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When does a reason given for termination of an agreement qualify as a compelling ground? That was the central question in the Dutch Supreme Court's decision of 29 March 2019 (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:446).

Due to environmental damage as a result of oil extraction in the Ecuadorian Amazon, oil company Chevron was ordered to pay USD 8.6 billion to Ecuadorian citizens.

The European Court of Justice recently confirmed that if the EU Damages Directive does not apply, it is up to national rules to enable claimants to effectively claim EU antitrust damages.

The knowledge of a person who in fact runs a company can be attributed to the company if the sole director and shareholder is a 'straw man', the Supreme Court confirmed in a judgment of 29 March 2019.

On 22 March 2019, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:412) that the strict liability for buildings (opstalaansprakelijkheid) is not linked to a specific damaging act but to a damaging condition, as referred to in section 6:174 DCC. Therefore, t

To coincide with the opening of the Netherlands Commercial Court, Matthijs Kuijpers of Stibbe Amsterdam has released the handbook on this new court setting out all relevant information concerning this new international court and what it may offer parties

Are Dutch courts entitled to lift a prejudgment attachment levied against an international organisation on its assets in another state?

Op 21 november 2018 publiceerde de AFM een rapport naar aanleiding van een door haar uitgevoerd verkennend onderzoek naar de “kwetsbaarheden” in de structuur van de accountancysector. Diezelfde dag kondigde de Minister van Financiën aan, mede in het licht

Online marketplaces provide sales channels not only for professional traders but also for individuals selling second-hand goods. For buyers, online advertisements do not always make it clear whether the seller is a professional trader or an individual.

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.

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

Eerder behandelden wij de toegenomen aandacht, zowel in Nederland als in Europees verband, voor bescherming van beursgenoteerde vennootschappen tegen ongewenste overnames en bescherming van vitale economische sectoren.

Op 23 oktober 2018 is de Wet bescherming bedrijfsgeheimen in werking getreden.

Op 1 januari 2019 zijn op basis van de Wet Netherlands Commercial Court het Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) en het Netherlands Commercial Court of Appeal (NCCA) van start gegaan.

In deze bijdrage schenkt Steven Hijink aandacht aan de mogelijkheden en belemmeringen voor het benoemen van robots als bestuurder of commissaris van een rechtspersoon. Die opkomst lijkt aanstaande vanwege indrukwekkende versnelling van technologische ontw

On 12 December, a draft legislative proposal ("proposal") was published containing a special regulation on franchise agreements. Until now, there have been no special regulations regarding franchise agreements.

Gertjan Boekraad schreef een artikel in het Tijdschrift voor Insolventierecht over een arrest van de Hoge Raad van 23 maart 2018 waarin het criterium voor de verifieerbaarheid van vorderingen in faillissement is aangescherpt. 

Imagine that a debtor voluntarily concludes a transaction with a third party where he knows (or should know) that it hinders the creditor’s possibilities of collecting the debt.