Thomas van Vugt

Eviction of a hospitality entrepreneur with coronavirus-related rent arrears awarded in preliminary relief proceedings

Now that the Netherlands is still facing a partial lockdown, an increasing number ...

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Sander Schouten

The first WHOA decisions are a fact

On 1 January 2021, the Court Confirmation of Extrajudicial Restructuring Plans ...

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Marco Guit

First rulings based on the Court Confirmation of Extrajudicial Restructuring Plans Act (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord or WHOA)

The Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord (WHOA) came into effect on 1 January 2021. ...

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Sander Schouten

1st January 2021 is the day; the WHOA is coming

On 6 October 2020, the Court Confirmation of Extrajudicial Restructuring Plans ...

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Denise Janssen

Can the VvE claim compensation on behalf of its members?

An Owners’ Association (VvE, Vereniging van Eigenaren) has the task of managing ...

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Thomas van Vugt

Judge stretches liability hosting provider!

Creating a website and putting it on the internet is a piece of cake. The content ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Essilux claim rejected: GrandVision is not required to provide access to accounts

The law sets out that a party may demand access to the accounts and documents ...

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Sjoerd Yntema

The UBO register

It was made known on 7 July 2020 that the UBO register will go live on 27 September ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Directors’ and officers’ liability for a creditor’s claim in case of unjust expedited liquidation

If there are no more assets (revenue) present in the event of the dissolution ...

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Onno Hennis

Arbitration award between the City of Amsterdam and a ship entrepreneur is maintained

A protracted legal dispute between the City of Amsterdam and entrepreneur X has ...

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Thomas van Vugt

Court in summary proceedings: Facebook measures to prevent fake advertisements suffice

After John de Mol’s successful summary proceedings by the end of last year, Facebook ...

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Thomas van Vugt

Netherlands Commercial Court: COVID-19 does not justify amendment of multimillion contract

The (fairly) new Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) recently rendered an interesting ...

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Onno Hennis

Court enforces a share transfer against the seller’s will

A recent decision of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal shows that the Dutch Court ...

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Thomas van Vugt

Interim relief proceedings Thierry Baudet: paraphrasing is not the same as quoting – also from a legal point of view

The preliminary relief proceedings of Thierry Baudet (a Dutch MP) and Forum voor ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Litigating at the Netherlands Commercial Court: when is a choice of forum clause valid?

Recently, the Netherlands Commercial Court (a court that is part of the Amsterdam ...

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Denise Janssen

Approval VvE required for installation of air-conditioning system

An owner of an apartment who wants to change the appearance of his house, almost ...

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Sjoerd Yntema

Important points of attention for groups (in difficult times)

Group financing has many advantages. Large enterprises that are organised within ...

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Onno Hennis

How should privileged information be handled in the inquiry procedure?

A recent ruling of the Supreme Court concerned the question of whether a legal ...

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Sjoerd Yntema

Emergency law for AGMs via live stream

Many companies have their Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled in the near future. ...

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Sjoerd Yntema

Reopening the liquidation of a dissolved company

The dissolution of a legal entity can occur in several ways. In this blog, Corporate ...

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