NCC news

Today, the Dutch Council for the Judiciary published its response to the publication by the Netherlands Research and Documentation Centre [Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek- en Datacentrum (“WODC“)] of its report entitled 'The Netherlands Commercial Court – an interim assessment in the start-up phase' [De Netherlands Commercial Court – een tussenbalans in de opstartfase].

On 11 April 2025, the NCC Court in Summary Proceedings issued a judgment in an M&A case regarding the shares in a Dutch developer of online gambling games (Stakelogic). The Court ordered the purchaser (a Japanese multinational) to perform its obligations towards the sellers (domiciled in the UK, the US and the Netherlands).

On 5 March 2025, the NCC issued a judgment in an M&A case between two companies based in the Netherlands. The dispute was international as the claimant was managed by a private equity firm domiciled in Belgium.

On 29 January 2025, the Netherlands Commercial Court held a seminar titled: How will the new Dutch evidence rules affect international commercial dispute resolution? About 60 persons attended the hybrid seminar, including online attendees from Indonesia, Italy, Germany, Romania, Poland and the United Kingdom.

On 1 January 2025, the Dutch Code of Civil Procedure (DCCP) was amended on several points. Most notably, the update includes a simplification and modernisation of the rules of evidence. To mark this occasion, the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) is holding an English-language seminar exploring how these changes may affect the resolution of international commercial cases.