Sander Schouten

Commission owed after termination of brokerage contract?

A (real-estate) broker conducts work based on a brokerage contract. If he effects ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Buy out of shareholders in The Netherlands

The Dutch Civil Code offers detailed but complex proceedings on the buy out of ...

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Sander Schouten

Eviction of squatters by preliminary relief judge

When dealing with a squatted property, the quickest (and often easiest) way to ...

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Hidde Reitsma

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 ...

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Marco Guit

Director liable for price loss investors

The court of Amsterdam recently delivered an interesting ruling about the liability ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Company acquisition in the Netherlands

There are different ways to transfer a company from one owner to another. What ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Best efforts obligation in earn-out arrangement? AMS explains!

An earn-out arrangement is a type of deferred payment of the purchase price that ...

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Thomas van Vugt

Debt collection in The Netherlands

How to collect a debt in The Netherlands. Pressure by a Dutch lawyer will help ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Agreeing to exclusivity in franchise agreement is very important!

A common part of a franchise agreement is the purchase obligation, in which the ...

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Marco Guit

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 ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Deadlock in shareholders meeting: inquiry proceedings?

In so-called inquiry proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam ...

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Thomas van Vugt

Debt collection in the Netherlands

When companies are confronted with slow and non-paying customers, bringing in ...

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Thomas van Vugt

Contracting party unclear? Check the Commercial Register!

When doing business with a company for the first time, it is advisable to check ...

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Hidde Reitsma
General

New rules for the enforcement of a foreign ruling

Until 10 January 2015, the execution of a ruling from another EU member state ...

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Sander Schouten

Bankruptcy possible after expedited dissolution of Ltd

In a recent ruling the Court of Appeal of The Hague upheld the bankruptcy of a ...

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Onno Hennis

Buying a house? Be aware of these aspects!

When buying real estate it is always wise, as a buyer – especially as a foreign ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Breaking a deadlock in the board of a Dutch company? Inquiry proceedings can solve this! 

A difference of opinion within the board of a company can be resolved by a vote ...

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Marco Guit

Liability of director versus shareholder: this is how it works! 

A director who also holds all the shares of a company, wears two different hats ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Dutch inquiry proceedings into limited: who has right to request them?

According to Dutch corporate law shareholders and depository receipt holders have ...

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Hidde Reitsma

New sell-out procedure for Dutch corporations: how it works

The Enterprise Division recently gave an interesting ruling about the sell-out ...

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