Region: Netherlands

A Dutch court has upheld an investment treaty award ordering Bahrain to pay €214 million to two Iranian state-owned banks for the “politically motivated” expropriation of their local banking venture in the wake of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

23 April 2025

Mirjam van de Hel-Koedoot has left her role as head of arbitration at NautaDutilh in Amsterdam to join the partnership at Loyens & Loeff. 

15 April 2025

An advocate-general at the Dutch Supreme Court has recommended the dismissal of Russia’s bid to revive allegations that awards now worth US$63 billion in favour of the former majority shareholders of Yukos were tainted by procedural fraud. 

14 April 2025

Rufus Abeln, who acted on the largest known case heard by Belgian institution CEPANI, has left Dutch disputes boutique Ysquare to join Lemstra Van de Korst in Amsterdam.

02 April 2025

Irène Léger, a French national and co-chair of the French Arbitration Committee’s under-40 group, has been promoted to the partnership at Dutch disputes boutique Staunch.

28 March 2025

A TV and broadband provider has settled its ICSID claim against Serbia over allegations it faced harassment from state authorities who gave its competitors preferential treatment. 

11 March 2025

Isabelle van den Nieuwendijk, Bouke Boersma and Maurits Boer have left Houthoff to launch a new Dutch boutique, 4DArbitration. 

07 March 2025

The Amsterdam Court of Appeal has enforced an ICC award worth US$85 million plus interest against an Iraqi state entity over a salvage contract while setting off amounts it was granted in a separate award. 

04 March 2025

Croatia has knocked out a €225 million ICSID claim lodged by an Israeli billionaire over plans to build a golf resort near Dubrovnik – having already defeated a claim filed by his Dutch investment vehicle.

30 January 2025

The Hague Court of Appeal has refused to overturn the enforcement of an award worth US$2.75 billion won by the UAE’s Crescent Petroleum against the National Iranian Oil Company. 

17 January 2025