Type of refusal
Non-delivery with a counterparty in Netherlands
The counterparty named in the contract may not be the one still holding what you paid for. Before any procedure starts, two things can be checked now: who that counterparty is under public records, and where its assets currently sit. Which body would hear a claim over non-delivery depends on the contract and the asset; компетентный орган определяется применимым процессуальным правом. See the overview of non-delivery claims for how this refusal type is treated.
Who is actually on the other side
If the counterparty is a Dutch entity, most commonly a besloten vennootschap, the public commercial register shows its registered office, current directors, and whether any insolvency proceeding has already opened. It does not show whether the entity still holds the specific asset you are owed, or whether that asset has since moved into another vehicle. If the counterparty only settled payment through a Dutch intermediary while incorporated elsewhere, the Dutch register tells you nothing about where enforcement would actually reach. The general profile of the Netherlands as a jurisdiction, covered at the Netherlands jurisdiction page, sets the wider context for that check. Where the underlying claim is a straightforward refund or delivery obligation rather than a dispute over title, refund and delivery claims describes what can be assessed.
What to secure before the counterparty reacts
Collect and date-stamp everything that proves what was promised and paid: the contract, payment confirmations, delivery instructions, and any written acknowledgment that the obligation still stands. Identify where the counterparty holds assets, bank accounts, or a registered branch, since that location, not the contract's governing law, decides where a judgment could be enforced. If part of what you are owed could be set off against a separate debt to the same counterparty, that needs assessing before insolvency changes the calculation; see set-off against non-delivery abroad. If the counterparty shows signs of financial distress, options narrow once insolvency opens; see what changes once insolvency opens.
Where a judgment would have to be enforced
A judgment from another EU state needs no exequatur to be recognised in the Netherlands. Outside the EU, the 2019 Hague Judgments Convention has applied to the Netherlands since the EU's accession took effect 1 September 2023, with scope tied to the declarations made under it. Where documents require legalising, the Netherlands is party to the Apostille Convention since 8 October 1965, with a reservation and four territorial extensions. Порядок предъявления требования устанавливается по материалам дела, а не на сайте. Enforcement into the Netherlands is covered at enforcement into the Netherlands; the reverse runs through enforcement to the UK. The firm charges no fee contingent on recovery; verify its registration via how to verify a law firm.