16.12.2019 NL law Stibbe represents the Mitolo Group Experience - Stibbe represents the Mitolo Group, the number one potato and onion trader in Australia. Read more Team: Matthijs Kuijpers, Mathilde Vijverberg, Twan Heikens
17.02.2014 NL law Stibbe advises Konami Digital Entertainment Experience - Representing the world leader in trading card games in a major dispute concerning the counterfeiting certain products of Konami and the subsequent termination of an exclusive distributorship for Europe, Oceania and Latin America. After numerous summary proceedings, it was confirmed that Konami was entitled to terminate the distribution agreement. Advising Konami Digital Entertainment on the termination of the relationship with its exclusive distributor of Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards in, i.a., Europe and Latin America. Read more Jeroen Kortmann Partner Amsterdam
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
01.12.2013 BE law Stibbe represents Google in a landmark copyright litigation Experience - Representing Google in a high-profile copyright litigation against Copiepresse before the Belgian courts. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
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
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
05.08.2019 NL law KEI pilot ends: reset of digital litigation at Dutch courts, and new procedural rules Short Reads - On 1 October 2019, legislation will enter into force ending the KEI pilot scheme for digital litigation at the courts of Gelderland and Central Netherlands (Midden-Nederland). However, certain new procedural rules, which were part of the digitalisation pilot, will remain in force and will apply to all Dutch courts. Read more Team: Mathilde Vijverberg, Chantal Blokker-Schipper
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
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
04.06.2019 NL law Dutch Supreme Court clarifies evidentiary rules concerning signatures and signed documents Short Reads - In two recent decisions, the Dutch Supreme Court has clarified the evidentiary power of signed documents. If the signatory unambiguously denies that the signature on the document is his or hers or claims that another party has tampered with the signature (for instance, through forgery or copying a signature from one document and pasting it in another), it is up to the party invoking the signed document to prove the signature's authenticity (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:572). Read more Wouter den Hollander Senior Associate Amsterdam
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
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
16.01.2020 NL law Wetgever, koester het burgerlijk procesrecht Articles - Civiele procedures worden waarschijnlijk niet sneller en eenvoudiger met het Conceptwetsvoorstel modernisering en vereenvoudiging bewijsrecht en de Tijdelijke Experimentenwet rechtspleging. De wetsvoorstellen gaan uit van onjuiste veronderstellingen over het verloop van civielrechtelijke procedures en overspannen verwachtingen van de rol van de civiele rechter als alvermogende geschilbeslechter. Read more Wouter den Hollander Senior Associate Amsterdam
21.03.2019 NL law 15 aspects of Brexit you did not know Short Reads - A Brexit without a deal, or with a deal that does not cover all relevant aspects, is still a potential scenario. We have highlighted a number of unexpected legal consequences of Brexit in such a no deal or incomplete deal scenario. Read more Team: Derk Lemstra, Branda Katan, Judica Krikke, Floris ten Have, Astrid Helstone, Jeroen Kortmann, Job van Hooff, Reinout de Boer, Martin In de Braekt, Rogier Raas, Anna Collignon