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Courts committed to time standardization
People have much complaints about civil actions taking up much time. The recently published Agenda van de Rechtspraak 2008-2011 includes a plan to set standards for the time that a civil action may take.
In the Agenda van de Rechtspraak 2008-2011 (Strategic Agenda for the Judiciary), the court councils and the Council for the Judiciary presented the priorities they have set for the next few years. Among these is the setting of standards for legal actions in terms of time.
The plan is to set fixed time schedules within which most cases in a specific category must have been completed.
In setting these standards, the fact that the litigants themselves also influence the schedule will be taken into account.
If the parties in a civil action for instance opt for the submission of all pleadings that can be filed, such will take much more time than if a defendant merely submits a written defence against the claim and a subsequent hearing of the parties is held.
For more information, please contact Robert Hendrikse, Litigation & Insurance Practice.
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