Code of Civil Procedure ― Selected Sections and the Ncc Rules

The Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) legislation will be taken up by the Senate Justice and Security Committee in September 2018. The NCC will be an impartial and independent English-language chamber of the ordinary Amsterdam courts, specialised in complex, international business cases. NCC proceedings will be in English, using Dutch procedure. As a result, the legal community in this jurisdiction needs an English translation of Dutch civil procedure rules. This book presents the first published English translation of selected parts of the Dutch Code of Civil Procedure. Practitioners may find invaluable guidance in this book as they advise clients on procedural matters and draft statements and briefs in civil cases. These pages present not only the new general Code rules governing electronic communications in civil practice in this jurisdiction, but also the entire NCC Rules. This book may serve as a practical guide for work in civil cases throughout the Dutch court system.

Alex Burrough is an experienced legal English translator and interpreter. He is specialised in courtroom interpreting (Dutch to English) and translation of Dutch legal texts into English. Alex was closely involved in developing the NCC Rules (English version). Lincoln Frakes is a member of the NCC Project Group. Lincoln Frakes is a judge in the ’s-Hertogenbosch Court of Appeal. He is the prospective President of the NCC District Court. Stephen Machon is an experienced legal English editor/reviewer and trainer. Before he moved to Machon Editing, Stephen was a senior English editor and editorial services coordinator at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, where he dealt with client communications, advisory work, contracts, notarial deeds, and court and Commission submissions. He edited the NCC Rules (English version). Duco Oranje is a member a of the NCC Project Group. Duco Oranje is a judge in the Amsterdam Court of Appeal. He is the prospective President of the NCC Court of Appeal. Willem Visser is a member of the NCC Project Group. Willem Visser is a Senior Law Clerk in the Midden-Nederland (Utrecht) District Court and the NCC Project Manager.