Rogier Schellaars contributes to Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law

Van Doorne's arbitration partners Rogier Schellaars and Bas van Zelst published the Chapter on arbitration in the Netherlands in the Chambers Law and Practice Guide on arbitration. The contribution discusses key trends and developments in Dutch arbitration.

On 1 January 2019, the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) opened its doors. A year on, Bas van Zelst and Judith van der Linden investigate if and how the NCC is competent to hear matters pertaining to arbitration. They conclude that the NCC's (English language) services provide an opportunity for an efficient resolution of setting aside, enforcement and other proceedings ancillary to arbitration. 

Van Doorne’s arbitration team has again contributed to the International Comparative Legal Guide to Arbitration, an guide providing for an up to date overview of arbitration laws world wide. Jasper Leedekerken and Bas van Zelst have written the chapter on Dutch arbitration law.

Last March the Dutch Ministry of Justice published a preliminary version of the legislative proposal for revision of the Dutch Arbitration Act (the Proposal). The publication of this document serves the purpose of consulting the market on the contemplated revisions of the Dutch Arbitration Act (DAA) before the legislative proposal is offered to Parliament. The DAA has been in force since December 1, 1986. Developments in the (international) arbitral practice have led to a need for modernisation of the DAA. Although the preliminary version of the Proposal is still quite some time from being enacted—the new Arbitration Act is envisaged to come into force on January 1, 2014—the Proposal is indeed expected to be passed with relatively few amendments. This is also due to the fact that the proposal builds on a report on the revision of the Dutch Arbitration Act by a commission presided over by Professor A.J. van den Berg, a leading practitioner in the field. Source: Int.A.L.R. 3, 2012