The rights of air passengers in case of delay, cancellation or denied boarding are regulated by EU Regulation 261/2004. The Regulation entitles passengers in certain cases to standardized financial compensation of €250, €400 or €600 depending on the flight distance.
This article briefly discusses the consequences of Brexit for the aviation industry. On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union (EU). From that moment, a transition period started during which the United Kingdom continued to apply European law. In the meantime, negotiations for a Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TDA) took place.
Airlines are subjected daily to various circumstances that may lead to a delay or cancellation of the scheduled flight. However, such disruption does not always lead to the obligation to pay compensation to passengers. In case of extraordinary circumstances that could not have been avoided even by taking all reasonable measures, no compensation is due.
When transporting cargo or passengers, airlines are faced with several conditions that can cause damage to their aircraft. This damage occurs in most cases when the aircraft is still on the ground. When parked, leaving the gate or taxiing to the runway. But who is liable for this damage and what does an airline have to pay for itself?
On the 7th of December 2020, the Court of Amsterdam dismissed the claim relating to the takeover of tour operator Corendon in an interim injunction.
Are you sometimes confronted with the situation where your business enterprise has contracted with another business and your business enterprise has sent an offer to the other party you’re your General Terms and Conditions and the other party has accepted your order by return stating that that their General Terms and Conditions apply? The question is which General Terms and Conditions apply here. This is what is called a “battle of forms”.
Under the Dutch Civil Code (DCC), there are many requirements on how to convene certain general meetings of business enterprises. The one that causes the biggest obstacle is the fact that the DCC requires in some instances that such general meetings require the physical presence of the parties concerned. And this may not be possible or practicable during the period of the “intelligent” lock-down imposed by the Dutch Government.
On Friday 10 April, an agreement was reached between the property and retail sectors on rent suspension for retailers due to the consequences of the corona crisis. Parties involved are IVBN, INretail, Vastgoed Belang, Detailhandel Nederland, EZK, NVB and VGO. The starting point is that the financial pain resulting from the corona crisis must be shared between retailers (and their shareholders), landlords, banks and the government. The support agreement provides guidelines for the short and long term.
In recent weeks, Leeman Verheijden Huntjens Advocaten received many questions from both tenants and landlords of business premises about rent payment and other rights and obligations in these special times.
The corona crisis can cause difficulties for your company. It may not be able to supply all its customers with products, pay all its suppliers on time or otherwise fail to meet its obligations towards its contracting parties and other third parties.
Legal questions, or even conflicts, are part of doing business. According to LVH, this is not something to fear, but something to take seriously. LVH’s goal is to help you in such a way that you can continue to concentrate on your business operations with peace of mind. LVH is a Rotterdam law firm with skilled, committed and decisive lawyers who, through their way of working, are able to build long-term relationships with their clients and, in a position as in-house lawyer, can and may support entrepreneurs with all possible legal issues. LVH is convinced that professionalism and job satisfaction go very well together, both in the relationship with customers and with each other in the office.
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Legal questions, or even conflicts, are part of doing business. According to LVH, this is not something to fear, but something to take seriously. LVH’s goal is to help you in such a way that you can continue to concentrate on your business operations with peace of mind. LVH is a Rotterdam law firm with skilled, committed and decisive lawyers who, through their way of working, are able to build long-term relationships with their clients and, in a position as in-house lawyer, can and may support entrepreneurs with all possible legal issues. LVH is convinced that professionalism and job satisfaction go very well together, both in the relationship with customers and with each other in the office.
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World Port Center Rotterdam
Wilhelminakade 955
3072 AP Rotterdam
By phone: 010 209 27 77
E-mail: info@lvh-advocaten.nl