Hidde Reitsma

Can liability be excluded in an exoneration clause?

Most general terms and conditions include an exoneration clause. In this clause ...

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Thomas van Vugt

‘Bank guarantee offers more security than prejudgement attachment’

In cases involving collection, oftentimes, pending a ruling, a prejudgment attachment ...

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Sander Schouten

Directors liable for unlawful dividend distribution

The Dutch bank demanded joint and several liability from a third party for financing ...

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Thomas van Vugt
General

AMS Advocaten opens location in Naarden

On 1 April 2016 AMS Lawyers opened the doors of its new location in Naarden. The ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Usage trademark rights after termination of licensing unlawful?

The right of a franchisee to use the trademark and logo(s) of the franchisor is ...

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Marco Guit

Complains after purchase contract: don’t wait too long!

If you buy something and the product does not comply with the requirements that ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Copycat behaviour: the nightmare of every designer

It is every designer’s nightmare to design a product with a characteristic or ...

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Thomas van Vugt
Litigation

How do proceedings in the Subdistrict Court work?

Each dispute, and therefore each legal action, is different. There are not only ...

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Hidde Reitsma

When can you have bad reviews removed from Google?

It’s a thorn in the side of all businesses: bad reviews on the Internet. On the ...

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Thomas van Vugt

RBS demands committal for stalking ‘whistleblower’

The enforcement measure: committal for failure to comply with a judicial order ...

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Hidde Reitsma

No consistent dividend policy? Reason for an inquiry by the Enterprise Division!

A recent ruling of the Enterprise Division of the Court of Appeals of Amsterdam ...

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Thomas van Vugt

Copyright issue: Google refuses to provide BREIN account data

Google was recently sentenced by the Court in Preliminary Relief Proceedings to ...

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Thomas van Vugt
Litigation

Foreign party involved in Dutch proceedings: who pays the legal costs?

If legal action succeeds, the other party can be sentenced to pay the legal costs. AMS lawyer Hein Hoogendoorm had such a case and explains, based on a ruling on a procedural issue, how this can be addressed.

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Thomas van Vugt

Directors’ liability for unpaid bills?

Every company comes across nonpaying client. Starting collecting debt procedures ...

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Onno Hennis

Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in The Netherlands

In a recent case the Dutch Supreme Court had to consider whether a Russian arbitral ...

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Willem Timmers

Use of URL unlawful towards competitor?

Recently the Supreme Court pronounced an important ruling about the issue whether ...

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Sander Schouten

New employment law: employer has to substantiate necessity of non-competition clause

With the introduction of the Dutch Work and Security Act on 1 July 2015, several ...

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Thomas van Vugt

Couple which committed fraud has to pay the church over €800,000!

Luxury meals, fancy chocolates, skiing trips, school books for the children and ...

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Marco Guit

Is the limited dividend distribution mismanagement by the company?

A conflict between shareholders is never pleasant, especially if the shareholders ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Latching onto the competition with Google Adwords?

Many entrepreneurs are shocked when they find out that their immediate competitor ...

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