Civil lawsuits, 2001-2009

The Civil Courts table gives an overview of the nature and extent of civil or civil lawsuits in the Netherlands. Civil law governs the rights between natural persons and/or legal entities such as companies. Civil cases are dealt with by the courts, courts and tribunals and the Supreme Court of the Netherlands. Since 1 January 2002, the Courts have been hearing the civil matters take place in the ‘canton sector’ or ‘civilian sector’. The old terms “candidates” and “arrondissement courts” are on that date expires. Although the results published here begin with the reporting year 2001, the new designation will also be used for that year. A civil case begins with a subpoena or with a petition. Subpoena proceedings are lawsuits which, according to the law, commence with a call to appear before the court (submitting). These lawsuits end with a verdict. Petition procedures are lawsuits that, according to the law, begin with a petition (request) to the judge to make a certain decision. These lawsuits end with an order. Data available from: 2001. Frequency: every year. Status of the figures: The figures shown in the table are final figures. When are new figures coming? This table was discontinued on 20 August 2012 and continued as civil court cases; type of procedure. See also paragraph 3.