Dienen showroommodellen tot ‘stoffering’ in de zin van art. 22 lid 3 Invorderingswet 1990?

Short Reads - The draft temporary bill on Expedited Liquidation Transparency presented by the Dutch Minister of Justice on 28 June 2021 aims to increase transparency, improve protection of creditors and reduce the risk of abuse. We expect that this bill could be in effect indefinitely, as the issues it addresses were pressing long before COVID-19.

Short Reads - As long as a contract has not yet been concluded, the parties’ freedom of contract is paramount.  In principle, the parties are free to decide whether to continue or break off negotiations. Nevertheless, circumstances may arise under which breaking off negotiations is unacceptable. One of the remedies available to the injured party in such a case is to seek a court order to continue negotiations. This blog post discusses the chance of success of such a court order, and the factors involved.

Short Reads - De vervaldatum van de Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie & Veiligheid (“de Tijdelijke wet”) is bij Koninklijk Besluit vastgesteld op 1 augustus 2021. Naar verwachting wordt de werkingsduur van de Tijdelijke wet verlengd tot 1 oktober 2021. Echter, dit is pas zeker als er een nieuw verlengingsbesluit in het Staatsblad wordt gepubliceerd. 

Short Reads - In Dutch commercial legal practice, contracting parties frequently act as representatives of a company. Generally, this representation is unproblematic, but intermediaries sometimes exceed their authority or act as representatives without the required authorization.