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20 Jan 2026
200.360.223/01 · Court of Appeal (Amsterdam)
Amsterdam court summons parties to the 9 March hearing
Amsterdam Court of Appeal (registry)
Court decision · binding on the parties
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The court's notice that it had received the defences and would hear the parties in person on 9 March 2026. The Dutch letter itself is missing from our set; this card is built from the English copy of the court's 20 January email quoted in the claimants' lawyer's reply.
Cheat sheet
- The registry confirms it received the statements of defence and sent copies to the other side.
- It summons the lawyers and their clients to an oral hearing on 9 March 2026 at 11:00, Palace of Justice, IJdok 20, Amsterdam.
- It says the requesting and interested parties must appear in person to give the court information.
- Speaking time and late documents are left to the standard Court Rules, which later led to the claimants' request for more time.
- The claimants' lawyer later cited the 'in person' wording to criticise the defendants' absence; the court said in April it attached no consequence to that.
Key passages · underlined
The court wishes to hear from the parties in this case. Accordingly, I summon you and your client to attend the oral hearing at the court. This will be held on March 9, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Palace of Justice, IJdok 20 in Amsterdam.
The requesting party(ies) and interested parties must be present in person at the oral hearing so that they can provide information to the court.
Read it · IoJ translationThe full document in English+
the Judiciary (de Rechtspraak)
Amsterdam Court of Appeal
Stassen & Kemps Advocaten, Mr P.W.H. Stassen, Postbus 7004, 5605 JA Eindhoven
Civil Law Division
date: 20 January 2026
visiting address: IJdok 20, 1013 MM Amsterdam
correspondence address: Postbus 1312, 1000 BH Amsterdam
t 088-3611316
Rechtspraak.nl/veiligmailen
contact person: T. Fani
direct line: 088-3611714
our reference: 200.360.223/01
your reference:
enclosure(s):
subject: [claimant 1] et al. / J.T. van Dissel et al.
Dear Sir or Madam,
Concerning the appeal proceedings with case number 200.360.223/01, I inform you of the following.
Enclosed you will receive a copy of the statements of defence submitted to the Court of Appeal.
The Court of Appeal wishes to hear the parties in this case. I hereby summon you and your client(s) to attend the oral hearing at the Court of Appeal. It will be held on 9 March 2026 at 11:00 in the Palace of Justice, IJdok 20 in Amsterdam. You must report in good time to the information desk in the central hall. Please bring this letter with you.
For the duration of the oral hearing and for the submission of further documents, I refer you to the Rules of Procedure.
The petitioning party(ies) and interested party(ies) must be present in person at the oral hearing, so that they can provide the Court of Appeal with information. Legal entities must for that purpose be represented by one or more persons who are acquainted with the case.
If you telephone or write to the Court of Appeal, please mention or state the case number.
56K29_2 Your personal data and – if applicable – those of your client are processed, insofar as necessary for the proper conduct of the proceedings, in a registration system of the court.
page 2the Judiciary (de Rechtspraak)
Amsterdam Court of Appeal
date 20 January 2026
reference 200.360.223/01
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If you have any questions about this letter, you can telephone one of the staff of the administration of this Court of Appeal, Civil Law Division. If you wish, you can enquire with the administration one day before the hearing about the names of the judges (raadsheren) hearing the case. The administration can be reached on working days from 8.30 to 17.00. General information can be found at www.rechtspraak.nl.
Yours faithfully,
[illegible]
Interest of Justice translation from the Dutch original. Only the Dutch text is authoritative. IoJ translation, not official; the Dutch original prevails.
Every defendant denies the claims, and the court has not ruled on them. Allegations are the claimants' pleaded positions, quoted as theirs. This is analysis and commentary, not legal advice. Interest of Justice is not a party to the case.