ECLI:NL:RBROT:2019:1699
ECLI:NL:RBROT:2019:1699
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Court lifts freezing order on company assets due to severe financial risk and lack of proven damage.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court lifted the freezing order placed on the defendant's assets, ruling that the plaintiff's business faces imminent collapse. The defendant argued the order was necessary to secure a claim based on bank guarantees, but the court found no actual damage had occurred since those guarantees were unused. Consequently, the court ordered the defendant to assist in lifting the freeze while imposing a penalty for non-compliance.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArticles 717a and 717b of the Code of Civil Procedure; The court may lift a freezing order if the applicant demonstrates a serious risk of business failure and the applicant has not yet suffered actual damage from the underlying claim.
Keywords
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freezing order
lifting order
business failure risk
actual damage
Code of Civil Procedure
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArticles 717a and 717b of the Code of Civil Procedure
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Cited Case Law
AI generatedNJ 1997/481
NJ 1981/635
NJ 1994/574
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