Termination of contractnegotiations
The precontractual good faith concerns the legal relationship between parties as soon as they are in negotiations. The Supreme Court (Hoge Raad) has provided case law for this doctrine, starting [...]
SCHMDT Advocatuur sponsors SAM Foundation
SCHMDT Advocatuur official sponsor SAM Foundation. SAM Foundation offers children with down syndrome and autistic behavior the opportunity to further develop their emotional, cognitive and social skills by means of [...]
A new Dutch procedure for addressing complaints concerning public procurement
On April 1st 2013, the new Dutch procurement law (the “Aanbestedingswet 2012”) came into force. It entails two new procedures for addressing complaints that arise during public procurement processes. The procedures [...]
Efficient debt collection in Austria
In Austria the so called Mahnverfahren is a very efficient way for creditors to obtain an enforcement order. In Austria there is a simple way to obtain a so called [...]
Calculation of Goodwill Compensation in Austria
In Austria agency guidelines are implemented in the Handelsvertretergesetz (HvertG). Provisions in section 24 include: § 24. (1) Nach Beendigung des Vertragsverhältnisses gebührt dem Handelsvertreter ein angemessener Ausgleichsanspruch, wenn und soweit 1. Er dem [...]
Customer fees on termination of agency agreement (T-Mobile/ICOM Telecom)
At the end of last year for the first time the Supreme Court ruled about the calculation of customer fees, also called ‘Goodwill fee’, of which the regulation is laid [...]
