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Invalidation of CFD agreements for unfair trade practices – a refinement of case law

In September 2019, a client of our firm entered into an agreement with a Cypriot broker offering investment services through an online trading platform. These services include trading in Contracts for Difference (CFDs), complex and risky financial products that involve speculating on price increases or decreases in underlying assets such as stocks, currencies or commodities. Initially, our client was given a "retail account" with a leverage of up to 1:30, in accordance with the decision [...]

Hupkes advocaten2025-04-05T21:12:33+01:005 October 2021|Uncategorized|

Three new rulings CFD brokers Cyprus

On May 24, we wrote in a blog that the first ruling has been handed down in a case against a CFD broker from Cyprus. In the meantime, 3 judgments have been added, in which the court has also ruled in favor of the duped investor. The verdicts make it clear that victims of CFD brokers stand a chance in court. District Court of the Northern Netherlands, location Groningen In the verdict of May 19, [...]

Hupkes advocaten2022-08-17T17:46:46+01:0020 September 2021|Contracts for Difference (CFD Providers), Investment Fraud & Boiler Rooms|

When can you successfully bring a claim in tort against another heir?

Sometimes you only find out as an heir that large sums of money have disappeared from your parents' bank account. In this blog I discuss the possibility of the heirs to recover that money with the tort as the legal basis. In principle no account and justification Now that the elderly continue to live on their own for longer and at a higher age, we see an increase in the use of informal care in [...]

Hupkes advocaten2022-08-17T17:49:29+01:0022 May 2021|Inheritance & Legacies, Unlawful Act|

First ruling CFDs: EUR 807,600 in damages

A Cypriot CFD broker must repay €807,600 from the District Court of Noord-Holland. The court ruled that there were "unfair commercial practices". This is the first ruling in a series of proceedings pending before various courts in the Netherlands against CFD brokers from Cyprus. In total, this involves damage of more than € 12 million. Most victims say that they came into contact with the investment products from Cyprus through a "fake ad" with a [...]

Hupkes advocaten2022-08-17T17:50:17+01:009 May 2021|Contracts for Difference (CFD Providers), Investment Fraud & Boiler Rooms|

Counter-procedures CFD brokers stranded

A counter-offensive by the providers of CFD products has been halted. The judge in Cyprus refuses permission to take Dutch consumers to court. fake ads These are providers of contracts for difference (CFDs) from Cyprus who sell these investment products through fake advertisements about bitcoins and famous people. Last year, several Dutch courts declared themselves competent to hear cases against these parties. The stake is now more than € 8,000,000. Which judge? The CFD brokers [...]

Hupkes advocaten2022-08-17T17:50:47+01:0020 April 2021|Contracts for Difference (CFD Providers), Investment Fraud & Boiler Rooms|

What is a “money mule”?

A money mule or “money mule” is a person who makes his checking account available to a criminal to receive and transfer criminal loot. If the criminal approaches the money mule, the crime (in which the bank account of the money mule plays a central role) has yet to be committed. The damage can be high.

Hupkes advocaten2024-03-07T16:54:37+01:0030 December 2020|Duty of Care Banks, Fraud & Deception, Terminology|

How to recover money from a Dutch bank in case of fraud?

It regularly happens that international fraud is committed with the help of a Dutch bank account, which is used to receive and pass on money. What does this form of fraud look like and what can be done about it? International invoicing fraud Several parties are involved in this form of fraud. In the first place, a party that trades with another party. For example: an Italian company does business with a company in Great [...]

Hupkes advocaten2022-08-17T17:51:38+01:0028 December 2020|Fraud & Deception, Invoice & CEO Fraud|

Developments in the lawsuits against the CFD brokers from Cyprus

Lawsuits are pending in various Dutch courts against sellers of CFDs (contracts for difference) from Cyprus. Victims have lost a lot of money, with peaks of up to 800,000 euros. Most victims say they ended up at the CFD brokers through a fake advertisement with a well-known Dutch person. What are the developments in these lawsuits?

Hupkes advocaten2023-09-08T11:03:54+01:0021 July 2020|Contracts for Difference (CFD Providers)|

Renting out your Dutch house; three major major pitfalls

In recent times, the population of major Dutch cities has become more and more international. However, finding decent and affordable accomodation is not easy in the Netherlands, particularly in the cities. Dutch housing market has been more than tense for quite some years now, traditionally in the western part of the country, but more and more in other parts too. Ownership of a house has been stimulated by the government for decades, and as a [...]

Hupkes advocaten2022-08-17T17:52:49+01:0019 June 2020|Disputes about Residential Property, How To|

Victims of fake advertisements can litigate in the Netherlands

The Limburg court has declared itself competent in a case of a victim of fake advertisements against the seller of CFD products from Cyprus. The provider stated that the victim was a professional investor and had to go to Cyprus for the lawsuit. The court disagrees.

Hupkes advocaten2022-08-17T17:53:29+01:006 June 2020|Contracts for Difference (CFD Providers), Judgments|

I am disinherited, now what?

You are always entitled to part of the inheritance if you are disinherited through a will. The portion you are entitled to is called the legitimate portion. Inheritance lawyer Diederik Ruys explains what you can do if you are faced with a disinheritance.

Hupkes advocaten2024-03-07T16:55:20+01:0021 May 2020|Inheritance & Legacies|

Paying investments with bitcoins?

Pay with bitcoins? Then it could be fraud. We are seeing a strong increase in fraud with investment products via cryptocurrencies at our office. If an "investment firm" asks you to pay "investment" via bitcoins, which you must first purchase via a "wallet" at a (reliable) company, realize that fraudsters have their reasons for not getting paid via the bank . Anonymously Payments with cryptocurrencies can be transferred more anonymously and faster to a wallet [...]

Hupkes advocaten2022-08-17T17:55:35+01:0010 May 2020|Contracts for Difference (CFD Providers), Cryptocurrencies, Investment Fraud & Boiler Rooms|

Dutch Civil Litigation

In the Netherlands most cases begin in the district court (“rechtbank”). Appeals against decisions of the district court can be heard at one of the four high courts (“gerechtshof”). Above the high courts is the supreme court, the High Council of the Netherlands (“Hoge Raad”) Summary proceedings In the Netherlands, “summary proceedings” is a popular procedure intended to quickly provide clarity regarding legal disputes. Just as in other countries, court cases can take a long [...]

Hupkes advocaten2022-08-17T17:56:46+01:0020 April 2020|Appeal, How To, Summary Proceedings|

What is a boiler room?

A boiler room is a criminal organization that extorts money from people through fake investments. Boilerrooms disappear after a while and the loot is often hard to find after that. Method There is not one typical method for this criminal activity. Many boiler rooms approach their victims by telephone and persuade them to invest via a website. This website can give access to a (fake) account where the victim is led to believe that his [...]

Hupkes advocaten2022-08-17T17:57:24+01:0029 September 2019|Duty of Care Banks, Investment Fraud & Boiler Rooms, Terminology, Unlawful Act|

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