No substitute authorization when property law situation changes

In a ruling in late 2024, the Court of Appeal of The Hague (ECLI:NL:GHDHA:2024:2205) ruled on the correctness of a first instance order of the subdistrict court. In that ruling (ECLI:NL:RBROT:2022:11370), the subdistrict court granted a substitute authorization to install a roof structure. The court drew a line under this plan: a substitute authorization can conveniently...

If the broker makes a false offer and the other party agrees, does a purchase agreement come into existence? The answer to that question is not black and white. It depends on whether the broker had power of representation. This has been the subject of much litigation. Quite simply, it depends on whether the broker was merely a...

No copyright infringement, yes trademark infringement on scarves from ByLima Despite a previous lawsuit filed by ByLima against counterfeit product providers (see ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2019:10129 and KG ZA 19-132 MW/EB), which ruled that its intellectual property rights had been infringed, this does not seem to have stopped them from continuing. On August 5, 2025...

VvE liable for basement leakage? (Part 2 of the blog series ‘Wet Feet’) The consequences of these high groundwater levels are significant. By now we are all familiar with the floods, especially in the south of the Netherlands. Infrastructure also suffers from groundwater: in January 2023, the Vollenhoventunnel on the A28, near...

Canton judge does not book upgrade: economy remains economy Father, mother and two children are about to fly back to Amsterdam after two weeks of vacation on tropical St. Maarten, with a stopover in Paris. Because the family values extra legroom, larger entertainment screens and more luxurious snacks, they opted for Premium Economy...

Seller liable for leaking basement tub? (Part 1 of the ‘Wet Feet’ blog series) The leaves fell off the trees a few months ago and the dark days have arrived. And not only that. With that comes a lot of rain! The persistent rainfall in the Netherlands is leading to an increase in...