Dispute Resolution

We represent our clients in civil and administrative litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. We assist in commercial conflicts, shareholder disputes, liability claims, including claims relating to professional liability, and in litigation against regulatory authorities. We have ample experience before all Dutch courts, including the Enterprise Chamber, the Administrative High Court for Trade and Industry, and arbitration institutes.

Legal 500 2023 – Dispute Resolution “Stek’s commercial litigation practice punches well above its weight, being involved in some of the major litigation in the Netherlands. Perfect local partner for cross-border dispute resolution.”

Our team

Simon Boersen

Simon Boersen

Joost  van den  Bogaerd

Joost van den Bogaerd

Dierik Cras

Dierik Cras

Barbara Elion

Barbara Elion

Judith de Groot

Judith de Groot

Merijn Heijmerink

Merijn Heijmerink

Jan Bart van de Hel

Jan Bart van de Hel

Max Hetterscheidt

Max Hetterscheidt

Rachel van Houwelingen

Rachel van Houwelingen

Veii Jacobs

Veii Jacobs

Jan Erik Janssen

Jan Erik Janssen

Bart van Oorschot

Bart van Oorschot

Tanja Schasfoort

Tanja Schasfoort

Gerben Smit

Gerben Smit

Jasper Stek

Jasper Stek

Jochem Wind

Jochem Wind

“Top dispute resolution team. Sharp minds with practical advice”

Legal 500 2023 - Dispute Resolution

Expertise

The lawyers in our Dispute Resolution team are seasoned litigators with extensive experience working as commercial and corporate litigation lawyers at leading national and international firms. We have a wealth of experience and expertise acting for corporates and financial institutions in complex, often cross-border, disputes. Our caseload is varied and includes small to medium-sized disputes as well as high profile, big-ticket commercial and corporate litigation.

The members of our team not only have the expertise to act on significant cases of a scale and complexity often associated with larger firms, they do so in a manner unique to Stek. Our Dispute Resolution team combines specialist expertise and technical excellence with a practical, solution-driven approach, and does so in small teams that offer partner-led service. We act alongside leading national and international firms on the largest high-profile financial litigation matters and our clients are often referred to us by such firms; testimony in itself to our reputation, the quality of our work and the level of service we provide. Clients laud our entrepreneurial spirit and the commercial awareness reflected in our litigation strategies. Our Dispute Resolution team is ranked by Chambers and recommended by The Legal 500 as a “very strong and dedicated disputes team”.

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Track record

Victory for our client Samsung in a cartel damages case related to the cathode ray tube cartel

Our client Samsung has scored a victory in a cartel damages action brought before the Dutch court by Turkish television …

Stek successfully represented easyJet in a dispute against Schiphol

Stek successfully represented easyJet in a dispute against Schiphol. easyJet had summoned Schiphol in relation with the chaos at the …

Stek advises Stedin on €200 million issue of cumulative preference shares

Stek has advised Stedin on the €200 million cumulative preference shares issuance to its municipal shareholders. This capital contribution strengthens …

Blog

Amsterdam District Court renders an important judgment in the truck cartel proceedings

On 12 May 2021, the Amsterdam District Court (the Court) rendered an important judgment in the follow-on damages proceedings initiated …

ECJ opens the door for parties not directly affected by actions of a cartel to claim compensation for losses

In its judgement of 12 December 2019 (Case C-435/18), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that a party that …

The NCC is set to raise the Netherlands' profile

On 8 March 2018 the Dutch House of Representatives adopted a bill pertaining to the establishment of the Netherlands Commercial …