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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Onno Hennis

Enforcement of a Dutch arbitration award is easy!

More and more parties in the Netherlands are deciding to settle their disputes ...

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Lennard Noordzij

This is how the non-competition clause in a Dutch employment contract works!

Recently, AMS Advocaten brought an interim injunction on behalf of a Dutch employer ...

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Marco Guit

Unlawful deregistration of a director of a foundation

It happens in the best foundations: falling-out between directors. A recently ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Proper recording of intercompany transactions

Section 247 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code stipulates that there must be a ...

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Sander Schouten

Action against trademark infringement in the Netherlands? Assess your chances of success in a lawsuit!

Recently, a trademark owner in the Netherlands stood up against an (alleged) trademark ...

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Onno Hennis

Enforcement of arbitral award: permission of the court required!

In the Netherlands, enforcement of an arbitral award requires the permission of ...

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Hidde Reitsma

When can you appoint a liquidator for an estate?

In the event of an inheritance, it sometimes occurs that a third party – ...

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Lennard Noordzij

Pre-pack bankruptcy is the transition of an enterprise in terms of employment law

The 22 June 2017 verdict by the European Court of Justice qualifies a pre-pack ...

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Hidde Reitsma

Breach of trademark and/or brand: what are the criteria?

How does the court view whether someone else’s trade name or logo appears ...

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Marco Guit

One shareholder excludes the other, what can you do?

An earlier blog by Dutch lawyer Hein Hoogendoorn explained that in preliminary ...

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