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Full name:

Title:

Nationality:

Bastiaan van Zelst

Prof.

Dutch

Job(s)

Employer / field of work

Enhance Arbitration BV

Relevant current job:

Partner

Previous jobs:

Partner Van Doorne NV

Secondary jobs:

Professor of Dispute Resolution and Arbitration at Maastricht University

Relevant previous seconday job(s):

Expertise
  • Arbitrage
  • Dispute resolution
Publications
  • The Politics of European Sales Law – A Legal-Political Inquiry into the Drafting of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Vienna Sales Convention, the Dutch Civil Code and the European Sales Directive in the Context of the Europeanization of Private Law, (Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer Law International/Wolters Kluwer Law & Business 2008), ISBN 978-90-411-2752-5
  • A Comparative Analysis of the Drafting of European Private Law, European Law Journal, Vol. 15, Issue 5, pp. 616-633
  • The Development of European Private Law: A short History, 1 Law and Policy Review Vol. 1, pp. 79-88.
  • Het rentebegrip in par. 45 UAV 1989, TBR 2010/124, pp. 670-674 (in English: Statutory Interest under Paragraph 45 of the Uniform Administrative Terms for the Construction of Works 1989)
  • Case note: Geldigheid arbitrageovereenkomst in internationale geschillen, TBR 2011/34-35 (in English: Validity of Arbitation Agreements in Transboundary Disputes)
  • Book review: The Cambridge Guide to European Union Private Law (C. Twigg-Flesner, eds.), European Law Journal, Vol. 18, Issue 2, pp. 331-332
  • Artikel 10:154 BW: een nieuwe benadering bij de bepaling van het recht toepasselijk op de overeenkomst tot arbitrage?, NTBR 2012/18 (in English: Article 10:154 Dutch Civil Code: a new approach in determining the law applicable to the agreement to arbitrate?)
  • The proposed new Dutch Arbitration Act, International arbitration law review, Vol. 18, Issue 3, pp. 75-80
  • De gevolgen van vernietiging voor de overeenkomst tot arbitrage en de herziening van artikel 1067 Rv TvA 2012/29 (in English: The consequences of setting aside of an arbitral award for the agreement to arbitrate and the revision of article 1067 Dutch Arbitration Act)
  • Case note: Overeenkomst tot arbitrage in algemene voorwaarden, TBR 2012/95 (in English: Arbitration clauses in standard term contracts)
  • Cross-Border Insolvency II A guide to recognition and enforcement, Dutch chapter on international insolvency, London: INSOL International 2012, pp. 179-182
  • Wat behelst het Wetsvoorstel modernisering arbitragerecht?, Advocatenblad 2013-8, p. 35-36 (afl. 8) (in English: The new Dutch Arbitration Act)
  • Case note: Contractsoverneming uit een boedel TBR 2013/102 (in English: Transfer of a contract from a bankrupt estate)
  • Case note: Hoor en wederhoor in arbitrage JBPr 2013/45 (in English: The right to be heard in arbitration).
  • (with Niek Peters) Remission in de nieuwe arbitragewet, TCR 2013, 117 (in English: Remission in the proposed Dutch arbitration act)
  • International Comparative Legal Guide, Dutch chapter on International Arbitration
  • IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration – effectief gedragsrecht in internationale arbitrage? TVA 2013/41 (in English: IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration – Effective Ethical Standards in International Arbitration?)
  • (with Maurits Kalff) Arbitrage in de verzekeringspraktijk, in: C.J.M. Klaassen et al (red), “Verzekering en ADR”, Deventer: Kluwer, 2014, pp. 27-41 (in English: Arbitration in the Insurance Practice)
  • Gedragsrecht en (internationale) arbitrage – een verkenning, TvA 2014/23 (in English: An Exploration of Ethical Standards in (International) Arbitration)
  • Case note: Incident tot behandeling van verjaringsverweer eerst en vooraf, JBPr 2014/22 (in English: Decisions on Prescription as a Preliminary Matter)
  • International Comparative Legal Guide, Dutch chapter on International Arbitration
  • Contracteren met arbiters, Contracteren 2014/4 (in English: On Contracting with Arbitrators)
  • Case note: Bevoegdheid rechter exhibitieverzoek in class action bij overeenkomst tot arbitrage, JBPr 2015/11 (in English: Jurisdiction of State Court with respect to disclosure requested in class action proceedings to which an arbitration clause applies)
  • Dissenting opinions in arbitrage (in English: Dissenting Opinions in Arbitration), TvA 2015/21
  • Over de moeizame relatie tussen het Unierecht en arbitrage (in English: On the troublesome relation between Community law and Arbitration), NTER 2015/09
  • Substantial Revision of the Dutch Arbitration Act, International Bar Association News September 2015
