Wouter den Hollander spoke at symposium on the concept of the protective scope in tort law

Short Reads - In the pre-contractual phase, professional contracting parties often negotiate under one or more conditions. Several different conditions are common in (commercial) legal practice: “subject to signature”, “subject to approval” and “subject to finance.”

Short Reads - Dutch courts have not yet developed procedural rules for the WAMCA, the new Dutch regime for collective redress. This adds to pre-existing uncertainty around many procedural aspects of this new law. In my recent editorial for the Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Burgerlijk Recht (Dutch Civil Law Review, only accessible with a WoltersKluwer Navigator subscription), I discuss recent court decisions and identify a few additional problems that are arising now that the WAMCA is being put to the test. Here’s a summary.

Articles - On 1 January 2019, the legal provisions on collaborative law (sections 1740-1747 of the Belgian Judicial Code) entered into force. Collaborative law is essentially a specific type of confidential negotiation between parties assisted by their respective counsel.

Short Reads - Marnix Wallinga contributes a chapter to the book ‘Financial Regulation and Civil Liability in European Law’.