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Advice on the NOW for international companies

Schelstraete Lawyers advised international companies applying for the NOW, the Covid-19 emergency matter to support employers. The Dutch government subsidizes a large part of the employees’ salaries when an employer

Client wins short lawsuit to lift arrests

American Court decision (Tennessee) ruling on compensatory damages and punitive damages not accepted by the Dutch Court. Dutch client of Schelstraete Lawyers wins short lawsuit procedure in Amsterdam and his

British client wins damages case

UK client of Schelstraete wins litigation at the District Court Den Bosch and in appeal at the Dutch Court of Appeal Den Bosch where she claimed successfully complete damages from

Client wins short lawsuit over sale of horse

Dutch client of Schelstraete Lawyers (seller of horse) wins short lawsuit where the plaintiff claimed back from seller the paid purchase price. The horse allegedly suffered from headshaking which defect

Claim for a highly regarded show jumper

Bermuda client of Schelstraete Lawyers and Beelen Advocaten wins litigations in both instances in Belgium (District Court in Ghent and Court of appeal in Ghent) where she successfully claimed back

Appeal against painting by Jacob Jordaens

Dutch client of Schelstraete Lawyers wins court case about a painting by Jacob Jordaens. The client is the seller of the painting which the buyer claimed was not an original.

Client wins case over alleged neurectomy

Dutch client of Schelstraete Lawyers wins case from English counterparty over alleged neurectomy. The court rejected the claims of the English buyer because the buyer failed to prove that the

Court restricts seizure of 2.5 million

Dutch client of Schelstraete Lawyers wins short lawsuit from American Counterparty in Amsterdam (The Netherlands). Court limited civil arrest on property client from 2,5 million to 285.000. Source: ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2018:9144 dated

Swedish client wins foreclosure case

Swedish client of Schelstraete Lawyers wins execution case from an opposing party who tried to stop the execution of a German judgment for two million euros. Court of Appeal (Hovrätten