  • Case note: Rechtsmacht bij tenuitvoerlegging buitenlands arbitraal vonnis (in English: Jurisdiction of the Dutch State Court with respect to applications for recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, AV&S 2016/14
  • UACs in the EU: A Comparative Assessment of the Operation of Unilateral Option Arbitration Clauses in the European Context, 33 Journal of International Arbitration, Issue 4, pp. 365-378
  • The Open Arbitration Clause: a Means of Arbitrating Insurance Disputes? An assessment of opportunities and threats in arbitration insurance law disputes, European Insurance Law Review, No 15, Issue 3, pp. 42-48
  • De rol van het scheidsgerecht in de arbitrageprocedure: tussen goede procesorde en guerrilla tactics (in English: The role of the Arbitral Tribunal: between due process and guerilla tactics), Bb 2017/15
  • (Eenzijdige) optie arbitrage clausules in Europees perspectief (in English: (Unilateral) Option Arbitration Clauses from a EU perspective), NIPR 2017/1, pp. 39-51
  • De toelaatbaarheid van Med-Arb naar Nederlands recht (in English: The admissibility of Med-Arb under Dutch law), NJB 2018/446
  • Unilateral Option Arbitration Clauses; an Unequivocal Choice for Arbitration under the ECHR?, 2017 MJECL 1, 1-10
  • Class Actions and Arbitration: Alternative Approaches Based on the (Ever Evolving) Dutch Experiences with Collective Redress, 35 Journal of International Arbitration, Issue 2, pp. 203-223
  • European Perspectives on Enforcement of Med-Arb Clauses and Med-Arb Awards, Corporate Mediation Journal 2018/1, pp. 12-19
  • The End of Justice(s)? – Thoughts and Perspectives on Automation in Dispute Resolution, Maastricht: Eleven Publishing, 2018
  • (with Robert Hendrikse) Modernisering beslag- en executierecht: een uitgelezen kans voor de erkenning van de belangafweging als zelfstandige opheffings- of instandlatingsgrond voor conservatoir beslag, S. van der Putten et al, Bundel wetsvoorstel modernisering beslag- en executierecht, (in English: Modernisation of Dutch attachment and enforcement laws: a prime opportunity for the codification of the balancing of party interests in lifting or maintaining conservatory attachments)
  • Over de noodzaak van een beter geïnformeerde en bredere discussie over geschiloplossing, NJB 2018/38 (In English: On the need for a better informed and broad debate on dispute resolution)
  • (with D. ten Brink) Collectieve actie en arbitrage in Nederland, TvA 2019/9 (in English: Collective action and arbitration in the Netherlands)
  • De Netherlands Commercial Court (of Appeal) – mooie kansen voor arbitrage, ORP 2019/110 (in English: The Netherlands Commercial Court (of Appeal) – opportunities for arbitration)
  • Van Expert Determination tot Med-Arb: nieuwe markten voor het NAI? – een verkenning, in: Klaassen, Meijer & Schleijpen (red.), Going Dutch: ADR in Nederland, in het bijzonder bij het NAI (O&R nr. 113), p. 329-365 (in English: From Expert Determination to Med-Arb: new markets for the NAI? – an exploration)
  • (with Mathew Good) Transatlantic enforcement of Dutch collective settlement judgments: the case of Canada, MJECL 2020/1
  • (with J. van der Linden) The Netherlands Commercial Court (of Appeal): Opportunities for Arbitration?, TvA 2020/2
  • Naschrift: De status van de NCC(A) onder Brussel I Bis, ORP 2020/51 (in English: Postscript: The Status of the NCC(A) under Brussels I (recast))
  • Editorial: Mediation in a multi-step process, CMJ 2020/1
  • (with Robert Hendrikse et al.), Kroniek burgerlijk procesrecht, Advocatenblad 2020/2 (in English: Chronicle: developments on civil procedural law in the Netherlands)
  • De (on)ethische advocaat – over de balans tussen cliënt en maatschappij, NJB 2020/964 (in English: The (Un)ethical Counsel – on the balance between client and society)
  • Hetzelfde ≠ gelijk – Aandachtspunten bij elektronische zittingen: een arbitragerechtelijk perspectief, TCR, 2020/3 (in English: Similar ≠ Equal – Arbitral perspectives to electronic hearings)
  • Het recht van toepassing op de aansprakelijkheid van arbiters, NIPR 2020/731 (in Dutch: The law applicable to the liablity of arbitrators)
  • Van Domselaar construeert een tegenstelling die er niet is (In English: response to an article on lawyerly ethics), in NJB 2021/ 284
  • Similar ≠ Equal – a Nuanced Approach to Remote Hearings: A Dutch Perspective, The Int’l J. of Arb., Med. & Dispute Management 2021/1, pp. 94-110
  • (with Robert Hendrikse et al.) Kroniek burgerlijk procesrecht, Advocatenblad 2021/2 (in English: Chronicle: developments on civil procedural law in the Netherlands)
