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Evidence: this changed in procedural law on Jan. 1, 2025 The law is constantly changing. As of last week, several changes were made in procedural law. Among them, the law of evidence went on the upswing. Many trial lawyers believe that these are mostly editorial changes. A lot of newly introduced provisions materially change ...

Appeal deadline in VvE cases: stay sharp! In an earlier blog we wrote about an owner who wanted to build a roof extension. The subdistrict court in Rotterdam granted permission, but the Court of Appeal of The Hague (ECLI:NL:GHDHA:2024:2205) ruled against it. Before the court could reach this verdict, however, an important question had to be...

Owner goes wrong with deadline for voiding VvE resolution It goes wrong very often. Many owners invariably wait for the minutes of the meeting. They think that only then does the deadline to request the annulment of the resolutions taken start to run. Many VvE members went wrong as a result. According to attorney Robert van Ewijk, who specializes in...

Neighbors refuse cooperation repair of walled foundation The dividing wall between two buildings is jointly owned and walled. This is stated in the law. If a wall is joint property, it means that the owners on either side of that wall own it together. Therefore, if the foundation under that mandated wall needs to be repaired, it has two important...

Judge forbids calling a VvE director a fraudster, swindler, cheat and liar Two (former) directors of a VvE in Hillegom are quarreling. This quarrel is being played out on the backs of the other owners of the building. Bills are hung up in the hall and letters and e-mails are sent around to the members. These are not...

Court puts angry soccer father out of action Recently, the District Court of Midden-Nederland ruled (ECLI:NL:RBMNE:2024:6053) in a remarkable case, resulting in a hat trick for an amateur soccer club. The club announced its new team roster in June 2024. Not everyone was happy about it. In fact, an eight-year-old boy was placed in a lower team than his father had hoped....