Reactie in DFT op komst Netherlands Commercial Court

Seminar - Erik Valgaeren, Partner TMT, and his team organize a seminar which focuses on the interaction between GDPR and litigation, corporate law, administrative law and employment law.

Short Reads - Under Dutch law, a debtor can remedy a default by offering to perform its obligations at a later date. Such an offer, however, has to include an offer to pay for damages and costs incurred as a result of the default (art. 6:86 DCC). If the creditor refuses to accept an offer that meets such criteria, the creditor will be in default.

Short Reads - If a person buys a car from a car dealer and fails to pay the purchase price on the agreed date, that person has to pay not only the purchase price but also statutory interest (Clause 6:119 DCC), unless otherwise agreed. If a car dealer buys the same car from an importer and fails to pay the purchase price on the agreed date, that car dealer has to pay commercial interest, which is a much higher rate, instead of the normal statutory interest (Clause 6:119a DCC).

Short Reads - Op 23 oktober 2018 is de Wet bescherming bedrijfsgeheimen in werking getreden. Deze wet strekt tot implementatie van de Richtlijn bedrijfsgeheimen (2016/943/EU) en biedt houders van niet-openbaar gemaakte knowhow en bedrijfsinformatie (bedrijfsgeheimen) verschillende mogelijkheden om maatregelen te treffen tegen het onrechtmatig verkrijgen, gebruiken of openbaar maken van bedrijfsgeheimen.