Onno Hennis

ING bank terminated relationship with bitcoin broker due to suspicion of money laundering

A recent case before the Amsterdam court in preliminary relief proceedings focused ...

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Marco Guit

Shareholders’ quarrels, what can the Netherlands Enterprise Court do?

Two brothers applied to the Netherlands Enterprise Court for their father’s suspension ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Domain name and trade name violation on the internet in the Netherlands

In the present era of the internet as an entrepreneurial platform, we receive ...

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Marco Guit

Exercising a call option: How does this work in the Netherlands?

A call option is a right to buy the underlying value at a predetermined price. ...

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Thomas van Vugt

Levy execution against shares in the Netherlands? Initiate proceedings!

A creditor who wishes to collect his claim will first have to acquire a title ...

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Sander Schouten

Termination of director’s management agreement in the Netherlands: AMS explains!

After his recovery from illness, a Dutch director wanted to return to work. However, ...

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Onno Hennis
Litigation

If I win a case in the Netherlands, who will pay my lawyer?

Lawyer Onno Hennis explains the situation in the Netherlands with regard to the ...

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AMS Advocaten
General

AMS Lawyer Onno Hennis involved in Vis Moot in Hong Kong

Last month, the Willem C. Vis Moot East (“Vis Moot”) took place in ...

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Sander Schouten

The significance of shootout clauses in Dutch agreements

In a ruling of the Dutch Enterprise Court, a stakeholder requested the insertion ...

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Thomas van Vugt

Surrender of TV shows’ hidden camera footage or protection on account of freedom of the press?

The Dutch television show Radar used a hidden camera to scrutinise a telecom provider. ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Selling Dutch shares that are subject to attachment? It is not all that simple!

Although shares subject to attachment seem safe, realising the attached shares ...

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AMS Advocaten
General

Why are lawyers in the Netherlands obliged to establish the identity of new clients?

Like all lawyers registered in the Netherlands, AMS Advocaten is obliged to establish ...

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Onno Hennis

Enterprise Division: The right of investigation is not intended for claims disputes!

Shareholders and other parties entitled to an investigation may arrange for the ...

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Onno Hennis

Can Dutch casting agency Kemna Casting get rid of shareholder Job Gosschalk?

The Dutch casting agency Kemna Casting wants to break all ties with Job Gosschalk, ...

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Mariëlle de Wild

Does a claim against a company that ceased to exist after liquidation become time-barred?

The Dutch Supreme Court clarified in a recent ruling whether and, if so, when ...

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Onno Hennis
General

Golfer hits player’s head with golf ball: liable or own risk?

On the face of it, golf may seem less dangerous than, say, football, but according ...

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Sander Schouten

Setting up a business in The Netherlands

If a company wishes to establish a subsidiary in The Netherlands, a choice will ...

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Onno Hennis
Litigation

Recognition of a Tanzanian arbitral award in the Netherlands under European regulations

It is rare for a foreign arbitral award to be recognised in the Netherlands on ...

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Onno Hennis

Ruling in summary arbitral proceedings: Skipper must be allowed to return to the helm in the Volvo Ocean Race

Last october, a drama occurred involving Akzo Nobel’s participation in the ...

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Marco Guit

Equity interest sold at (in retrospect) an excessively low price. What to do now?

It is not uncommon that a shareholder sells their equity interest for a price ...

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