475 results Unauthorized representation: commitment of the principal to the agreement In Dutch commercial legal practice, contracting parties frequently act as representatives of a company. The capacity of contracting parties and (commercial) contracts Under Dutch law, a general principle is that contracting parties conclude agreements in their own name, i.e. they conclude agreements for themselves. The qualification of a (commercial) contract The Dutch Civil Code provides for several nominate contracts, for example: contractor agreements, purchase agreements, lease contracts, agency agreements and employment contracts. Dutch Supreme Court decides against the pledgeability of non-transferable claims Lawyers occasionally wonder how the law ended up as it is. We had that experience after the Dutch Supreme Court’s decision of 1 July 2022 (Rabobank/Ten Berge q.q.; ECLI:NL:HR:2022:984), regarding the possibility or impossibility of pledging a claim. Verplichte cao en pensioen: niet perse voor alle werkgevers in de groep Als één groepsvennootschap verplicht onder een cao of bedrijfstakpensioenregeling valt, geldt dit dan ook voor andere vennootschappen/werkgevers in de groep? Gotta catch ‘em all? Upward referral of ‘killer acquisitions’ upheld Companies involved in intended or completed M&A transactions falling below EU and national merger notification thresholds should beware that their deals may still catch the European Commission’s eye. Is de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens te streng? Volgens de Europese Commissie wel De Europese Commissie vindt dat de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens te streng is bij de uitleg van het begrip 'gerechtvaardigd belang'. Dit blijkt uit een brief uit 2020, die NRC recent heeft gepubliceerd. 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. Ontwikkelingen op het gebied van duurzaamheidsverslaggeving Op grond van de CSRD zullen beursgenoteerde ondernemingen en overige grote ondernemingen op relatief korte termijn een uitgebreid duurzaamheidsverslag moeten opstellen aan de hand van Europese standaarden voor duurzaamheidsverslaggeving. Spooked no more: antitrust safe harbour for solo self-employed persons The Commission’s guidelines on collective agreements clarify the manoeuvre room solo self-employed persons have under the competition rules to collectively boost their working conditions. A Directive on platform work working conditions is on the way. Dutch Supreme Court clarifies rules on the moment of default by operation of law: can the default be deferred following actions of the creditor? The Dutch Supreme Court rendered judgment on 12 April 2024 ECLI:NL:HR:2024:575, clarifying the moment at which a debtor is in default following non-performance. The Commission’s ‘killer’ pharma campaign: reason to complain? The European Commission is on the prowl in the pharma sector. Recent cases on alleged disparagement and pipeline drugs-killings show that it is not afraid to show its teeth and, ultimately, bite. Digital antitrust conduct: too elusive to catch? The ink on the Digital Market Act has barely dried, but fast-evolving digital developments already have competition authorities calling for new tools. Is Big Tech not kept in check by the DMA, the antitrust rules and the EU Merger Regulation after all? Listing Act: expanded prospectus exemptions On 24 April 2024 the European Parliament adopted the EU Listing Act, a legislative package that includes changes to the Prospectus Regulation, the Market Abuse Regulation, MiFID II and MIFIR. In this article we discuss these expanded prospectus exemptions Zijn we er toch ingetuind … De Hoge Raad stelt dat verschoningsgerechtigde gegevens “niet meer kenbaar” moeten zijn, maar de opsporingspraktijk ziet vernietigen vaak als slechts ontoegankelijk maken. Advocaat Daan Doorenbos gaat in op de impact van deze interpretaties. Pagination Previous page Page 23 Current page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Next page
Unauthorized representation: commitment of the principal to the agreement In Dutch commercial legal practice, contracting parties frequently act as representatives of a company.
The capacity of contracting parties and (commercial) contracts Under Dutch law, a general principle is that contracting parties conclude agreements in their own name, i.e. they conclude agreements for themselves.
The qualification of a (commercial) contract The Dutch Civil Code provides for several nominate contracts, for example: contractor agreements, purchase agreements, lease contracts, agency agreements and employment contracts.
Dutch Supreme Court decides against the pledgeability of non-transferable claims Lawyers occasionally wonder how the law ended up as it is. We had that experience after the Dutch Supreme Court’s decision of 1 July 2022 (Rabobank/Ten Berge q.q.; ECLI:NL:HR:2022:984), regarding the possibility or impossibility of pledging a claim.
Verplichte cao en pensioen: niet perse voor alle werkgevers in de groep Als één groepsvennootschap verplicht onder een cao of bedrijfstakpensioenregeling valt, geldt dit dan ook voor andere vennootschappen/werkgevers in de groep?
Gotta catch ‘em all? Upward referral of ‘killer acquisitions’ upheld Companies involved in intended or completed M&A transactions falling below EU and national merger notification thresholds should beware that their deals may still catch the European Commission’s eye.
Is de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens te streng? Volgens de Europese Commissie wel De Europese Commissie vindt dat de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens te streng is bij de uitleg van het begrip 'gerechtvaardigd belang'. Dit blijkt uit een brief uit 2020, die NRC recent heeft gepubliceerd.
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.
Ontwikkelingen op het gebied van duurzaamheidsverslaggeving Op grond van de CSRD zullen beursgenoteerde ondernemingen en overige grote ondernemingen op relatief korte termijn een uitgebreid duurzaamheidsverslag moeten opstellen aan de hand van Europese standaarden voor duurzaamheidsverslaggeving.
Spooked no more: antitrust safe harbour for solo self-employed persons The Commission’s guidelines on collective agreements clarify the manoeuvre room solo self-employed persons have under the competition rules to collectively boost their working conditions. A Directive on platform work working conditions is on the way.
Dutch Supreme Court clarifies rules on the moment of default by operation of law: can the default be deferred following actions of the creditor? The Dutch Supreme Court rendered judgment on 12 April 2024 ECLI:NL:HR:2024:575, clarifying the moment at which a debtor is in default following non-performance.
The Commission’s ‘killer’ pharma campaign: reason to complain? The European Commission is on the prowl in the pharma sector. Recent cases on alleged disparagement and pipeline drugs-killings show that it is not afraid to show its teeth and, ultimately, bite.
Digital antitrust conduct: too elusive to catch? The ink on the Digital Market Act has barely dried, but fast-evolving digital developments already have competition authorities calling for new tools. Is Big Tech not kept in check by the DMA, the antitrust rules and the EU Merger Regulation after all?
Listing Act: expanded prospectus exemptions On 24 April 2024 the European Parliament adopted the EU Listing Act, a legislative package that includes changes to the Prospectus Regulation, the Market Abuse Regulation, MiFID II and MIFIR. In this article we discuss these expanded prospectus exemptions
Zijn we er toch ingetuind … De Hoge Raad stelt dat verschoningsgerechtigde gegevens “niet meer kenbaar” moeten zijn, maar de opsporingspraktijk ziet vernietigen vaak als slechts ontoegankelijk maken. Advocaat Daan Doorenbos gaat in op de impact van deze interpretaties.