Cyriel Ruers and Rande Duhoky wrote an expert opinion on the interpretation of the Unfair Commercial Practices Act in the context of civil proceedings before the District Court of Northern Netherlands at the request of a Dutch yacht builder and its solicitor (Scheepsrecht Advocaten).
The yacht builder had been sued by a buyer of a luxury yacht with the aim of having the purchase agreement annulled on the grounds of alleged unfair commercial practices, pursuant to Article 6:193j, paragraph 3 of the Dutch Civil Code. At the request of the yacht builder, Maverick Advocaten – as specialists in the field of the Unfair Commercial Practices Act – wrote an expert opinion for the court on the interpretation of specifically Article 6:193g of the Dutch Civil Code (the black list of misleading commercial practices) in the light of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and Dutch and European case law. More specifically, the opinion focused on the interpretation of Article 6:193g(d) of the Dutch Civil Code, which considers it misleading under all circumstances to claim that a trader or product has been recommended, recognised or approved by a public or private institution when this is not the case.
On 21 November 2025, the court ruled in favour of the yacht builder, dismissing the claimant's claims. The ruling can be read here.
Maverick Advocaten has extensive experience in advising and litigating on consumer law, including the Unfair Commercial Practices Act, in both civil disputes and administrative enforcement proceedings before the Authority for Consumers and Markets. If you would like to know more about consumentenrecht.info.
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