Litigation and Arbitration

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Commercial Law | NL & EU Law

Our Litigation and Arbitration practice group is one of the largest dedicated practices among major law firms in the Netherlands. This blog analyses recent judgments, gives guidance to legislative changes and comments on recent developments in law.

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District Court of Amsterdam rules on the duty to furnish facts in antitrust damages case concerning the trucks sector

In an interim judgment of 28 February 2024, the District Court of Amsterdam ruled inter alia on the duty to furnish facts for claimants in liability proceedings following an infringement of competition law rules.

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Verticale prijsbinding: handhaving, boetes en schadeclaims

We bespreken de wijze waarop bedrijven hun afnemers ongeoorloofd dwingen tot het rekenen van minimumprijzen en waarom dat niet mag. De ACM handhaaft streng en leveranciers kunnen rekenen op hoge boetes en schadeclaims van gedupeerde consumenten.

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District Court ruled on the recognition of the res judicata effect of a Turkish judgment and dismissed an antitrust follow on damages claim regarding the cathode-ray tube markets

The District Court of Oost-Brabant recognized the res judicata effect of a Turkish court of appeal judgment, in which the Turkish court had dismissed antitrust damages claims brought by Vestel against Philips, Samsung, LGE, Technicolor, TTD and TDP.

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The Mediation Clause: legally enforceable?

We regularly come across it in commercial practice as part of a contract: the mediation clause. It has long been unclear in Dutch legal practice to what extent a mediation clause is legally binding and therefore enforceable.

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