act legal celebrates 20 years!
act legal celebrates 20 years! 1st of December 2021 Today we celebrate our 20th anniversary. Unfortunately not as exuberant as we had hoped, but we will do so as…
Temporary Emergency Bridging Measure to Preserve Employment: the conditions
The coronavirus has the Netherlands and the rest of the world in its grip and is seriously impacting the economy, among other things. Bars and restaurants have closed, shopping streets…
Netherlands Commercial Court open for business
In 2017 we wrote a blog about the planned opening of a new commercial court in Amsterdam, the Netherlands Commercial Court (‘NCC’) [ link blog ]. With a small delay…
Franchising: A very successful trading concept
The amount of enterprises using the franchise concept is still increasing: worldwide and also in The Netherlands. Franchise can be described – in short – as a contract under which…
Opening of the Netherlands Commercial Court
Introduction A new commercial court, The Netherlands Commercial Court (‘NCC’), will be established in the Netherlands, set up to settle international trade disputes. As the name suggests, this court will…
Important court decision on rental bank guarantees
On 17th February 2017 the Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad) has made an important judgment relating to claims for damages by a lessor of commercial real estate resulting from…
The right of suspension – Insolvency and Restructuring dos and don’ts
If your business extends across international borders into the jurisdiction of the Netherlands, you have undoubtedly been confronted with agreements and procedures that are governed by Dutch law. In this…
Benefits of investing in the Netherlands
Ranked just outside the top 10 of Bloomberg’s “Best Countries for Business”, the Netherlands is truly a world-class business destination. Benefits of investing in the Netherlands include macro-economic stability, a…