Director liable after bankruptcy due to manifestly improper management
In a recent case that came before the Court of Appeal in Den Bosch, a large number ...
Substantiation of bad weather days when exceeding the construction period
A contracting agreement regularly stipulates the period within which the contractor ...
Purchase agreement for a dwelling can be concluded orally, but not always
If a consumer is the purchaser, a purchase agreement for a dwelling must be concluded ...
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 ...
The first WHOA decisions are a fact
On 1 January 2021, the Court Confirmation of Extrajudicial Restructuring Plans ...
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. ...
1st January 2021 is the day; the WHOA is coming
On 6 October 2020, the Court Confirmation of Extrajudicial Restructuring Plans ...
Can the VvE claim compensation on behalf of its members?
An Owners’ Association (VvE, Vereniging van Eigenaren) has the task of managing ...
Judge stretches liability hosting provider!
Creating a website and putting it on the internet is a piece of cake. The content ...
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 ...
The UBO register
It was made known on 7 July 2020 that the UBO register will go live on 27 September ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Netherlands Commercial Court: COVID-19 does not justify amendment of multimillion contract
The (fairly) new Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) recently rendered an interesting ...
Court enforces a share transfer against the seller’s will
A recent decision of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal shows that the Dutch Court ...
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 ...
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 ...
Approval VvE required for installation of air-conditioning system
An owner of an apartment who wants to change the appearance of his house, almost ...
Important points of attention for groups (in difficult times)
Group financing has many advantages. Large enterprises that are organised within ...
