Breach of trademark and/or brand: what are the criteria?
How does the court view whether someone else’s trade name or logo appears ...
One shareholder excludes the other, what can you do?
An earlier blog by Dutch lawyer Hein Hoogendoorn explained that in preliminary ...
Violation of the administration obligation and director’s liability: AMS explains!
An administrator can hold the director of a bankrupt enterprise liable for the ...
Unjustified suspension of payment of shares. What are the consequences?
A debtor whose claim has become due and payable to his creditor is authorised ...
Prevent collections disputes: record assignments and specify hours!
Lawyers are hired regularly to conduct collections proceedings for their clients. ...
Defence validity in the event of trademark infringement: how does that work?
A brand or trademark can be registered with the European Union’s Bureau ...
Contractor hired external advisor without permission?
Contractors often hire external experts to provide specific recommendations and ...
Undeclared right of lien on a Bentley. Good-faith buyer?
This case concerns a finance company with an undeclared right of lien on a Bentley. ...
Dutch court torpedoes attempt to bypass procedural regulation
A recent decision in a Dutch court thwarted an attempt circumvent the maximum ...
Supervisory judge forbids liquidator to settle. Can this prohibition stand up?
In the Netherlands, in the event of a bankruptcy, the court appoints a liquidator. ...
Forged loan termination agreement no benefit to debtor
In summary proceedings in the Netherlands concerning an unpaid loan, the debtor ...
No dismissal for employee who e-mails confidential information to himself
A Dutch employee learns that his employer wishes to terminate his employment contract ...
Dutch right of lien on claim lapsed because of collection by first pledge holder?
Multiple pledging of one and the same property is a regular occurrence in the ...
Requesting the appointment of trustee of estate in the Netherlands
AMS often blogs about the settlement of estates. The Dutch settlement procedure ...
Interim relief judge: enforcing judgment is abuse of power
The mere fact that someone has the (legal) power to take a certain action, does ...
Dutch criteria for dismissal for employee’s unsatisfactory performance
In a recent employment law case in the Netherlands, an employer applied for the ...
Successive term of employment: what are the criteria?
In a recent Supreme Court judgement, the Dutch Court of Appeal was reprimanded ...
Multinational sidelined in sale of their own shares
In this action, a multinational in agricultural products in the Netherlands tried ...
Limitation period for an official report; five or twenty years?
During a hearing a Dutch court may establish agreements between parties upon request ...
International insolvency law: does a Dutch court have jurisdiction?
A trustee wants to initiate a claim in insolvency proceedings against an Indian ...
