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In an interim judgment, the District Court of The Hague decided that a report of findings prepared by external legal counsel had to be produced to the defendants in the proceedings.

On 16 February 2024 the Supreme Court ruled on a case of significant practical importance. The question at issue was whether a (taxable) gift occurs when spouses modify their marital conditions...

The Dutch Supreme Court recently ruled that a purchaser who has acquired a good subject to retention of title can establish a pledge on that good, which is unaffected by the purchaser's bankruptcy.

On January 7, an Amsterdam District Court denied (source document in Dutch) a journalist's request to order an internet search engine to delete a search result showing a newspaper article on plagiarism committed by the journalist.

The Dutch Supreme Court has issued a decisive ruling on the contentious Box 3 tax assessments, determining the fate of taxpayers who failed to timely object to their assessments between 2017 and 2020. This judgment resolves a critical question left open by the landmark Christmas judgment of 2021, establishing whether non-objecting taxpayers can still claim relief. The decision carries significant implications for thousands of Dutch taxpayers who may have missed objection deadlines during this period.

Participating in a cartel as well as contributing to the implementation of a cartel can lead to substantial fines.

On 1 January 2016, the Rotterdam District Court started a pilot project allowing cases involving maritime and transport law and international sale of goods to be conducted in English.

Accessing data held by a third party in the Netherlands has become less difficult.

The Dutch Supreme Court recently issued an important ruling on the commencement of the limitation period for compensation claims.

Daan Beenders and Wouter Hofstee describe the relevance of procedural law for strategic considerations in international litigation.

In his view, the bill lacks an analysis of why it is not always possible to bring about a collective settlement in mass damages suits.

Juridisch kader en mogelijke oplossingen voor bedrijven

The Dutch Supreme Court has slightly amended the liability regime for franchisors in cases of incorrect forecasts.

Dans un arrêt du 26 octobre 2022, le Tribunal de l'UE a rappelé la difficulté d'enregistrer une marque composée d'une seule couleur, en l'occurrence il s'agissait d'un carré de couleur bleu ciel, pour désigner des machines agricoles en classe 7.

A recent ruling by the European Court of Justice clarifies that companies should put more thought into answering requests for information by the European Commission.

Toch is aansprakelijkheidsstelling niet dé manier om structurele verduurzaming te bewerkstelligen.

The case concerns the validity of a jurisdiction clause included in the general terms and conditions contained on a website in case the general terms and conditions are referenced via a hyperlink...

The Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal clarified recently that the competition regulator ACM can use evidence obtained through telephone taps installed by other agencies for its own competition law investigations.