Litigation in the Netherlands

Legal proceedings - in the Netherlands

The Netherlands is considered by many to be an effective jurisdiction, well equiped for the resolution of commercial disputes. This reputation of the Netherlands is documented by its overall score given by the WJP Rule of Law Index.

The Netherlands ranked 5th across 128 countries in 2020. The Index’s scores indicate a number of key specifics of the jurisdiction:

1. constraints on government powers
2. order and security
3. regulatory enforcement
4. civil justice
5. absence of corruption
6. open government
7. Criminal Justice

The courts in the Netherlands consist solely of appointed judges. Judges in the Netherlands are appointed for life, and act in their judicial capacity with complete independence from the government.

Info on civil proceedings in the Netherlands

In you are searching for information on civil proceedings in the Netherlands, please follow the following links:

1. Going to court in The Netherlands
2. Court proceedings
3. Limitation periods under Dutch law
4. Preliminary relief
5. Freezing orders in The Netherlands
6. Court proceedings
7. Appeal proceedings
8. Remedies under Dutch law
9. Costs of litigation
10. Arbitration in the Netherlands
11. Jurisdiction of the NCC
12. Personal jurisdiction
13. Commercial dispute resolution