Case Management Hearing before the Amsterdam District Court
After the start of the proceedings against Volkswagen and related parties such as Audi, Seat, Skoda, Porsche, Robert Bosch, importer(s) and dealers in the Netherlands and abroad, the first case management hearing in the Dutch proceedings was held on January 18, 2021 before the Amsterdam District Court.
The objective of this hearing was to exchange views from all parties involved about the desired sequence of subjects to be addressed in the initial phases of the WAMCA procedure we have started.
This includes subjects such as the admissibility of the Foundation, the appointment of an Exclusive Representative Party – which the Foundation has opted for – as well as determination whether the Dutch court has jurisdiction with regard to the claims brought and, if so, which (national) law would apply. The court has indicated that a decision on the order of handling of the above points can be expected on March 3.
The session took more than four hours during which – unsurprisingly – positions were taken on both sides that were diametrically opposed.
We expect the Foundation to be declared admissible because it meets the requirements outlined in the Dutch Claim Code 2019. We also expect to be appointed as the Exclusive Representative Party, acting on behalf of the group of injured parties as described in the writ of summons of March 13, 2020.
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