Berlin, 2022-10-10
As early as 2004, Directive (EC) No 805/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21st April 2004 creating a European Enforcement Order for uncontested claims (EuVTVO) introduced the possibility of simplified enforcement from the titles of courts of another EU Member State if the underlying claims are not disputed.
Read more: Restricted enforcement protection against European Enforcement Order
Amsterdam / Enschede, 2022-06-27
Electronic signatures are playing an increasingly important role in signing contracts and other documents. The European Directive has also been implemented in the Netherlands. This article explains the role it plays and the recommendations surrounding electronic signatures in the Netherlands.
Vienna, 2022-06-09
The United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union has raised numerous uncertainties regarding bilateral law enforcement. For example, the Austrian Supreme Court recently had to deal with the issue of the actuarial deposit. The purpose of the actuarial deposit (§ 57 of the Austrian Code of Civil Procedure (öZPO)) is to protect a domestic defendant from not being able to recover legal costs from a foreign plaintiff who has unsuccessfully filed a claim against the defendant; as a security for legal costs, the actuarial deposit is thus intended to protect against abusive or costly legal action by foreign plaintiffs.
Read more: The provisions relating to the actuarial deposit are not applicable to British plaintiffs
Berlin/Brussels, 2021-11-17
The EARN European Accounts Receivables network has gained another experienced partner in Central Europe with DEWISPELAERE ADVOCATEN, Belgium.
Berlin, 2021-07-28
In insolvency proceedings conducted in Germany, it is particularly easy for insolvency administrators to successfully assert claims against creditors by means of insolvency avoidance. This practice is based on the administrator-friendly insolvency case law by the German Federal Court of Justice, which has facilitated the enforcement of avoidance claims for the insolvency administrator by lowering the standard of proof.
Read more: ECJ: avoidance of transactions in insolvency proceedings in cross-border business
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