Bart heads the Supreme Court Litigation Team. As a Supreme Court specialist, he has been involved in numerous landmark cases on arbitration, finance, insolvency, insurance, contracts, procedure and liability law, acting for corporates, investors, and leading financial institutions such as Achmea, Allianz, and ING. As a trial lawyer, he has represented the estates of KPNQwest and Lehman Brothers Treasury, and bondholders in the multi-billion dollar Oi restructuring in vital matters for the resolution of these insolvencies.

Expertise based abroad in Dutch Caribbean
Chambers Global, General Business Law - Dutch Caribbean (2023 Edition)
"A client states: 'Bart van der Wiel is a service-minded attorney who responds quickly at all times, with a thorough analysis of complex and sophisticated cases'."
Chambers Global, General Business Law - Dutch Caribbean (2023 Edition)
Ranked in Tier 1
Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution: Supreme Court Litigation (2023 Edition)
"A client states: 'Bart is one of the go-to lawyers when it comes to Supreme Court litigation.'"

Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution: Supreme Court Litigation (2023 Edition)
"A client mentions: 'Bart van der Wiel combines a deep and thorough legal knowledge with solid commercial awareness.'"

Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution: Supreme Court Litigation (2023 Edition)
Leading Individual

Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation (2023 Edition)
"One client said: 'Bart van der Wiel is one of the most well-known Supreme Court litigators in the Netherlands. He stands out from the crowd by combining exceptional expertise in procedural law with solid business acumen. Bart is definitely the go-to Supreme Court litigator in the Netherlands.’"

Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation (2023 Edition)
“A client enthuses: ‘Bart van der Wiel is one of the great minds in the Dutch legal world, and easy to work with’.”
Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution: Supreme Court Litigation (2022 Edition)
“Bart van der Wiel knows how to explain complex legal issues in laymen's language.”
Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution: Supreme Court Litigation (2022 Edition)
Bart van der Wiel is ranked in Tier 1.
Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution: Supreme Court Litigation (2022 Edition)
“Bart van der Wiel has a creative view on a dogmatic problem.”
Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation (2022 Edition)
“A client states: ‘Bart van der Wiel is approachable and gifted at making complex matters simple’.”
Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation (2022 Edition)
“Bart van der Wiel stands out as a great Supreme Court litigator.”
Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation (2022 Edition)
“Clients praise his commitment, one asserting that he ‘stands out as a Supreme Court litigator and really goes the necessary extra mile to win the case.’”
Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution: Supreme Court Litigation (2021 Edition)
Bart van der Wiel is ranked in Tier 1.
Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution: Supreme Court Litigation (2021 Edition)
Recommended
Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution: Supreme Court Litigation (2020 Edition)
Bart van der Wiel is ranked in Tier 1.
Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution: Supreme Court Litigation (2020 Edition)
“Bart van der Wiel excels in Supreme Court advice and litigation. He is a quick and strategic thinker with a keen eye on its client’s opportunities. One of his unique strengths is that you can always reach him. Another strength is that he is very hands on.”
Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation (2020 Edition)

Bart received a Ph.D. from Leiden University in 2004 and has authored many publications. He is the editor and co-author of a leading textbook on Supreme Court litigation, and a member of the editorial team of the Tijdschrift voor Civiele Rechtspleging, the leading Dutch journal on civil procedure. Bart is a highly sought-after speaker and lecturer, and a member of the Advisory Committee on Civil Procedural Law of the Ministry of Justice and Security.

Qualifications & Experience

PhD Civil Law in 2004 (Leiden University)
Civil Law (Leiden University)
M.A. Classics (Leiden University)

Highlighted Matters
Advised and represented Samruk-Kazyna JSC in Supreme Court proceedings against creditors of its shareholder, the Republic of Kazakhstan, on the legitimacy of attachments levied on all shares held by Samruk in a Dutch company.
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Represented Capgemini at the Dutch Supreme Court in a dispute on the execution of a large-scale software development project.
Highlighted Matters
Represented Samruk-Kazyna JSC in Dutch Supreme Court proceedings against a creditor of its shareholder, the Republic of Kazakhstan, on the legitimacy of attachments levied on all shares held by Samruk-Kazyna in a Dutch company.
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Represented ING Bank in various Dutch Supreme Court proceedings in which important questions have been answered for the banking practice. These proceedings concerned, for example, the regulations regarding cashless payments, the terminability of a banking relationship and the validity of security interests.
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Represented India in an annulment dispute worth upwards of EUR 1 billion before the Dutch Supreme Court
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Represented Wells in the Wells v Bariven case in proceedings before the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court reinstated the arbitral award after it was set aside for alleged corruption.
Highlighted Matters
Represented CBRE in proceedings before the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeal's judgment which found that CBRE Investors does not have to offer properties to Bijenkorf.