FIDIC contracts are widely used in the international Real Estate Projects industry. Much like their national Dutch counterpart, the UAV/UAV-GC contracts, FIDIC contracts consist of General Conditions and Special Conditions regarding project-specific issues. Examples include the industry-recognized FIDIC Red, Silver, Yellow, and Pink Books for various types of construction contracts.

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The Dutch Supreme Court (Hoge Raad) recently submitted prejudicial questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU’s highest court, to clarify the application of Article 2 (7) of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (BC). The prejudicial questions relate to the so-called ‘material…

Imagine this: what if Dutch Formula-1 racecar driver Max Verstappen would deliver your groceries? That would be something, right? Although – according to a 2016 commercial – when doing so, Verstappen unfortunately would not be driving his Formula-1 racing car, but rather a plain and ordinary delivery truck. Even still, with Verstappen behind the wheel,…

On April 19, 2022, the proposed Dutch Investment Review Act (Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies and overnames) (Act) passed the Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) with 148 out of 150 votes in favor. The Act aims to protect Dutch national security by introducing a test for acquisition activities resulting…

On Dec. 15, 2021, the Hague District Court delivered its judgement in incident in Vestel v Philips c.s., published Jan. 18, 2022.2 The judgement in incident is part of a SEPs and FRAND licensing dispute between Vestel, on the one hand, and Philips, Advance, GEVC and IP Bridge on the other.

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