99 results WAMCA: imperfections come to the surface Dutch courts have not yet developed procedural rules for the WAMCA, the new Dutch regime for collective redress. This adds to pre-existing uncertainty around many procedural aspects of this new law. Branda Katan teaches course on Dutch class action regime Branda Katan will co-teach the current affairs ‘WAMCA’ course on 2 February 2022 from 14:00 to 18:15 at the Centrum voor Postacademisch Juridisch Onderwijs. Branda, together with co-teacher Professor Ruud Hermans, will discuss all aspects of the Dutch cla Dutch Supreme Court decides against the pledgeability of non-transferable claims Lawyers occasionally wonder how the law ended up as it is. We had that experience after the Dutch Supreme Court’s decision of 1 July 2022 (Rabobank/Ten Berge q.q.; ECLI:NL:HR:2022:984), regarding the possibility or impossibility of pledging a claim. Bill to simplify Dutch law of evidence: concerns remain The Minister for Legal Protection recently submitted a legislative bill with the aim of simplifying Dutch law of evidence. The bill is intended to enhance truth finding and promote efficiency and effectiveness in civil proceedings. Stibbe successfully represents Vantage in enforcement of international arbitration ruling Stibbe has represented Vantage Deepwater Drilling Inc. and Vantage Deepwater Company (Vantage) in the enforcement of an arbitral award against Petrobras in the Netherlands. Stibbe worked on this matter in close cooperation with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Su Stibbe represents Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) Stibbe represented the Dutch railway operator NS in a seminal case in the Netherlands concerning alleged abuse of dominance. Stibbe advises Westermeerwind The District Court Midden-Nederland ruled in favour of Westermeerwind B.V. on 19 June, in a case brought by organisations acting for the 'Westermeerwind Group'. The group had claimed that the 32 members of that group had the right to participate in the Wi Dutch court: insufficient substantiation? No follow-on cartel damages action The Amsterdam District Court in the Dutch trucks cartel follow-on proceedings recently ruled that claimants – specifically CDC, STCC, Chapelton, K&D c.s. and STEF c.s. – had insufficiently substantiated their claims. European regulatory initiatives for online platforms and search engines As part of the digital economy, the rise of online platforms and search engines raises all kinds of legal questions. For example, do bicycle couriers qualify as employees who are entitled to ordinary labour law protections? Double roles in attributing knowledge 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. Handbook on the Netherlands Commercial Court published 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 Commercial interest on overdue interest payments on a loan – uncertainty remains 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. Raad van State versoepelt toegangsvereiste (actueel belang) De algemene vergadering van de Raad van State heeft in zijn arrest van 15 januari 2019 de ontvankelijkheidsvoorwaarde van het actueel belang enigszins versoepeld. Hieronder een korte round-up van het belangvereiste en de ommezwaai in de rechtspraak. 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 Consultatie voorontwerp Wet 'bedenktijd beursvennootschappen' en overige ontwikkelingen ten aanzien van de bescherming van vitale sectoren 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. Netherlands Commercial Court van start 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. Special regulation on franchise agreements proposed: more protection for franchisees 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. European Court of Justice: actio pauliana is covered by jurisdiction rule of forum of contract 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. Pagination Previous page Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page
WAMCA: imperfections come to the surface Dutch courts have not yet developed procedural rules for the WAMCA, the new Dutch regime for collective redress. This adds to pre-existing uncertainty around many procedural aspects of this new law.
Branda Katan teaches course on Dutch class action regime Branda Katan will co-teach the current affairs ‘WAMCA’ course on 2 February 2022 from 14:00 to 18:15 at the Centrum voor Postacademisch Juridisch Onderwijs. Branda, together with co-teacher Professor Ruud Hermans, will discuss all aspects of the Dutch cla
Dutch Supreme Court decides against the pledgeability of non-transferable claims Lawyers occasionally wonder how the law ended up as it is. We had that experience after the Dutch Supreme Court’s decision of 1 July 2022 (Rabobank/Ten Berge q.q.; ECLI:NL:HR:2022:984), regarding the possibility or impossibility of pledging a claim.
Bill to simplify Dutch law of evidence: concerns remain The Minister for Legal Protection recently submitted a legislative bill with the aim of simplifying Dutch law of evidence. The bill is intended to enhance truth finding and promote efficiency and effectiveness in civil proceedings.
Stibbe successfully represents Vantage in enforcement of international arbitration ruling Stibbe has represented Vantage Deepwater Drilling Inc. and Vantage Deepwater Company (Vantage) in the enforcement of an arbitral award against Petrobras in the Netherlands. Stibbe worked on this matter in close cooperation with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Su
Stibbe represents Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) Stibbe represented the Dutch railway operator NS in a seminal case in the Netherlands concerning alleged abuse of dominance.
Stibbe advises Westermeerwind The District Court Midden-Nederland ruled in favour of Westermeerwind B.V. on 19 June, in a case brought by organisations acting for the 'Westermeerwind Group'. The group had claimed that the 32 members of that group had the right to participate in the Wi
Dutch court: insufficient substantiation? No follow-on cartel damages action The Amsterdam District Court in the Dutch trucks cartel follow-on proceedings recently ruled that claimants – specifically CDC, STCC, Chapelton, K&D c.s. and STEF c.s. – had insufficiently substantiated their claims.
European regulatory initiatives for online platforms and search engines As part of the digital economy, the rise of online platforms and search engines raises all kinds of legal questions. For example, do bicycle couriers qualify as employees who are entitled to ordinary labour law protections?
Double roles in attributing knowledge 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.
Handbook on the Netherlands Commercial Court published 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
Commercial interest on overdue interest payments on a loan – uncertainty remains 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.
Raad van State versoepelt toegangsvereiste (actueel belang) De algemene vergadering van de Raad van State heeft in zijn arrest van 15 januari 2019 de ontvankelijkheidsvoorwaarde van het actueel belang enigszins versoepeld. Hieronder een korte round-up van het belangvereiste en de ommezwaai in de rechtspraak.
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
Consultatie voorontwerp Wet 'bedenktijd beursvennootschappen' en overige ontwikkelingen ten aanzien van de bescherming van vitale sectoren 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.
Netherlands Commercial Court van start 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.
Special regulation on franchise agreements proposed: more protection for franchisees 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.
European Court of Justice: actio pauliana is covered by jurisdiction rule of forum of contract 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.