Clashing Fundamental Rights in the USA
On May 14, a news item appeared on the website of SCHMDT advocatuur. It is about an academic debate in Germany, in Die Zeit, about the tensions that exist between [...]
COVID-19 and conflicting fundamental rights
Die Zeit of 7 May 2020 featured an exchange of views between the German philosopher Jürgen Habermas and Klaus Günther, professor of legal theory, criminal law and criminal procedure at [...]
Goodwill compensation after termination of Franchising contract?
If the contractual relationship between Franchisee and Franchisor terminates, the question is then whether the franchisee is entitled to a so called goodwill fee. Apart from cases where a contract [...]
SCHMDT Advocatuur sponsor the Netherland Club Vienna
The Netherland Club Vienna offers dutch citizens as well as everybody else with affinity with the dutch society a social and cutural platform. The Club sees it as one of its goals to honour [...]
Modernisation of arbitration law
The bill to modernise arbitration law is being considered by the Dutch House of Representatives. If everything goes well, the law will come into force on 1 January 2014. The aim is [...]
Real estate transactions in Austria
As is the case in the Netherlands there is a requirement under civil law that for the transfer of property ownership rights a valid title must be available and that [...]
