05.02.2018 BE law Stibbe advises Proximus on a broad variety of matters Experience - We advise Proximus, a listed company and longstanding client, on a broad variety of matters, including innovative partnerships, regulatory compliance, M&A and finance projects, and dispute resolution. Read more Bruno Lombaert Partner Brussels
31.01.2017 NL law Stibbe represents Simed in dispute with Slotervaart hospital Experience - Stibbe represented Simed International in a dispute with the privately-owned Slotervaart hospital in Amsterdam. The Slotervaart hospital claimed that Simed International had sent incorrect invoices to the Slotervaart hospital, which would therefore have been paid in error. Read more Team: Gertjan Boekraad, Daan Doorenbos, Michael Molenaars, Daphne Rijkers
17.02.2014 NL law Stibbe advises Royal PostNL Experience - Representing Royal PostNL in an international fraud case regarding counterfeit of postage stamps and an international criminal organisation, as well as in litigation regarding the invalidation of all Dutch stamps from before 2002. Read more Tim de Greve Partner Amsterdam
27.12.2012 NL law Stibbe advised Ballast Nedam Experience - Stibbe represented Ballast Nedam and its subsidiaries in a major corporate fraud dispute with a former director and several other parties, including suppliers. Read more Team: Tim de Greve, Branda Katan
18.08.2010 BE law Stibbe assists clients in an EU inquiry on alleged forgery and public procurement cases within the EU Experience - Assisting clients from a range of sectors in an inquiry conducted by the Anti-Fraud Office of the European Union concerning alleged forgery and public procurement case within the EU. Read more Team: Hans Van Bavel, Peter Wytinck
21.07.2022 NL law Dutch Supreme Court decides against the pledgeability of non-transferable claims Articles - Lawyers occasionally wonder how the law ended up as it is. We had that experience after the Dutch Supreme Court’s decision of 1 July 2022 (Rabobank/Ten Berge q.q.; ECLI:NL:HR:2022:984), regarding the possibility or impossibility of pledging a claim. The Supreme Court decided that claims that have been made non-transferable under property law in a contractual agreement between a creditor and a debtor, cannot be pledged either. Read more Team: Miranda van Eekelen - Atema, Wouter den Hollander
19.04.2021 NL law Het bonus- en dividendverbod onder de concern-uitzondering van de NOW: ontwikkelingen en aandachtspunten Short Reads - Het bonus- en dividendverbod is een veelbesproken onderdeel van de Tijdelijke noodmaatregel overbrugging voor behoud van werkgelegenheid ("NOW"). Read more Team: Luuk van de Sandt, Thomas Boot
07.07.2020 NL law UBO-register gaat van start op 27 september 2020 Short Reads - Vandaag (7 juli 2020) is bekend geworden dat het UBO-register live gaat op 27 september 2020. De Wet tot implementatie van het UBO-register (“Implementatiewet”) en het bijbehorende inwerkingtredingsbesluit zijn vandaag in het Staatsblad verschenen. De wet treedt (deels) al op 8 juli 2020 in werking. Het betreft de verplichting voor rechtspersonen om informatie over hun UBO’s te verzamelen en bij te houden en de verplichting voor stichtingen om uitkeringen van 25 procent of minder bij te houden. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Muriël Rosing, Rogier Raas, Sandra Rietveld
18.03.2020 NL law The impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on commercial contracts: force majeure? Short Reads - Recent measures taken by the Dutch government to contain the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 (a novel Coronavirus) have led to an increase in questions regarding the consequences for commercial contracts. These measures influence society as whole, and have a serious impact on a wide range of specific sectors and industries. These measures have put the performance of commercial contracts, spanning activities ranging from delivering supplies to operating flights, under pressure. The following may provide some helpful general guidance. Read more Team: Matthijs Kuijpers, Petra Vos, Marnix Wallinga
04.06.2021 BE law Stibbe wins four awards at the Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards 2021 Inside Stibbe - Our Brussels office is honoured to have won four awards at the annual Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards ceremony last night. These awards celebrate the leading litigators and most impactful disputes across Europe. Read more Team: Hans Van Bavel, Paul Van der Putten, Oliver Stevens, Nicolas Résimont, Peter Wytinck, Sophie Van Besien, Ignace Vernimme, Philippe Campolini
14.12.2020 NL law Contractual provisions excluding annulment due to error, duress, fraud or undue influence Short Reads - In Dutch legal practice, contracting parties often agree on provisions including an arrangement in which they waive their right to invoke the nullity of the contract in question. By doing so, the parties intend to exclude an eventual contractual annulment arising from error, duress, fraud or undue influence. Read more
15.06.2020 NL law Limitation in case of a deliberately hidden claim Short Reads - Dutch law provides for an extension of the limitation period in relation to claims that were “deliberately hidden” from the creditor (article 3:321 (f) Dutch Civil Code). The extension also applies if the debtor deliberately hid the fact that the claim had become due and payable (upon fulfilment of a certain condition, for example). It is, however, unclear what kind of conduct qualifies as deliberate hiding. Read more Cas Michiels Associate Amsterdam
11.03.2020 NL law Jeroen Kortmann nominated for best Dutch litigator Inside Stibbe - For the second consecutive year, Jeroen Kortmann has been nominated for the title of 'best Dutch litigator'. Read more Jeroen Kortmann Partner Amsterdam
27.05.2021 NL law The qualification of a (commercial) contract Short Reads - The Dutch Civil Code provides for several nominate contracts, for example: contractor agreements, purchase agreements, lease contracts, agency agreements and employment contracts. For these nominate contracts, the Dutch legislator has formulated specific legal rules in the Dutch Civil Code. In some cases, these legal rules are mandatory; i.e. the contracting parties cannot derogate from these legal rules. The purpose of these codified legal rules is often to protect weaker contracting parties. Read more
08.07.2020 NL law Dutch State breached duty of care in providing information to victims and surviving relatives of plane crash Short Reads - Earlier this year, the District Court in The Hague ruled that the Dutch State is liable vis-à-vis the victims and surviving relatives of a 1992 plane crash in Faro, Portugal. The State was found liable because it is responsible for the information provided by the Dutch Aviation Safety Board (a government agency) to the victims and surviving relatives. This information, on the causes of the crash was deemed by the court to be incorrect and incomplete. Read more Team: Francis Blaauboer, Sofja Goldstein
02.04.2020 NL law Claims assigned to a litigation vehicle: who needs to prove what? Short Reads - Two recent decisions from the Amsterdam Court of Appeal have confirmed that litigation vehicles cannot come empty-handed to the court, and should provide documentation regarding the assignments of claims they submit. The Dutch legal system allows companies and individuals to assign their claims to a “litigation vehicle” or “claims vehicle” that bundles those claims into a single action. In its decisions of 10 March 2020, the Court of Appeal ruled that it is up to litigation vehicles to prove that the assignments can be invoked against the debtor. Read more Team: Jeroen Kortmann, Sofja Goldstein
11.02.2020 NL law Stibbe lawyers call on legislator to put civil procedure reforms on hold Short Reads - In a publication in the Dutch Lawyers’ Journal (Nederlands Juristenblad) we call on the Dutch legislator to put on hold a series of recently proposed bills that would reform Dutch Civil Procedure. We believe that priority should instead be given to speeding up the turnaround time of cases and the introduction of digital communication with the courts (currently submissions are still made on paper). Read more Wouter den Hollander Senior Associate Amsterdam