Family privilege: may a relative refuse to give evidence?
The duty to testify and its exceptions Everyone who is called must give evidence — but spouses and blood relatives up to the second degree…
Reimbursement rights after a relationship: why cohabitants often end up empty-handed
Introduction A man and a woman live together for twenty-two years. They buy a house together and have a cohabitation agreement drawn up before a…
Full and final discharge is not a waiver: football club ordered to pay over EUR 2 million after transfer
What "full and final discharge" does and does not mean in law The Amsterdam Court of Appeal held that a letter granting "full and final…
When is a lawyer liable for a professional error?
An analysis of Dutch civil case law on the professional liability of lawyers: the standard, the errors that lead to liability, and the limits of…
Buyer withdraws after the email that sealed the deal: the agreement had already been formed
Purchase agreement formed by email: what counts is consensus, not the signature The Court of Appeal in 's-Hertogenbosch held that an email in which a…
Compound interest on a loan: without an express stipulation, simple interest applies
Contractual interest runs on a simple basis unless a stipulation provides for compounding. For a commercial agreement Section 6:119a DCC reverses that default.
Termination of an ING banking relationship: no preliminary relief proceedings where the business banks elsewhere
Urgent interest in preliminary relief proceedings over termination of a banking relationship The Amsterdam Court of Appeal confirms: a claim to restore a terminated banking…