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When interpreting a contract, the ‘actual intention’ of the parties is what matters
In a recent ruling, the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam held that the actual intention of the parties in concluding an agreement should be take ...
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Personal or business suretyship?
A recent case before the Court of Appeal concerns the question of whet ...
Conclusive evidential value of a signed agreement
In a recent case the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal ruled on the basis of the ...
Directors’ and officers’ liability for tax and pension debts
If an enterprise is in a situation of inability to pay, a director must report t ...
Arbitration award between the City of Amsterdam and a ship entrepreneur is maintained
A protracted legal dispute between the City of Amsterdam and entrepreneur X has ...
Litigating at the Netherlands Commercial Court: when is a choice of forum clause valid?
Recently, the Netherlands Commercial Court (a court that is part of the Amsterda ...
Does the assignment of a claim in respect of which arbitration has been agreed lead to a lack of jurisdiction of the court?
Nowadays, parties are increasingly choosing to have their disputes settled by me ...
Court stays the enforcement of an arbitration award of USD 622 million against Petrobras
Vantage’s request for permission for the enforcement of an arbitration award req ...