Contract law

Commercial agreements and disputes

Doing business is people work, and mutual trust is essential. But at least as important is properly recording the agreements made. What do the parties expect from each other and what happens if one of the parties does not comply? How does an agreement come about? What must an agreement meet to be valid? What happens if an agreement is not fulfilled? All this is regulated within the law of obligations. A clear contract provides guidance. Moreover, you can fall back on it in case of discussions or conflicts.

Every business encounters privacy law. This starts with creating awareness. For example, what should be done to make the company “AVG proof” as much as possible? Think about drafting a privacy statement, cookie statement, data breach protocol and a privacy manual. Processor agreements also often need to be entered into.

Drafting a good agreement is customized and requires an expert view. Ovid has this expertise.

Whenever possible, we use models and provisions we have developed. This improves speed.

We can assist you with several kinds of commercial contracts, such as:

  • purchasing and sales contracts
  • IT contracts
  • distribution agreements
  • licensing agreements
  • service level contracts (SLAs)
  • cooperation agreements
  • framework agreements
  • service contracts
  • terms and conditions (B2B and B2C)
  • agreements of intent (memorandum of understanding / letter of intent / term sheet)
  • agency agreements
  • franchise agreements

Commercial disputes

Our contract law team also has extensive experience in dispute resolution. We advise and litigate disputes involving just about every type of commercial relationship. Examples include a dispute over software implementation, a dispute over services, a dispute within a partnership, a dispute over a transaction, a dispute between shareholders or with the board, or a dispute over aborted negotiations. Where it is possible to avoid litigation, that is often preferred. In determining the course of action, we do not only look at the legal side of the case. We certainly also take into account the business interest, and the question of whether the parties should continue with each other. In consultation with you, we thus determine a strategy that will benefit you the most. In many cases, a dispute can be properly ended by effective counseling and negotiation, if necessary with the help of a mediator. If litigation does become necessary, our team has extensive litigation experience, both in arbitration and in court (including attachment, summary proceedings and appeal).

Privacy law

We use our experience and expertise to advise in a wide range of privacy law issues, including:

  • data protection policy
  • privacy statements, privacy disclaimers, cookie policy and data breach protocol
  • hiring and registering a data protection officer
  • data processing agreements
  • international transfer of data
  • notifications, monitoring and enforcement b the Dutch Data Protection Authority
  • data and security breaches

Please feel free to contact one of our contract law experts.

Contract law experts

Attorney at law / Partner
Attorney at law
Paralegal