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- Dutch procedural law 17 April 2024 5 min
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…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 14 February 2018 3 min
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…
- Debt collection in The Netherlands 29 December 2016 2 min
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…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 10 October 2016 3 min
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…
- Debt collection in The Netherlands 2 June 2016 2 min
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…
- Debt collection in The Netherlands 20 May 2016 3 min
‘Bank guarantee offers more security than prejudgement attachment’
…collection, oftentimes, pending a ruling, a prejudgment attachment is imposed on the assets of the debtor. This gives the creditor security that there is still something left after…
- Debt collection in The Netherlands 5 January 2015 3 min
Damage compensation for unlawful attachment
…in The Netherlands. The testing conducted prior to the attachment is minimal. However, an attachment can have serious consequences for the business operations of a company. If an…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 2 May 2012 2 min
Pre-judgment attachment in The Netherlands
…have substantially extended the chapter on pre-judgment attachment (also called conservatory arrest or prejudgment seizure) in The Netherlands. The renewed chapter on pre-judgment…
- Dutch construction law 24 January 2023 4 min
Expansion of dispute resolution Board of Arbitration by introducing new Fast Track procedures
In the construction industry, disputes are regularly referred to the Board of Arbitration for Construction Disputes (COA). Usually because it is required pursuant to the applicable…
- Insolvency law in The Netherlands 28 January 2021 4 min
The first WHOA decisions are a fact
On 1 January 2021, the Court Confirmation of Extrajudicial Restructuring Plans Act (in the Netherlands: de Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord or WHOA) entered into force. The WHOA…