Time Taken for Disposition of Commercial Disputes in the Netherlands: Why official court statistics underestimate the problem of the long and unpredictable duration of court procedures

Autor: Dewy Pistora, Frans van Dijk, Remme Verkerk
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Utrecht Law Review, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 44–63-44–63 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1871-515X
DOI: 10.36633/ulr.925
Popis: This study provides insight into the total duration of litigation from the perspective of litigants. It examines commercial court cases with claims between 1 million and 5 million EUR in the Netherlands. It focuses on cases in which first instance judgments are appealed. In many of these cases other related procedures ensue. Using detailed data of the case administration system of the courts in the Netherlands, cases are followed as they wind their way through the court system. The results show that court statistics do not reflect the time taken for disposition from the litigant’s perspective. A substantial number of high value cases are not concluded within a reasonable time and there is a wide spread of the time taken for disposition. For prospective litigants, it is not easy to predict the duration of litigation. The ensuing uncertainty makes it harder for them to assert their rights.
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