a customer, is that permitted?
It has escaped nobody’s attention: the prices of various raw materials and ...
How do the Dutch courts deal with documentary evidence in a foreign language?
It frequently happens that a document in a foreign language is used as evidence ...
Expulsion of a 50% shareholder in summary proceedings
Earlier this year, the Amsterdam District Court granted in summary proceedings ...
Turboliquidation – or bankruptcy?
With an expected increase in companies winding down business, the tension between ...
Commission at the end of the agency agreement
Pursuant to Article 7:442 Paragraph 1 of the Dutch Civil Code, an agent is, in ...
Personal or business suretyship?
A recent case before the Amsterdam Court of Appeal concerns the question of whether ...
Conclusive evidential value of a signed agreement
In a recent case the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal ruled on the basis of the ...
Directors’ and officers’ liability for tax and pension debts
If an enterprise is in a situation of inability to pay, a director must report ...
Director liable towards financier for misleading figures
In a recent case the Amsterdam District Court deemed a director liable for € 2.5 ...
Breaking off negotiations was not unlawful
For many years, the parties had been conducting negotiations with each other on ...
