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A ruling by the Rotterdam District Court on January 31, 2023 (ECLI:NL:RBROT:2023:609) emphasizes the heavy duty of investigation that rests on buyers of older homes when invoking non-conformity. That duty of investigation weighs all the more heavily if there is an age clause in the purchase agreement. When purchasing a home, especially when it is elderly, the...

Last summer, the Zeeland-West Brabant District Court (ECLI:NL:RBZWB:2025:4871) ruled on a dispute in a partnership. Two partners had resigned. The remaining partners then drew up a final settlement. According to them, the exiting partners still had to pay a substantial amount to the partnership. This is because they are not only entitled to a share of the profits, but must also...

After lengthy litigation, you receive a judgment. In it the judge decides that the other party is liable, and must compensate your damages. Good news, but the judge has not yet estimated the damages. For that, you first have to go back to court. In the judgment, the case is referred to...

Collection proceedings can be initiated when a creditor fails to collect an outstanding debt by other means, such as a demand letter or summons. If a debtor fails to make payment, you can take legal action to still obtain the amount owed. A collection procedure offers the opportunity to...

Peter Gillis' Oostappen Group must pay damages to the buyer of a chalet. This was decided by the East Brabant District Court (ECLI:NL:RBOBR:2025:5727) on September 11, 2025. According to the buyer, the operator of Vacation Park Prinsenmeer (which is the Oostappen Group) had violated its duty of disclosure to the buyer of a chalet. That buyer, a former tenant, claimed damages....

The Rotterdam District Court (ECLI:NL:RBROT:2025:10807) ruled last week in a dispute between two harbor pilots. One pilot accused the other of plagiarism. The plaintiff is providing a mandatory pilot course for Omani pilots in 2022 on behalf of IMCO (International Maritime College Oman). For this purpose, plaintiff has compiled a booklet whose foreword plaintiff wrote himself....