Procedures op het gebied van civiel recht
Wij staan u met raad en daad bij in alle voorkomende kwesties en procedures op het gebied van het civiele recht. Denk hierbij aan geschillen over (de uitvoering van) commerciële contracten, zoals agentuur- en distributiecontracten.
Daarnaast ondersteunen wij cliënten bij incasso van vorderingen, beslagprocedures en aansprakelijkheidskwesties. Wanneer nodig procederen wij daadkrachtig om uw belangen optimaal te behartigen.
Wij adviseren en procederen onder meer over:
- onrechtmatige daad
- overheidsaansprakelijkheid
- vernietiging van overeenkomsten wegens dwang, dwaling, bedrog of misbruik van omstandigheden
- de civiele pauliana
- ontbinding van overeenkomsten en schadeclaims wegens een tekortkoming in de nakoming
- aansprakelijkheid van dienstverleners (fiscalisten, notarissen, advocaten, accountants en banken)
- civiele handhaving van het mededingingsrecht (schadevergoedingsprocedures wegens kartelinbreuken)
Civil law, also known as private law, concerns disputes between individuals, companies, or individuals and companies. In business matters this includes disputes about commercial contracts such as agency and distribution agreements, advice on debt recovery and assistance where prejudgment or enforcement attachments are involved.
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In the event of non-performance, a party may claim performance, damages and/or termination of the agreement, depending on the circumstances. We assist with demand letters, negotiations and court proceedings.
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Civil debt recovery usually starts with a demand letter or notice of default. If payment is not made, the creditor may commence proceedings by issuing a writ of summons. In urgent cases, summary proceedings may be appropriate.
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A prejudgment attachment is a provisional measure used to secure assets before a judgment has been obtained. It may prevent a debtor from disposing of or concealing assets. In the Netherlands, leave of the court is required.
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An enforcement attachment is an attachment levied on the basis of an enforceable title, such
as a court judgement. It enables recovery against the debtor’s assets, for example through the forced sale of property.
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Under Article 6:162 of the Dutch Civil Code, a party that commits an unlawful act attributable to it is liable for the damage suffered by another party as a result. An unlawful act may consist of an infringement of a right, an act or omission contrary to a statutory duty, or conduct contrary to unwritten standards of proper social conduct, unless a justification applies.
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An agreement may be avoided on grounds including duress, mistake, fraud or abuse of circumstances. In appropriate cases, avoidance has retroactive effect under Dutch law.
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The Dutch Actio Pauliana is laid down in Article 3:45 of the Dutch Civil Code. If the statutory requirements are met, a creditor may avoid a legal act performed by the debtor. Among other things, the legal act must have been entered into without an obligation to do so and must have prejudiced the creditor.
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