Gentia Niesert

February 8, 2025

The importance of the notice of default

2023-08-29T15:28:41+00:00August 29, 2023|enterprise and business, posts|

Almost every entrepreneur has to deal with it at some point; a counterparty who does not fulfill his/her agreements. In this article Gentia Niesert, attorney at contract law, explains how you can act towards your counterparty in such a situation and what the importance of a notice of default can be.

Passenger claims 261/2004: Effect of extraordinary circumstances

2025-02-04T13:13:29+00:00June 9, 2023|posts|

Regulation 261/2004 allows passengers to claim lump-sum compensation in case of cancellation or long delay, unless the cancellation or delay of the flight is due to extraordinary circumstances and the airline has taken all reasonable measures. But what if the extraordinary circumstance occurred on a previous flight? In this article, we look at extraordinary circumstances and reasonable measures and the effect of extraordinary circumstances on successive flights in an airline's flight operations.

Defense Against Passenger Claims

2025-02-04T15:32:27+00:00April 3, 2023|aviation and law, posts|

Is a flight delayed or canceled or does a passenger face a denied boarding? Then Regulation 261/2004 and the Montreal Convention (Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air) govern the rights of passengers vis-à-vis tour operators and airlines.

The summary proceedings in brief

2023-02-13T14:37:10+00:00October 3, 2022|conflicts, enterprise and business, posts|

In my previous article, "Receiving a Subpoena? Five points of interest' I discussed five points of interest for studying a subpoena. Among other things, I mentioned that one can be summoned in summary proceedings. In this article, I will take a closer look at "summary proceedings," also known as "emergency proceedings.

Received a subpoena? Five points of attention

2023-02-13T14:37:19+00:00August 23, 2022|conflicts, enterprise and business, posts|

Have you received a subpoena from the bailiff and are you wondering what to pay attention to when studying the subpoena? In this article, we will give you five tips for studying a summons. You can infer a lot from a summons, such as by what date you must respond to the summons, what happens if you don't respond, and whether or not you are required to be assisted by a lawyer.

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