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University of Amsterdam (UvA) team won the Willem C. Vis Moot Court 2019

Today, the problem for this year’s Vis Moot Court was published. Thousands of ...

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Hidde Reitsma

The “WHOA” – a forced scheme of arrangements under Dutch law – is coming soon!

Last summer the Court Approval of Private Composition Bill (“Wetsvoorstel Homologatie ...

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Onno Hennis

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 ...

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Hidde Reitsma

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 ...

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Marco Guit

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 ...

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Mariëlle de Wild

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 ...

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Thomas van Vugt

How are interlocutory proceedings conducted in the Netherlands? A procedural lawyer explains!

In the Netherlands, interlocutory proceedings can be instituted if a party cannot ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Protecting a website by copyright, is that possible in the Netherlands?

Many entrepreneurs in the Netherlands consider it a major source of irritation: ...

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Thomas van Vugt

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, ...

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Hidde Reitsma

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. ...

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Thomas van Vugt

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 ...

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Marco Guit

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 ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Is the director of a liquidated Dutch limited company liable for shareholders’ losses?

When a company is liquidated, creditors are frequently left with compensation ...

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Lennard Noordzij
Litigation

A hard Brexit? These are the consequences for international disputes!

The United Kingdom plans to withdraw from the European Union as of October 31, ...

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Hidde Reitsma

When are you personally liable for your company’s debts in the Netherlands?

An essential principle of Dutch company law is that a company is liable for its ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Directors liable for the looting of the bank account of a Dutch private limited company?

In the Netherlands, a company will in principle be liable for its inability to ...

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Marco Guit

Was a loan taken out privately or as the representative of a company in formation? Dutch Corporate Law Lawyer explains

In the Netherlands, it is possible to act on behalf of an entity, such as a private ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Who can vote at an AGM in the Netherlands?

A shareholders’ resolution is a resolution that is adopted by the AGM, in other ...

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Onno Hennis
Litigation

Dutch court declared itself incompetent because of a valid arbitration clause

Parties increasingly agree that they will settle any disputes that may arise between ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Is offering knock-down prices on Social Deal without the franchisor’s permission allowed in the Netherlands?

A franchisee of the Dutch slimming studio Size Zero put up cheap deals for slimming ...

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