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 ...
Copyright issue: Google refuses to provide BREIN account data
Google was recently sentenced by the Court in Preliminary Relief Proceedings to ...
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.
... Directors’ liability for unpaid bills?
Every company comes across nonpaying client. Starting collecting debt procedures ...
Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in The Netherlands
In a recent case the Dutch Supreme Court had to consider whether a Russian arbitral ...
Use of URL unlawful towards competitor?
Recently the Supreme Court pronounced an important ruling about the issue whether ...
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 ...
Couple which committed fraud has to pay the church over €800,000!
Luxury meals, fancy chocolates, skiing trips, school books for the children and ...
Is the limited dividend distribution mismanagement by the company?
A conflict between shareholders is never pleasant, especially if the shareholders ...
Latching onto the competition with Google Adwords?
Many entrepreneurs are shocked when they find out that their immediate competitor ...
Commission owed after termination of brokerage contract?
A (real-estate) broker conducts work based on a brokerage contract. If he effects ...
Buy out of shareholders in The Netherlands
The Dutch Civil Code offers detailed but complex proceedings on the buy out of ...
Eviction of squatters by preliminary relief judge
When dealing with a squatted property, the quickest (and often easiest) way to ...
Is the director of a company liable if shares are not paid up in full?
Before the introduction of the Flex-BV in 2012, the director of a private company ...
Director liable for price loss investors
The court of Amsterdam recently delivered an interesting ruling about the liability ...
Company acquisition in the Netherlands
There are different ways to transfer a company from one owner to another. What ...
Best efforts obligation in earn-out arrangement? AMS explains!
An earn-out arrangement is a type of deferred payment of the purchase price that ...
Debt collection in The Netherlands
How to collect a debt in The Netherlands. Pressure by a Dutch lawyer will help ...
Agreeing to exclusivity in franchise agreement is very important!
A common part of a franchise agreement is the purchase obligation, in which the ...
Sharing information with a third party: breach of confidentiality agreement?
When negotiating about the sale of a company, it is reasonable for a buyer to ...
