Ondernemingsrecht. Verhaal door moeder op voormalige dochter van door moeder in het kader van hun fiscale eenheid voldane aanslag VPB, vraag of aan deze regresmogelijkheid in de weg staat een vrijwaringsclausule in de koopovereenkomst waarbij alle aandelen in de dochter aan een derde zijn verkocht; uitleg van de overeenkomst, maatstaf; bewijslastverdeling; (aanvullend) tegenbewijs, aan bewijsaanbod te stellen eisen. Lees meer...

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Corporate law. The Dutch claimant (Batavia Biopharma BV, BBP) and the Korean defendant (CJ Cheiljedang Corporation, CJ) are the shareholders of biopharmaceutical company Batavia Biosciences BV (co-defendant, the Company), which is also domiciled in the Netherlands. In these proceedings, BBP claims that is entitled under the Shareholders’ Agreement, the Company’s Articles of Association and Dutch corporate law to effectively appoint persons of its choosing as non-executive directors at the Company. Lees meer...

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mr. Willem Visser - manager & stafjurist Netherlands Commercial Court

In this case applicant requested the Court to grant leave for a third-party attachment against the debtor. The Court finds that an attachment order against a debtor based in another EU member state can be based on Dutch national law. This is not pre-empted by the EAPO Regulation, since Article 1(2) of this Regulation allows preservation measures under national law. Lees meer...

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mr. Willem Visser - manager & stafjurist Netherlands Commercial Court

The issue in this case is whether the parties expressly agreed for proceedings to be in English before the Netherlands Commercial Court (Court in Summary Proceedings). Under Article 30r DCCP, Dutch is the language of the motion on this preliminary issue [an English version of the judgment is provided as a courtesy]. The Court finds that there is a valid NCC clause as agreed by the parties. Lees meer...

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mr. Willem Visser - manager & stafjurist Netherlands Commercial Court

Warando claims payment of interest from Benelux Wonen under a loan agreement. The Netherlands Commercial Court of Appeal (“NCCA”) rendered a judgment in a similar dispute about a loan agreement between Benelux Wonen and Ilka, an affiliate of Warando. Warando argues that it agreed with Benelux Wonen that the outcome of the proceedings between Ilka and Benelux Wonen would apply similarly in its dispute with Benelux Wonen and that any dispute resulting from or in relation to that outcome would be submitted to the Netherlands Commercial Court (“NCC”). Lees meer...

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mr. Willem Visser - manager & stafjurist Netherlands Commercial Court

Since 1978, the (predecessors of) the parties in these proceedings (Duomed The Netherlands B.V. and Fujifilm Europe B.V., both domiciled in the Netherlands) were in a distribution relationship regarding endoscopy products. Since 2013, the distribution agreements existed of consecutive fixed-term contracts which expire by virtue of law. Lees meer...

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mr. Willem Visser - manager & stafjurist Netherlands Commercial Court

Motion for disclosure of documents. In 2022, Welten Group B.V. (the Purchaser) entered into a share purchase agreement (the SPA) with One Two Work B.V. Lees meer...

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mr. Willem Visser - manager & stafjurist Netherlands Commercial Court

Summary proceedings. Interim judgment. Defendants invoke the lack of jurisdiction of the NCC. Lees meer...

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mr. Willem Visser - manager & stafjurist Netherlands Commercial Court

Applicant, Glas Trust Corporation Ltd (based in the United Kingdom), seeks an order under article 3:251(1) Dutch Civil Code permitting the sale of pledged shares in AS Adventure BV (the Company, in the Netherlands known as parent of the “Bever” subsidiary) in a private transaction. The Amsterdam District Court (NCC Court in Summary Proceedings) has exclusive jurisdiction under Article 25(1) of the Brussels Regulation (recast) (1215/2012). This provision of the Regulation applies regardless of the fact that one of the parties is domiciled in the UK, which is no longer an EU Member State. Lees meer...

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Claim for revindication of documents and data. Whereas the contractual relationship between the parties is governed by the laws of the State of New York, Dutch law governs the question whether a property right can be created on documents and data situated in the Netherlands. The Court finds that the claimant (DiaMedica, based in the US) is the owner of the physical documents, but not of the digital data pertaining to the clinical trials regarding a medicine developed by DiaMedica. Lees meer...

