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Moderner en eenvoudiger bewijsrecht per 1 januari 2025

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De Wet vereenvoudiging en modernisering bewijsrecht is op 22 maart 2024 gepubliceerd. De wet zal op 1 januari 2025 in werking treden en voorziet in een aantal wijzigingen...

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De Wet vereenvoudiging en modernisering bewijsrecht is op 22 maart 2024 gepubliceerd. De wet zal op 1 januari 2025 in werking treden en voorziet in een aantal wijzigingen en codificatie van bestaande, in de jurisprudentie geaccepteerde, praktijken. Deze worden hierna, op hoofdlijnen, uiteengezet. De huidige regels over bewijslast en bewijslastverdeling blijven ongewijzigd.

Informatie- en bewijsgaring voorafgaand aan de procedure en voorlopige bewijsverrichtingen

  • Partijen zijn naar geldend recht verplicht de voor de beoordeling relevante feiten volledig en naar waarheid aan te voeren (artikel 21 Rv). Die verplichting, die bekend staat als de ‘waarheidsplicht', wordt uitgebreid met een nieuw lid 2, dat een verplichting bevat voor partijen om de gegevens waarover zij redelijkerwijs kunnen beschikken, en die in de gegeven omstandigheden redelijkerwijs voorzienbaar van belang zijn voor de beoordeling, te verzamelen en over te leggen (bij gebreke waarvan de rechter de

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