January 2, 2012
The Labour Court of Leuven has recently held that the dismissal of a 50 year old Business Development Manager on the basis of disparaging remarks about his employer that he published on his Facebook page was justified. Read More »
by: CEW & Partners
January 2, 2012
The new Law 16/2011 of June24th on Consumer Credit Contracts (hereinafter, “LCCC”), which became effective last September as a result of the implementation of Community legislation, has notably strengthened the level of consumer protection and introduced new elements. Read More »
January 2, 2012
Under the rules governing commercial leases, in the event of an assignment of the lease the Assignor remains liable to the Lessor for the proper performance of the lease by the Assignee. Read More »
by: CEW & Partners
January 2, 2012
After much discussion and negotiation, the famous Belgian “notional interest deduction” has not been cancelled but the rules have been tightened up. Read More »
by: CEW & Partners
January 2, 2012
The large majority of Dutch entrepreneurs who do business with parties across the border will have to deal with foreign non-payers at one time or another. Read More »
January 2, 2012
National borders are collapsing in the world of commercial contracts and therefore varying business cultures and legal cultures more and more meet or even collide. Read More »
January 2, 2012
Ever since the Dutch Badminton Association (NBB) concluded an exclusive sponsorship contract with Yonex for a substantial sum of money, Read More »
January 2, 2012
It is not very appealing: going to court to collect a small claim on a foreign party. Nothing could be further from the truth. There has been a simple European collection procedure in place since 2009 for claims of up to € 2,000 on a party from another EU member ... Read More »
January 2, 2012
With effect from 17 December 2009, the Regulation on the law applicable to contractual obligations (‘Rome I Regulation’) applies to contracts from after that date. Rome I replaces the Convention on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations of 19 June 1980. Read More »
January 2, 2012
In a decision dated 5 October 2011 published last week the European Commission assessed the plans of the municipality of Apeldoorn and the province of Gelderland for the redevelopment of Kanaalzone Zuid in Apeldoorn. Read More »
January 2, 2012
The problems surrounding a tenderer that also advises the contracting party continue to be topical. The judge in interim relief proceedings in The Hague ruled in a recently published judgement that the tenderer had benefited because it had advised the contracting party in the preliminary phase. Read More »
January 2, 2012
A party that plans to transfer control of (part of) a company no longer has to worry about notifying the NMa (Netherlands Competition Authority) of this plan for the time being. Read More »
January 2, 2012
Last week in an informal opinion the NMa (Netherlands Competition Authority) gave its view on the proposed agreements between Dutch producer organisations of shrimp fishers for achieving the MSC (Marine Stewardship Counsel) Label. Read More »
January 2, 2012
In an informal opinion dated 31 October 2011 the NMa (Netherlands Competition Authority) found that growers who are members of a CMO-approved growers’ association do not constitute an economic unit with this growers’ association. Read More »
January 2, 2012
The Appeal Court of Arnhem recently expressed its opinion on the inspection and complaint requirement on grounds of the Vienna Sales Convention in the event of the purchase of perishable goods (Appeal Court of Arnhem, 9 March 2010, LJN: BL7399). Read More »
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