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Pre-judgment attachment

Lifting an attachment (seizure) in the Netherlands

Prejudgment attachment

Act on the Confirmation of Private Plans (WHOA)

Attachment of a foreign bank account or foreign goods within the European Union: a complete overview

…world of international legal disputes to proceed with attachment of a foreign bank account or goods of a debtor who is situated abroad. The European Union (EU) offers specific…

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 is often a challenging and lengthy process. Corporate Law Lawyer Hidde Reitsma clarifies this in the…

European preservation order facilitates attachments abroad

As from 1 November 2016, the Netherlands will adopt the legislative proposal for the introduction of a European account preservation order. This new development will facilitate the…

Marital attachment of spouse’s shares in BV: is that possible?

Marital attachment is a special type of preservation order that one of the spouses can apply on assets of the (dissolved) common estate. In a recent preliminary injunction between…

Will prejudgment attachments on EU bank account be possible?

Until now, attachments could only be levied on Dutch bank accounts. Procedures are now being developed which will enable prejudgment attachments on balances of bank accounts in…

Cooling-off period

…cannot take any remedial action, (ii) the court can lift attachments and (iii) the processing of a petition for a payment moratorium or bankruptcy is suspended. See Article 376 of…

Disclosure request denied due to insufficient link with basis for attachment (In our track record)

Lennard assisted a client against whom an evidence seizure had been levied. The request to inspect the seized information was fully rejected because there was an insufficient link…

Interim-relief claim rejected: conservatory attachment remains in place (In our track record)

Marco successfully obtained conservatory attachments for a contractor in a dispute with its client, who had failed to pay the contractor’s invoices. The client sought to have the…

Defence successful: only part of conservatory attachment lifted (In our track record)

…defendant, represented by Denise, lift all conservatory attachments on the grounds of, among other things, breach of the duty of truth under Article 21 CCP. The defendant…