Diederik van der Kooij
Advocaat | Counsel
Languages
Dutch
English
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Diederik specialises in dispute resolution, with a particular emphasis on liability law, collective redress, consumer rights law, contractual disputes, and Supreme Court litigation. He has considerable experience as a defence counsel and has been involved in several of the largest collective disputes in the Netherlands. As a Supreme Court lawyer, he represents clients in cassation and preliminary ruling proceedings, and has played a role in shaping landmark decisions in liability law, insurance law, procedural law and consumer rights law.
Diederik earned his Ph.D. from Erasmus University Rotterdam, where he wrote a dissertation titled 'Relativity, Causation, and Remoteness of Damage', exploring the limits of contractual and tortious liability. He has authored several publications, primarily on tort law and collective redress, and regularly lectures on these topics.
Diederik is a member of the Dutch Association for Procedural Law, the Dutch Association for Civil Law, the Dutch Association for Liability Law, the Dutch Association for Financial Law and the Dutch Association of Civil Cassation Lawyers.
Diederik earned his Ph.D. from Erasmus University Rotterdam, where he wrote a dissertation titled 'Relativity, Causation, and Remoteness of Damage', exploring the limits of contractual and tortious liability. He has authored several publications, primarily on tort law and collective redress, and regularly lectures on these topics.
Diederik is a member of the Dutch Association for Procedural Law, the Dutch Association for Civil Law, the Dutch Association for Liability Law, the Dutch Association for Financial Law and the Dutch Association of Civil Cassation Lawyers.
Qualifications & Experience
- Ph.D. Erasmus University Rotterdam
- LL.M. Dutch Law (Tilburg University)
- LL.B. Dutch Law (Tilburg University)
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Represented one of the major airlines involved in the air cargo cartel Dutch civil damage proceedings.
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Advised the on the Toronto Stock Exchange listed WSP Global Inc., one of the world's leading professional services firms providing engineering and design services to clients in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Environment, Power&Energy, Resources and Industry sector as well as offering strategic advisory services, on the acquisition of multidisciplinary consultancy- and engineering firm Lievense
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Advised Ballast Nedam on an appeal case against Max Bögl, a former joint venture partner. Ballast Nedam wins court of appeal case against Max Bögl. The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal in cassation, lodged by Max Bögl. For Ballast Nedam this ruling means an elimination of a risk of over 9 million euros, without further financial impact. Ballast Nedam brought action in 2003 against Max Bögl for breach of contract in the tendering stage of three underground stations on the North-South Line.