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mr. Willem Visser - manager & stafjurist Netherlands Commercial Court

Final judgment in case DiaMedica versus PRA. For the interim judgment see ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2023:2540 (‘the April Judgment’). The remaining claim is for compensation of damage allegedly caused by statements made by X (PRA’s Vice President Medical Affairs) prior to and during the agreement to perform a clinical trial of DiaMedica’s drug (‘the Agreement’), as well as PRA’s alleged refusal to provide access to the study data and study site. Lees meer...

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mr. Willem Visser - manager & stafjurist Netherlands Commercial Court

This case is about the scope of the release and full discharge provision in a Settlement Agreement governed by English law between claimant (Subsea Survey Solutions, a Russia-based company) and defendant (South Stream, based in Amsterdam). Subsea initiated proceedings before the NCC District Court, claiming payment by South Stream of an amount in excess of EUR 22 million pertaining to alleged non-contractual damages under Russian law. In today’s judgment, the NCC District Court finds that Subsea - by agreeing to the release and full discharge in the Settlement Agreement - is barred from bringing this claim. Lees meer...

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mr. Willem Visser - manager & stafjurist Netherlands Commercial Court

A US-based company brought claims before the NCC in Summary Proceedings against a Swiss resident (X) and his Dutch Holding company (the Holding). It alleged that X needs to pay the remainder of the EUR 169,000,000 purchase price for shares in an equestrian show jumping business. The Holding was held liable for the remainder of the purchase price under a guarantee agreement. Lees meer...

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mr. Willem Visser - manager & stafjurist Netherlands Commercial Court

Credit Suisse (Singapore Branch), seeks an order under article 3:251(1) Dutch Civil Code (DCC) permitting the sale of pledged shares in Eagle Super Global Holding BV (the Company) in a private transaction. The Company is the holding company of a group of subsidiairies of the Lycra Group. The Court rejects all defences raised by the board of directors of the parent company of the pledge holder: Ruyi Textile and Fashion International Group Ltd, based in Hong Kong. Lees meer...

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Applicant, Madison Pacific Trust Ltd (based in Hong Kong), seeks an order under article 3:251(1) Dutch Civil Code permitting the sale in a private transaction of pledged shares in Frigoinvest Holdings B.V. (the Company). The Company is the holding company of a group of Dutch and foreign subsidiaries (the Frigoglass Group). Lees meer...

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Onderhandse verkoop ex artikel 3:251 lid 1 Burgerlijk Wetboek (BW) van aandelen toegestaan. Lees meer...

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Applicant (Elavon, an Ireland-based company) seeks an order under article 3:251(1) Dutch Civil Code permitting the sale of pledged shares in a private transaction (a debt-for-equity swap) instead of a public auction. These shares (in IPS. B.V., the Company) were pledged by IPS Holding (the Company’s sole shareholder) to Crossbow and Rabobank as collateral for loans. Lees meer...

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Applicant, Kroll Trustee Services Ltd (based in the United Kingdom), seeks an order under article 3:251(1) Dutch Civil Code permitting the sale in a private transaction of pledged shares in Selecta Group B.V. (the Company, based in the Netherlands). The Company is a part of the Selecta Group (the Group) which is active in the field of coffee roasting and coffee vending machines throughout Europe. Lees meer...

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mr. Willem Visser - manager & stafjurist Netherlands Commercial Court

Judgment on a motion to include third parties based on article 118 Dutch Code of Civil Procedure. Defendant in the motion (BBP) is owned by Mr X and Mr Y (together: “the Founders”), each through their respective holding companies. Claimant in the motion (CJ) wishes to pursue a claim against the Founders on the same or comparable grounds as the grounds on which the counterclaim against BBP is based in the main proceedings. Lees meer...

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mr. Willem Visser - manager & stafjurist Netherlands Commercial Court

Claimant’s claim is for €310,704.03 under a settlement agreement and addendum. Defendant’s defence is a set-off against two alleged counterclaims, to which Claimant responds that such counterclaims were discharged under the settlement agreement and addendum. The Court partly agrees with Defendant’s set-off argument, but for the remaining part of Claimant’s claim, the Court rejects this argument and Defendant’s other arguments, both preliminary and substantive. Lees meer...

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mr. Willem Visser - manager & stafjurist Netherlands Commercial Court

Summary proceedings. Construction of a share purchase agreement (SPA) under Dutch law. Decisive weight is given to the most obvious text-based meaning of the provisions of the SPA: • the conditions precedent (Clause 4.1) have been fulfilled. Lees meer...

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