Houthoff has one of the largest and most prestigious Supreme Court practices in the country. Our Supreme Court lawyers are fully integrated into our other practice groups and sector teams. They understand the context behind disputes and are committed to finding the best solution. They combine outstanding strategic advice with an in-depth knowledge of the areas our clients operate in. The success of our Supreme Court team is internationally recognised and our lawyers are called upon for advice by other law firms, companies and government bodies.
Houthoff’s Supreme Court Team has secured countless ground-breaking judgments from the Supreme Court over the years.
Examples of our expertise
- Secured a win for various aviation industry parties, including 18 airlines, in challenging the Dutch State’s proposed restrictive measures for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, reducing the maximum number of flights from 500,000 to 460,000 in the next year. The Supreme Court found that the Dutch State must complete the ‘balanced approach procedure’ under the EU Noise Regulation before implementing such measures, overturning a previous decision by the Amsterdam Court of Appeal.
- Representing Fortenova Group, the largest food producer and retailer in South-Eastern Europe, in the implementation of a comprehensive restructuring resulting from the presence of sanctioned debt and equity holders in its capital structure and cross-border litigation in connection therewith.
- Successfully represented ASR and subsidiary Aegon regarding a merger between Aegon and Optas in a complex and high-stakes Supreme Court procedure on a EUR 2.5 billion claim (link).
- Successfully represented Pension Fund PGB in a EUR 400 million pension dispute with Booking.com.
- Represented ING Bank in Supreme Court proceedings to clarify questions regarding set off by the bank of payments into a borrower’s account against granted credit in case of a rescue attempt followed by insolvency. The guidance provided by the Supreme Court‘s judgment is of great importance for banking practice.
