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Letter
13 Mar 2026

C/17/190788 · District Court of the Northern Netherlands, Leeuwarden

Claimants ask the court to fix its ruling and allow a livestream

Claimants (Stassen)

Filed for the claimants · every defendant denies the claims; the court has not ruled

In 30 seconds

An email from the claimants' lawyer asking the court to correct or add to its 11 March 2026 ruling, which he says left the experts' role undecided, and asking for a livestream of the hearing.

Cheat sheet

  1. Stassen says the 11 March ruling has obvious errors and failed to decide several points from the 14 January statement.
  2. Undecided points listed — seats for experts in the courtroom, timely notice of their attendance, consultation with counsel, an online link and an interpreter.
  3. The request relies on Articles 31 and 32 of the Dutch Code of Civil Procedure (correcting or completing a judgment).
  4. The claimants also asked for a livestream, citing national and international public interest.
  5. A copy went to all defendants' lawyers.

Key passages · underlined

This judgment contains a number of obvious errors that lend themselves to simple rectification (Article 31 of the Code of Civil Procedure) and/or it has failed to comply with a number of parts of the information requested in my deed of 14 January 2026.
Why it matters The claimants' legal basis for reopening the ruling — they say it is incomplete, not just wrong.Page 1 · Bailiwick News copy
The request to ensure that the witnesses and experts may take their seats in the courtroom;
Why it matters The first item on the claimants' list of points they say the court never decided.Page 3 · TheNetherlandsCase.com copy
In connection with the great social importance in this procedure and the great social, national and international interest in it, as well as the therefore great interest in the public nature of this procedure, [plaintiffs] et al. also request a live stream of the planned oral hearing.
Why it matters The livestream request; the court granted a livestream in its 7 May 2026 letter.Page 2 · Bailiwick News copy

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.

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