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Jasper van Gameren focuses his practice primarily on corporate and commercial litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution for both internationally and locally operating companies, active in a wide range of industries. He has experience with complex cross-border commercial disputes and the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in the Netherlands. He also advises on issues related to international private law and procedural law.

Jasper holds an LL.M. degree in corporate, social and economic law at Utrecht University. He also studied common law subjects at University College Dublin, Ireland. Jasper is a member of the Dutch Bar Association and a member of the Dutch association of young litigation lawyers.

On 29 April 2020 the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) handed down a decision regarding a contractual break-up fee in an M&A transaction affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Continue Reading Dutch Court Decisions on Contractual Obligations During the COVID-19 Pandemic in an M&A Context

Als gevolg van de coronacrisis moeten veel bedrijven noodgedwongen hun deuren (letterlijk of figuurlijk) sluiten. Daarmee neemt ook de vraag naar producten en diensten af of komt juist de aanvoer in het gedrang. Veel bedrijven zien zich geconfronteerd met commerciële contracten waarvan zij de verplichtingen tot afname of levering niet meer kunnen of willen nakomen, of waarbij nakoming door gestegen kosten of gebrek aan afnemers onredelijke negatieve gevolgen zou hebben. De wet kent een regeling die in dergelijke gevallen uitkomst kan bieden: de onvoorziene omstandigheden.
Continue Reading Aanpassing van contracten in het licht van de coronacrisis

Parties who do cross-border business often declare English law applicable in commercial contracts, accompanied by a jurisdiction clause making the English courts (exclusively) competent to hear claims arising out of
Continue Reading Brexit Consequences for Governing Law and Jurisdiction Clauses

On 13 July 2018, the Amsterdam Court of Appeals declared a € 1.3 billion settlement between Ageas (previously Fortis Bank) and its former shareholders binding under the Dutch Class Action (Financial Settlement) Act. This constitutes the largest settlement ever between a European company and investors, but the decision may have unexpected consequences for the revenue model of claim organizations in the future.
Continue Reading Billion Euro Settlement for Former Fortis Shareholders Declared Binding