31.08.2012 NL law Stibbe advised Mainfreight Experience - Representing the New Zealand listed logistics company Mainfreight in a post-M&A dispute. The dispute concerned a significant claim from Mainfreight following the acquisition of a major Dutch logistics group. The dispute was settled amicably in August 2012, culminating in an after tax gain for Mainfreight of NZD12.7 million Read more Matthijs Kuijpers Partner Amsterdam
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
20.05.2021 BE law Webinar: Bemiddeling als vorm van geschillenbeslechting voor conflicten met de overheid Seminar - Op 8 juni 2021 spreken David D'Hooghe, Linde Bevernaege en Bastiaan Schelstraete op een webinar georganiseerd door het Instituut voor Bedrijfsjuristen over bemiddeling als vorm van geschillenbeslechting voor conflichten met de overheid. Read more Team: Bastiaan Schelstraete, Linde Bevernaege, David D'Hooghe
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
23.03.2020 BE law Contracts & Corona: force majeure and related topics Short Reads - The spread of the coronavirus may have some consequences that affect your ability to perform your obligations under your contracts, or your co-contractors’ ability to perform theirs. We provide some insight on a few pressing questions. Read more Team: Oliver Stevens, Tobe Inghelbrecht
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
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
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
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
20.05.2021 BE law Webinar: Focus on pathological clauses and collaborative law Seminar - On 21 June 2021 at 2 pm, Stibbe partners Nicolas Résimont and Oliver Stevens host a webinar on pathological clauses and collaborative law for the members of the Practice Group Effective Dispute Resolution of IBJ/IJE. Read more Team: Oliver Stevens, Nicolas Résimont
05.01.2021 BE law Sophie Bourgois, Oliver Stevens and Nicolas Résimont explain Collaborative Law 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. Read more Team: Oliver Stevens, Nicolas Résimont, Sophie Bourgois
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
11.03.2020 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