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- Dutch procedural law 4 October 2017 5 min
Enforcement of arbitral award: permission of the court required!
In the Netherlands, enforcement of an arbitral award requires the permission of the court. A ruling of the Court of Utrecht under the previous arbitration law makes it clear that…
- Dutch contract law 20 September 2017 3 min
When can you appoint a liquidator for an estate?
…but this is granted only if certain conditions are met. Contract law attorney Hidde Reitsma explains […]
- Dutch employment law 13 September 2017 4 min
Pre-pack bankruptcy is the transition of an enterprise in terms of employment law
…including those employees who were not offered an employment contract – are automatically employed by the party […]
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 7 July 2017 4 min
Unjustified suspension of payment of shares. What are the consequences?
A debtor whose claim has become due and payable to his creditor is authorised to suspend compliance with his commitment – e.g. payment – until the creditor fulfils his claim (art.…
- Insolvency law in The Netherlands 4 May 2017 3 min
Undeclared right of lien on a Bentley. Good-faith buyer?
This case concerns a finance company with an undeclared right of lien on a Bentley. The party issuing the pledge did not pay the finance company. Subsequently, the finance company…
- Insolvency law in The Netherlands 19 April 2017 4 min
Supervisory judge forbids liquidator to settle. Can this prohibition stand up?
In the Netherlands, in the event of a bankruptcy, the court appoints a liquidator. The supervisory judge then supervises the liquidator’s actions. For certain activities, including…
- Debt collection in The Netherlands 13 April 2017 3 min
Forged loan termination agreement no benefit to debtor
In summary proceedings in the Netherlands concerning an unpaid loan, the debtor suddenly produced an important document. This was purported to show that the creditor, despite an…
- Dutch employment law 3 April 2017 3 min
No dismissal for employee who e-mails confidential information to himself
…that his employer wishes to terminate his employment contract by means of an amicable termination. In anticipation of this, the employee is exempted from work. Before the employee…
- Dutch employment law 7 March 2017 3 min
Dutch criteria for dismissal for employee’s unsatisfactory performance
In a recent employment case in the Netherlands, an employer applied for the dismissal of an employee for unsatisfactory performance. The employee would have been incapable of…
- Dutch employment law 28 February 2017 4 min
Successive term of employment: what are the criteria?
In a recent Supreme Court judgement, the Dutch Court of Appeal was reprimanded because in a dispute between an employee and employer it had not examined whether there was a…