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In our (international) litigation practice, we provide clients with strategic advice on the course of civil proceedings and their alignment with other imminent or pending (complex) proceedings, potentially in foreign jurisdictions. In certain situations, we point out differences between Dutch (procedural) law and, for example, Anglo-Saxon rules. On 1 January 2025, the Dutch Act Modernising Rules on Evidence entered into force and those differences have potentially decreased. The…

Rutgers & Posch advises the shareholder of Toyota de Jonge Goes – Vlissingen in relation to the sale of Toyota de Jonge Goes – Vlissingen to Cappendijk cars. By completing this acquisition Cappendijk cars becomes the official Toyota dealer for the entire province Zeeland. The team of Rutgers & Posch consisted of Justus Fortuyn, Laura Dingemans, Laetitia Wezenbeek and Remmert Koster.

Rutgers & Posch, as a founding member, is attending the annual summit of the Global Alliance of Impact Laywers at the London School of Economics and Political Science. At this summit impact lawyers and thought leaders from across the world get together, share academic knowledge, and practice experiences covering topics such as impact investment and sustainable finance. Staying atuned to developments in sustainability is a hard prerequisite for…

Rutgers & Posch assists Sea Ranger Service in their co-funding arrangement entered into with Nestlé Purina PetCare Europe, as part of Nestle’s new Ocean Restoration Programme, to implement the large-scale seagrass restoration project for the Seagrass Consortium (The Seagrass Consortium). The team of Rutgers & Posch consists of Jamie Pellegrom and Vasco Hoving.

Rutgers & Posch advises Henri & Herman on the sale of its automotive dealerships in the region Utrecht to Emile Frey. Emile Frey is one of the largest automotive holdings in Europe and pursuant to the transaction it will acquire Henri & Herman Opel, Citroen, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep, Lanci, Alfa Romeo and Abarth dealerships in the region Utrecht, the Netherlands. The team consisted of Matthijs van den…

Following on from the commercial courts that already existed in some big cities (such as London, Dublin, Delaware, Dubai and Singapore), the government gave approval to open a court in the Netherlands specialized in international commercial disputes in 2015. Incentives were a yearning for an English-language jurisdiction and an improvement in the international trade position of the Netherlands. When the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) was established, it was…