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Claim vehicles, come to the Netherlands?!

On 27 July 2022, the District Court of Amsterdam (the Court) rendered another interesting (interim) judgment in the follow-on damages proceedings related to the so-called ‘trucks cartel’. These proceedings were initiated by several parties seeking compensation for damages against various truck manufacturers. After the…

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Dierik Cras

Dierik Cras is a partner in our corporate group. Dierik focuses on corporate transactions and corporate and commercial litigation. In addition, he acts as binding advisor and investigator appointed by the Enterpise Chamber. Dierik is a co-founder of Stek. Previously he was an attorney at NautaDutilh, including two years in New York. Thereafter, Dierik worked for several years as an independent legal advisor.

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Dividend fraud – time for Dutch civil actions?

Dividend fraud has been in the news a lot recently. Research by the Dutch research platform Follow the Money in context of the CumEx Files indicates that it appears that the Netherlands was hit relatively the hardest by the large-scale dividend fraud. The Dutch tax authorities are said…

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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 was not directly affected by actions of a cartel may claim compensation for losses incurred. The request for a preliminary ruling was made by the Oberster Gerichtshof (Supreme Court of…

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Evidence for your claim not at your disposal? Seizure of evidence provides a solution

Imagine: you have a claim against someone, but not the evidence to prove it. Perhaps you cannot get hold of the documents as they are in the possession of your counter party or even a third party and they are unwilling to voluntarily provide you with them. If you were…

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Gerard de Jongh

Gerard de Jongh is part of our regulatory practice group. He specialises in civil law with a focus on energy trade and energy supply and advises and litigates on predominantly energy law matters (generation and trading of renewables, heat, electricity and natural/green gas) in both the large (b2b) market as in the regulated area of the energy market. He also represents clients in civil proceedings against other market participants or in procedures vis-à-vis the competent authorities and regulators. Gerard regularly publishes in his field of expertise. Prior to joining Stek, he worked as a legal counsel at Vattenfall and as a lawyer at Pels Rijcken.

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Gerben Smit

Gerben is a very experienced litigator and co-heads the Dispute Resolution group. His practice covers the full range of corporate and commercial dispute resolution, with an emphasis on M&A related disputes, directors’ and professional liability, banking and finance litigation and tort and contractual liability. Gerben also has ample experience in representing shareholders, corporate entities and (supervisory)directors in corporate disputes before the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal (Ondernemingskamer). Gerben is a quick and strategic thinker who is able to find pragmatic and commercially driven solutions for his clients.

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Jan Bart van de Hel

Jan Bart is a partner in our Dispute Resolution group. He is an expert in commercial and corporate dispute resolution and co-heads the Dispute Resolution group. His practice covers the  entire range of dispute resolution, with a focus on banking and finance litigation, director’s and professional liability, M&A related disputes and follow-on (cartel) damage claims. Jan Bart has extensive experience in large corporate investigations and asset recovery cases. He advises various (listed) companies and financial institutions on corporate and obligatory issues and liability.

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Jan Erik Janssen

Jan Erik Janssen assists clients with their most sensitive regulatory issues in administrative and civil litigation and before competition authorities, regulators and policy makers. His experience covers sector-specific regulation, competition, FDI and sustainability issues and EU law (including State aid and public procurement). Jan Erik has been involved in high-profile enforcement cases of regulators and has been the lead lawyer in litigation that has shaped the energy regulatory regime in the Netherlands, including landmark cases on tariff regulation in the electricity, gas and heat sectors, on grid congestion issues and in disputes relating to energy, hydrogen, EV and water infrastructure.

Jan Erik is a founding editor of the Netherlands Journal for Energy Law, has been described a “legal authority” in the energy sector, been voted best energy lawyer in the Netherlands by his peers and been ranked a leading (band 1) energy sector lawyer for more than two decades in the authoritative directories.