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Disputes and Procedures

Your foreign trading partner gives notice: which court has jurisdiction?

A foreign trading partner ends your collaboration. A recent judgment shows why you need to identify the competent court before starting proceedings.

This update is written by:

Sascha Lang

Contracts

Contractual notice period: is three months enough?

An agreed notice period provides certainty, but does not always exclude compensation. Recent case law on terminating continuing contracts.

This update is written by:

Sascha Lang

Attachment and enforcement, Disputes and Procedures

Wrongful prejudgment attachment: who pays for the loss?

Attachment of a bank account or property can seriously affect a business. When is the attaching party liable, which losses can be recovered and what evidence should you preserve from day one?

This update is written by:

Sascha Lang

Intellectual Property Law

Protecting your trade secrets: what steps should you take now?

Trade secrets can be extremely valuable to your business, but only if you actually treat them as confidential. This article explains which information can qualify for protection and what steps you need to take to preserve that protection in practice.

This update is written by:

Lisa Capel

Corporate M&A

Discharging a director from liability: what are you actually agreeing to?

What does a discharge mean for a director? Find out which information matters, what protection it provides and what needs to be agreed separately on departure.

This update is written by:

Sascha Lang

Corporate M&A

An earn-out when selling your business: how can you avoid disputes over the additional payment?

An earn-out when selling your business? Agree clear terms on the calculation, management discretion, information and payment.

This update is written by:

Sascha Lang

Corporate M&A

Doing business with your own BV: how should you handle a conflict of interest?

A transaction with your own BV or a related business? Find out who may decide and how to handle a conflict of interest carefully.

This update is written by:

Sascha Lang

Corporate M&A

Minority shareholders: what information can you request, and when can you intervene?

What information can you request as a minority shareholder? Read about meeting rights, reporting arrangements and intervention in a dispute.

This update is written by:

Sascha Lang

Corporate M&A

Going into business together: what should your shareholders’ agreement cover?

Going into business together? Record control, financing, information and departure arrangements in a shareholders’ agreement suited to your business.

This update is written by:

Daan Willemse

Disputes and Procedures

A judgment against someone else, but your goods are being auctioned: what can you do?

A 2026 judgment illustrates the risks an enforcement sale poses to third parties. The Supreme Court provides an important qualification concerning the correction of procedural defects.

This update is written by:

Sascha Lang

Disputes and Procedures

Penalty payments after a judgment: when can you stop collection?

Two judgments from 2026 show why service, cooperation and evidence of compliance can be decisive when collecting court-ordered penalty payments.

This update is written by:

Sascha Lang

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Your foreign trading partner gives notice: which court has jurisdiction?

Contractual notice period: is three months enough?

Wrongful prejudgment attachment: who pays for the loss?

Protecting your trade secrets: what steps should you take now?

Discharging a director from liability: what are you actually agreeing to?

An earn-out when selling your business: how can you avoid disputes over the additional payment?

Doing business with your own BV: how should you handle a conflict of interest?

Minority shareholders: what information can you request, and when can you intervene?

Going into business together: what should your shareholders’ agreement cover?

A judgment against someone else, but your goods are being auctioned: what can you do?

Penalty payments after a judgment: when can you stop collection?