Which court for a rental and franchise agreement?
Which court is competent to rule on a related rental and franchise agreement?
Pursuant to Article 93 under c Rv, the subdistrict court judge, among other things, deals with and decides: cases concerning a rental agreement, regardless of the course or value of the claim. See the subdistrict court of the Central Netherlands court 1 December 2017, ECLI:NL:RBMNE:2017:6314.
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