31 results Court of Appeal of The Hague rules on liability for antitrust follow on damages claims in the elevator sector In a judgment of 23 January 2024 (case no. 200.304.621 and 200.304.673), the Court of Appeal ruled that elevator manufacturer Kone can be held liable for damages alleged by 23 parties that combined their claims in a litigation vehicle. Amsterdam Court of Appeal grants standing in collective action about alleged manipulation of interest rate benchmarks Contrary to the Amsterdam District Court’s judgment, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal granted Stichting Elco Foundation standing in a collective action against several banks and brokers based on alleged manipulation of interest rate benchmarks. Repsol: Dutch parent company cannot simply be used as anchor defendant to create jurisdiction Foreign entities are often sued in the Netherlands on the basis of the ‘anchor defendant’ construction. Repsol: Nederlandse moedervennootschap kan niet zomaar als ankergedaagde worden gebruikt om rechtsmacht te creëren Buitenlandse partijen worden vaak in Nederland gedagvaard via de "ankergedaagde"-constructie. Court of Appeal rules on admissibility of antitrust follow-on damages claim under the old Dutch collective action regime The judgment of the Court of Appeal of 's-Hertogenbosch of 27 May 2025 concerns a collective action brought by Consumentenbond and Stichting Aequitas against Koninklijke Philips N.V. under the old Dutch collective action regime of Article 3:305a DCC. Collectieve actie tegen geneesmiddelenfabrikant over excessieve prijzen St. Farma ter Verantwoording startte een collectieve actie tegen fabrikant AbbVie wegens het hanteren van een excessieve prijs voor het medicijn Humira. De rechtbank Amsterdam oordeelt echter dat de stichting onvoldoende belang heeft bij de vorderingen. Branda Katan and Cas Michiels contributed to Handbook on Mass Damage Branda Katan is one of the handbook’s editors, while Cas Michiels co-authored a chapter on third-party litigation funding. Branda Katan en Cas Michiels dragen bij aan Handboek Massaschade Branda Katan is een van de redacteuren van het Handboek Massaschade. Cas Michiels leverde als co-auteur een bijdrage aan een hoofdstuk over de externe financiering van collectieve acties. Legislative proposal on mass damages claims approved by the Dutch Senate On 19 March 2019, the Dutch Senate approved the legislative proposal that introduces collective actions for damages under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (DCC). As the legislative proposal did not give rise to any debate in the Senate, it was passe Legislative proposal for mass damages claims approved by the Dutch House of Representatives On 29 January 2019, the Dutch House of Representatives approved the legislative proposal that introduces collective actions for damages under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (DCC). This proposal aims to amend article 3:305a DCC to enable collective The qualification of a (commercial) contract The Dutch Civil Code provides for several nominate contracts, for example: contractor agreements, purchase agreements, lease contracts, agency agreements and employment contracts. Court of Appeal rules on limitation period for follow-on claims under Brazilian law in antitrust damages case concerning the cathode-ray tube markets On 17 June 2025, The Court of Appeal of 's-Hertogenbosch rendered a judgment in antitrust follow-on damages litigation concerning the cathode-ray tube markets, ruling on – amongst other things – the commencement of the limitation. WAMCA – exclusieve belangenbehartiger, inclusief complicaties De Wet afwikkeling massaschade in collectieve actie (WAMCA) heeft de figuur van de exclusieve belangenbehartiger (EB) geïntroduceerd. Pagination Previous page Page 1 Current page 2
Court of Appeal of The Hague rules on liability for antitrust follow on damages claims in the elevator sector In a judgment of 23 January 2024 (case no. 200.304.621 and 200.304.673), the Court of Appeal ruled that elevator manufacturer Kone can be held liable for damages alleged by 23 parties that combined their claims in a litigation vehicle.
Amsterdam Court of Appeal grants standing in collective action about alleged manipulation of interest rate benchmarks Contrary to the Amsterdam District Court’s judgment, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal granted Stichting Elco Foundation standing in a collective action against several banks and brokers based on alleged manipulation of interest rate benchmarks.
Repsol: Dutch parent company cannot simply be used as anchor defendant to create jurisdiction Foreign entities are often sued in the Netherlands on the basis of the ‘anchor defendant’ construction.
Repsol: Nederlandse moedervennootschap kan niet zomaar als ankergedaagde worden gebruikt om rechtsmacht te creëren Buitenlandse partijen worden vaak in Nederland gedagvaard via de "ankergedaagde"-constructie.
Court of Appeal rules on admissibility of antitrust follow-on damages claim under the old Dutch collective action regime The judgment of the Court of Appeal of 's-Hertogenbosch of 27 May 2025 concerns a collective action brought by Consumentenbond and Stichting Aequitas against Koninklijke Philips N.V. under the old Dutch collective action regime of Article 3:305a DCC.
Collectieve actie tegen geneesmiddelenfabrikant over excessieve prijzen St. Farma ter Verantwoording startte een collectieve actie tegen fabrikant AbbVie wegens het hanteren van een excessieve prijs voor het medicijn Humira. De rechtbank Amsterdam oordeelt echter dat de stichting onvoldoende belang heeft bij de vorderingen.
Branda Katan and Cas Michiels contributed to Handbook on Mass Damage Branda Katan is one of the handbook’s editors, while Cas Michiels co-authored a chapter on third-party litigation funding.
Branda Katan en Cas Michiels dragen bij aan Handboek Massaschade Branda Katan is een van de redacteuren van het Handboek Massaschade. Cas Michiels leverde als co-auteur een bijdrage aan een hoofdstuk over de externe financiering van collectieve acties.
Legislative proposal on mass damages claims approved by the Dutch Senate On 19 March 2019, the Dutch Senate approved the legislative proposal that introduces collective actions for damages under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (DCC). As the legislative proposal did not give rise to any debate in the Senate, it was passe
Legislative proposal for mass damages claims approved by the Dutch House of Representatives On 29 January 2019, the Dutch House of Representatives approved the legislative proposal that introduces collective actions for damages under article 3:305a of the Dutch Civil Code (DCC). This proposal aims to amend article 3:305a DCC to enable collective
The qualification of a (commercial) contract The Dutch Civil Code provides for several nominate contracts, for example: contractor agreements, purchase agreements, lease contracts, agency agreements and employment contracts.
Court of Appeal rules on limitation period for follow-on claims under Brazilian law in antitrust damages case concerning the cathode-ray tube markets On 17 June 2025, The Court of Appeal of 's-Hertogenbosch rendered a judgment in antitrust follow-on damages litigation concerning the cathode-ray tube markets, ruling on – amongst other things – the commencement of the limitation.
WAMCA – exclusieve belangenbehartiger, inclusief complicaties De Wet afwikkeling massaschade in collectieve actie (WAMCA) heeft de figuur van de exclusieve belangenbehartiger (EB) geïntroduceerd.