609 results Third-party effect of exoneration clauses in commercial contracts Under Dutch law, the general principle is that contracts only have legal effects for the contracting parties themselves. In principle, contracts have no legal effects for third parties. Sustainability of exoneration clauses and commercial contracts In Dutch legal practice, contracting parties often agree on exoneration clauses in commercial contracts. Exoneration clauses limit or exclude the debtor’s liability. Negotiating a contract under conditions; subject to finance In the pre-contractual phase, Dutch professional contracting parties often negotiate a financing arrangement clause or a “subject to finance” clause. Negotiating a contract under conditions; subject to approval In Dutch legal practice, one of the most common conditions is the reservation of approval or the “subject to approval” clause. Negotiating a contract under conditions; subject to signature In the pre-contractual phase, professional contracting parties often negotiate under one or more conditions. Several different conditions are common in (commercial) legal practice: “subject to signature”, “subject to approval” and “subject to finance.” Toni van Hees verlaat na 40 jaar de advocatuur Per 1 september 2022 heeft Toni van Hees, partner in Stibbe’s Commercial Litigation praktijk, ons kantoor verlaten. Launch of Metaverse blog series Stibbe launches a new blog series focusing on the legal challenges of the Metaverse. In our upcoming blog posts, we will discuss the legal challenges of NFTs, crypto-assets, Metaverse platforms, crypto exchanges, DAO, and many more. Schadevergoeding bij de bestuursrechter op grond van de AVG voor feitelijk handelen van een bestuursorgaan? Op 1 april 2020 heeft de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State een viertal uitspraken gewezen waarin zij oordeelt over het verzoek tot toekenning van schadevergoeding door een bestuursorgaan op grond van de (Europese) AVG. Minke Reijneveld Junior Associate Amsterdam Stibbe advises Sappi We are very pleased Stibbe is advising Sappi Limited (Sappi) in relation to the contemplated sale and carve-out transaction involving Sappi’s graphic paper mills in Maastricht. Netherlands Chapter in the International Comparative Legal Guide Jeroen Kortmann, Amber van Vugt, Twan Heikens and Francis Blaauboer contributed to the International Comparative Legal Guide - Competition Litigation 2023 in a Q&A chapter about the Netherlands. Usufruct on rent payments: Dutch Supreme Court limits freedom of contract within property law A right of usufruct on a claim cannot be used to appropriate what is received through collection of that claim, as the Dutch Supreme Court ruled in its decision of 30 September 2022 (ECLI:NL:HR:2022:1331). Belgian Court of Cassation balances right to privacy with right to information In a recent judgement of 18 October 2022, the Belgian Court of Cassation has weighed the fundamental right to privacy against the equally fundamental right to information and freedom of expression. Promotie Pjotr Broere Pjotr Broere, advocaat bij Stibbe, promoveerde op 4 oktober 2022 aan de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen met zijn proefschrift “De kosten van de enquêteprocedure”. Bestuursrechter of burgerlijke rechter Wie wil procederen tegen de Staat moet weten bij welke rechter hij moet aankloppen: de burgerlijke rechter of de bestuursrechter. Dat is niet altijd eenvoudig. Branda Katan to speak at the Internationaler Wirtschaftsrechtstag Branda Katan will be speaking about collective actions in the Netherlands during the Internationaler Wirtschaftsrechtstag in Berlin on 11 November. 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. Over fixatie en verificatie van vorderingen Gertjan Boekraad schreef een artikel in het Tijdschrift voor Insolventierecht over een arrest van de Hoge Raad van 23 maart 2018 waarin het criterium voor de verifieerbaarheid van vorderingen in faillissement is aangescherpt. Pagination Previous page Page 25 Current page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Next page
Third-party effect of exoneration clauses in commercial contracts Under Dutch law, the general principle is that contracts only have legal effects for the contracting parties themselves. In principle, contracts have no legal effects for third parties.
Sustainability of exoneration clauses and commercial contracts In Dutch legal practice, contracting parties often agree on exoneration clauses in commercial contracts. Exoneration clauses limit or exclude the debtor’s liability.
Negotiating a contract under conditions; subject to finance In the pre-contractual phase, Dutch professional contracting parties often negotiate a financing arrangement clause or a “subject to finance” clause.
Negotiating a contract under conditions; subject to approval In Dutch legal practice, one of the most common conditions is the reservation of approval or the “subject to approval” clause.
Negotiating a contract under conditions; subject to signature In the pre-contractual phase, professional contracting parties often negotiate under one or more conditions. Several different conditions are common in (commercial) legal practice: “subject to signature”, “subject to approval” and “subject to finance.”
Toni van Hees verlaat na 40 jaar de advocatuur Per 1 september 2022 heeft Toni van Hees, partner in Stibbe’s Commercial Litigation praktijk, ons kantoor verlaten.
Launch of Metaverse blog series Stibbe launches a new blog series focusing on the legal challenges of the Metaverse. In our upcoming blog posts, we will discuss the legal challenges of NFTs, crypto-assets, Metaverse platforms, crypto exchanges, DAO, and many more.
Schadevergoeding bij de bestuursrechter op grond van de AVG voor feitelijk handelen van een bestuursorgaan? Op 1 april 2020 heeft de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State een viertal uitspraken gewezen waarin zij oordeelt over het verzoek tot toekenning van schadevergoeding door een bestuursorgaan op grond van de (Europese) AVG.
Stibbe advises Sappi We are very pleased Stibbe is advising Sappi Limited (Sappi) in relation to the contemplated sale and carve-out transaction involving Sappi’s graphic paper mills in Maastricht.
Netherlands Chapter in the International Comparative Legal Guide Jeroen Kortmann, Amber van Vugt, Twan Heikens and Francis Blaauboer contributed to the International Comparative Legal Guide - Competition Litigation 2023 in a Q&A chapter about the Netherlands.
Usufruct on rent payments: Dutch Supreme Court limits freedom of contract within property law A right of usufruct on a claim cannot be used to appropriate what is received through collection of that claim, as the Dutch Supreme Court ruled in its decision of 30 September 2022 (ECLI:NL:HR:2022:1331).
Belgian Court of Cassation balances right to privacy with right to information In a recent judgement of 18 October 2022, the Belgian Court of Cassation has weighed the fundamental right to privacy against the equally fundamental right to information and freedom of expression.
Promotie Pjotr Broere Pjotr Broere, advocaat bij Stibbe, promoveerde op 4 oktober 2022 aan de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen met zijn proefschrift “De kosten van de enquêteprocedure”.
Bestuursrechter of burgerlijke rechter Wie wil procederen tegen de Staat moet weten bij welke rechter hij moet aankloppen: de burgerlijke rechter of de bestuursrechter. Dat is niet altijd eenvoudig.
Branda Katan to speak at the Internationaler Wirtschaftsrechtstag Branda Katan will be speaking about collective actions in the Netherlands during the Internationaler Wirtschaftsrechtstag in Berlin on 11 November.
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.
Over fixatie en verificatie van vorderingen Gertjan Boekraad schreef een artikel in het Tijdschrift voor Insolventierecht over een arrest van de Hoge Raad van 23 maart 2018 waarin het criterium voor de verifieerbaarheid van vorderingen in faillissement is aangescherpt.