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Dutch judicial rulings on civil damages
Overview
Recent court rulings in the Netherlands have addressed cases involving significant financial compensation for wrongful actions.
In one instance, the Hague District Court ordered the Dutch state to pay over 646,000 euros to lawyer Annette Mak. This follows a decade-long wrongful criminal prosecution involving allegations of money laundering and forgery. The 's-Hertogenbosch Court of Appeal upheld her acquittal, ruling that her legal advisory work was not criminal, and awarded damages for lost income, legal costs, and non-material harm.
Separately, the Hague Court of Appeal ruled that the travel agency Prijsvrij must pay an employee over 60,000 euros in severance. The court found the dismissal of the employee, who suffered from the chronic disease myasthenia, to be abusive after the company terminated his contract following observations of him running a marathon while on sick leave.
The court characterized the dismissal as an ‘unverhältnismäßige Maßnahme’ (disproportionate measure). The ruling noted that the employee, who has myasthenia gravis, had disclosed his training regimen to a company doctor. The court further criticized Prijsvrij for using private investigators to shadow the employee during routine activities, such as grocery shopping, prior to the termination of his contract.
Entities
The Hague Court of Appeal · Prijsvrij · Rotterdam Marathon · Public Prosecution Service · Annette Mak
Timeline
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[BUSINESS] 3 sourcesDutch court orders Prijsvrij to pay 60,000 euros for wrongful termination
A Dutch court ordered travel agency Prijsvrij to pay an employee 60,000 euros after he was unlawfully fired for running the Rotterdam Marathon while on sick leave for an autoimmune disease.
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[INTERNATIONAL] 6 sourcesDutch court awards employee 60,000 euros after marathon dismissal
A Dutch court awarded a travel agency employee over 60,000 euros after ruling his dismissal was unjustified following his participation in a marathon while on sick leave for a neuromuscular disease.
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[POLITICS] 3 sourcesNetherlands to pay lawyer 646,000 euros for wrongful prosecution
The Dutch state must pay lawyer Annette Mak over 646,000 euros in damages after a decade-long wrongful prosecution involving unfounded suspicions of criminal activity.
Sources
amica.de · bienpublic.com · bild.de · capital.fr · estrepublicain.fr · lexisveille.fr · morgenpost.de · mr-online.nl · nieuwrechts.nl · opennieuwsbank.nl · presse-citron.net · vosgesmatin.fr
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