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- Dutch construction law 16 September 2025 3 min
The financial risks of a contractor wrongfully terminating a construction contract
When a contractor accepts a construction contract, it is a serious and usually long-term commitment. The work must be completed as agreed and that may take months. During that…
- Dutch contract law 28 July 2021 3 min
When interpreting a contract, the ‘actual intention’ of the parties is what matters
…the interpretation of agreements and looks at the case. Contract takeover and credit facility A group of companies […]
- Dutch contract law 10 July 2020 4 min
Netherlands Commercial Court: COVID-19 does not justify amendment of multimillion contract
…order, the question was raised whether a party to the contract could avoid the obligation to pay a fee of € 30 million to the other party if unforeseen circumstances were invoked.…
- Dutch contract law 17 September 2018 3 min
What about termination due to (a fundamental) breach of contract and the Vienna Sales Convention (CISG)?
…the agreement in the event of a ‘fundamental’ breach of contract. Dutch contract Law Lawyer Lennard Noordzij explains how it […]
- Dutch employment law 16 July 2018 4 min
Does an employment contract exist between a director and a private limited company in formation?
A German GmbH (a company incorporated under German law) planned to incorporate a new private limited company in the Netherlands and authorised the appellant to do so. After its…
- Dutch employment law 3 November 2017 6 min
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 in which they sought a prohibition on the breach of the non-competition clause by two former…
- Debt collection in The Netherlands 15 May 2017 3 min
Contractor hired external advisor without permission?
Contractors often hire external experts to provide specific recommendations and advice. Consider environmental reports with a construction contract, for example, or tax advice…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 21 November 2016 3 min
Informal loans: make up a contract and keep receipts of payments
…friends. These loans are rarely subject to a written contract and the loans tend to be paid off in cash. It is also not common to give each other receipts of payments. But the lack…
- Dutch construction law 5 October 2016 3 min
Judgement: Contractor infringes an architect’s copyright
It is not unusual that a contractor is declared bankrupt during a construction project. Most of the time, the project is continued by another contractor. But what about the…
- Dutch construction law 7 July 2016 3 min
Right of suspension not unlimited in case of default by contractor!
If a contractor is in default in the execution of the contracted work, the client can in principle suspend his payment obligation. But this right of suspension is not unlimited.…