Litigation and dispute resolution

When talking no longer works. And the judgement to know when to settle.

Leading

Litigation

A dispute eats up time, money and attention you need elsewhere. So the question is rarely just whether you are right, but whether fighting on gets you anywhere.

We’ll be honest about the merits of your case, then give it everything we’ve got.

Our dispute resolution lawyers appear in court, on appeal, before the Enterprise Chamber and in arbitration. When needed, we take cases further: appeals on points of law to the Dutch Supreme Court and preliminary references to the EU Court of Justice. We act for businesses, directors, shareholders and financial institutions, bringing the same rigour whether we bring or defend a claim.

See our expertise

Expertise

Where we help

Corporate litigation and shareholder disputes

Disputes between shareholders, squeeze-outs and exits, inquiry proceedings at the Enterprise Chamber, directors' liability and investor claims.

Commercial disputes

Trading disputes, breach of contract, terminating long-term agreements, distribution and agency conflicts and disputes after an acquisition.

Financial litigation

Disputes with and between financial institutions: duty of care, financing, security and complex financial products.

Liability and insurance

Professional and corporate liability, quantifying loss and coverage disputes with insurers.

Attachment and enforcement

Prejudgment attachment, urgent applications to lift it and enforcement disputes. Fast action when the moment calls for it.

Companies in difficulty

Restructuring, WHOA proceedings, suspension of payments, insolvency and relaunch. For the company, the director or the creditor.

Governance, compliance and fraud

Internal investigations, fraud, regulators and enforcement action. Including the proceedings that follow from them.

For ambitious organisations and entrepreneurs

Who we work with

Companies with a dispute that is hitting the business
Shareholders deadlocked with a fellow shareholder

Directors facing a liability claim
Financial institutions, insurers and insolvency practitioners

Approach

How we work

Before we draft a writ, you get an assessment: what are the chances, what will it cost and what is the alternative. We back it up with comparable rulings, pulled by AI from the whole body of Dutch and European case law. Not because a machine judges your case, but so you know where you stand.

Sometimes the alternative is a two-hour conversation instead of two years in court. And we will say so.

If we do litigate, we do it sharply and without the padding. Our court documents are readable too.

Get your case assessed