Jeroen Kortmann speaks at the C5 Conference "Private Enforcement of Competition Law Damage Claims" in Amsterdam

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.

Short Reads - Vrijdag 28 mei jl. hadden wij een inspirerend webinar over actualiteiten op het gebied van milieustrafrecht. Wij spraken gedurende 90 minuten onder meer over aansprakelijkheden van bestuurders, de zorgplichten, incidentenrapportages vanuit strafrechtelijk- en bestuursrechtelijk perspectief.

Short Reads - Under Dutch law, a general principle is that contracting parties conclude agreements in their own name, i.e. they conclude agreements for themselves. However, in Dutch commercial legal practice, contracting parties frequently act as representatives of a company.

Short Reads - On May 26, 2021, the District Court of The Hague rendered its judgment in the case between Milieudefensie and others against Shell. In this blog, a multidisciplinary team from Stibbe gives its first view of this ruling and explains why it could be a groundbreaking ruling.