How should privileged information be handled in the inquiry procedure?
A recent ruling of the Supreme Court concerned the question of whether a legal ...
Emergency law for AGMs via live stream
Many companies have their Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled in the near future. ...
Reopening the liquidation of a dissolved company
The dissolution of a legal entity can occur in several ways. In this blog, Corporate ...
Court sides with H&M in the stripe war with Adidas!
For 23 years, Adidas and H&M have waged war over ‘stripes’. Adidas is the ...
Fake review? Google compelled to release name and address details
Many businesses suffer from fake reviews on Google. They are easy to post. But ...
The corona outbreak: what should Dutch businesses do?
As a result of the recent outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID–19), a lot of businesses ...
Assignment and arbitration: what are the implications of transfer for the arbitration clause?
Nowadays, parties are increasingly choosing to have their disputes settled by ...
The “WHOA” – a forced scheme of arrangements under Dutch law – is coming soon!
Last summer the Court Approval of Private Composition Bill (“Wetsvoorstel Homologatie ...
Dutch court stays the enforcement of an arbitration award of USD 622 million against Petrobras
Vantage’s request for permission for the enforcement of an arbitration award requiring ...
Is a director in the Netherlands liable for the unpaid bills of a liquidated private company?
A webshop ordered a large batch of goods from its supplier, even though it was ...
Living area of Dutch home proves much smaller than stated in the sales brochure: how big is the loss?
A couple bought a home via Funda, a Dutch property website. The sales brochure ...
What are the statutory periods for lodging an objection in the Netherlands, and when is an extended objection period applied?
In the Netherlands, persons or companies that are declared bankrupt can lodge ...
How are interlocutory proceedings conducted in the Netherlands? A procedural lawyer explains!
In the Netherlands, interlocutory proceedings can be instituted if a party cannot ...
Protecting a website by copyright, is that possible in the Netherlands?
Many entrepreneurs in the Netherlands consider it a major source of irritation: ...
How are substantive proceedings conducted with the Civil-Law Sector of a District Court in the Netherlands?
No legal proceedings are ever the same. Interlocutory proceedings, for example, ...
Director continues to borrow money from limited company, resulting in inability to pay staff. Does this constitute a legal ground for suspension in the Netherlands?
It is not uncommon for a company to have two directors who are also shareholders. ...
How long does it take for a court to pronounce judgment in the Netherlands?
The procedural lawyers of AMS Advocaten in Amsterdam and Naarden regularly publish ...
Transfer of shares under administration: when is this permitted in the Netherlands?
In the unbundling of a Dutch family enterprise, two brothers became involved in ...
Is the director of a liquidated Dutch limited company liable for shareholders’ losses?
When a company is liquidated, creditors are frequently left with compensation ...