  • Does a right to a physical hearing exist? – country report The Netherlands, ICCA Reports 2021
  • De kracht (en het gevaar) van cognitive illusions in het civielrechtelijk debat (in English: The opportunities (and the threat) of cognitive illusion in civil matters), NJB 2020/1225
  • Arbitrage in de schaduw van beginselen van fundamenteel procesrecht, noot onder EHRM 20 mei 2021, Beg S.p.a. v. Italië, EHRM 20 mei 2021, nr. 5312/11, [EVRM art. 6 lid 1] (in English: case note: arbitration in the shadow of fundamental notions of civil procedural law)
  • (with Diederik van Besouw) ‘Private International law Aspects of Arbitrator Liability: A European Perspective Post-Brexit’, 38 Journal of International Arbitration, Issue 6, pp. 723 – 760
  • (with Milou Leisink) ‘Arbitrage in de verzekeringspraktijk: enkele aandachtspunten’, 2021 VAST (in English: Arbitration and Insurance: key observations)
  • Opinie: ”Wie zoekt naar een hoog rendement, investeert in de rechtsstaat’ De Jurist, 16 maart 2021, https://dejurist.com/opinie/50011048/wie-zoekt-naar-een-hoog-rendement-investeert-in-de-rechtsstaat (in English: Who is looking for a high return on investment, should invest in the rule of law)
  • ‘Kort, korter, kortst. Reactie op ‘De omvang van een memorie’ van Bert van Schaick’, Ars Aequi 2022, 106-107
  • (with Robert Hendrikse et al.) Kroniek burgerlijk procesrecht, Advocatenblad 2022/2 (in English: Chronicle: developments on civil procedural law in the Netherlands)
  • (with Bas Keizers) The Effects of Online Examination of Experts and Witnesses in International Arbitration: Familiar or Uncharted Territory?, in: P. Ortolani et al. (eds), The Hague: Kluwer Law International
  • Case note: Vernietiging van een arbitraal vonnis vanwege bedrog, JBPr 2022/16 (in English: Set-aside of an arbitral award for fraud)
  • Editorial:  The T-shaped Mediator, CMJ 2022/1
  • (with Jan Leliveld) De civielrechtelijke beoordeling van fraudeverwijten, NJB 2022/1622 (in English: The private law assessment of fraud allegations)
  • Verbetering van geschiloplossing vergt een geïntegreerde benadering, TC 2022/51 (in English: Improving dispute resolution requires an integrated approach)
  • (with Pietro Ortolani) International commercial courts and EU law: easing the tension, Journal of International Dispute Settlement, 2023, 00, 1–15
  • Dealing with Accusations of Illegality in International Arbitration: Dutch Perspectives on the Interaction Between Private Law and Criminal Law Standards, 40 Journal of International Arbitration, Issue 1 pp  29–44.
  • (with Robert Hendrikse et al.) Kroniek burgerlijk procesrecht, Advocatenblad 2023/2 (in English: Chronicle: developments on civil procedural law in the Netherlands)
  • De toepasselijkheid van artikel 21 Rv in arbitrage, TvA 2023/48 (in English: The applicability and application of the Duty to fully and correctly inform courts in arbitration proceedings)
  • (with Bas Keizers) Case note: Vernietiging van een arbitraal onbevoegdheidsoordeel, JBPr 2023/57 (in English: Set-aside of negative jurisdiction awards)
  • (with Naimeh Masumy), The Concept of Arbitrability under the New York Convention: The Quest for Comprehensive Reform, 41 Journal of International Arbitration, Issue 2, pp. 345-370
  • (with Folkert Stoop) Case note: Anticipatie op artikel 180(6) Rv (nieuw), JBPr 2024/30 (in English: anticipation on Article 180(6) Dutch Code of Civil Procedure ­– which is to allow for the recording of witness examinations)
  • (with Robert Hendrikse et al.) Kroniek burgerlijk procesrecht, Advocatenblad 2024/2 (in English: Chronicle: developments on civil procedural law in the Netherlands)
  • (with Ilse van Dam), De procesrechtelijke aspecten van handelsgebruiken in Nederlandse arbitrage, TvA 2024/22 (in English: Procedural aspects of trade usages in Dutch Arbitration)
  • De herziene IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration 2024: totstandkoming en betekenis voor het Nederlands arbitragerecht, TvA 2024/48 (in English: The revised IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration 2024: genesis and significance in Dutch arbitration law)
  • Case note: Een effectieve escalatieclausule schrijf je niet zomaar, JBPr 2024/48 (in English: An effective escalation clause is no easy draft)
  • (with Bente Scheepvaart & Tomas Klerks, Adverse inferences: mogelijk instrument ter afdwinging van de verplichtingen van art. 21 Rv?, BER 2024/7 (in English: Adverse inferences, potentially an instrument to enforce the duty to present facts fully and truthfully of Article 21 Dutch Code of Civil Procedure?)
  • (with Rogier Schellaars), International Arbitration in the Netherlands – A Counsel’s Guide to Using ICC, LCIA, DIS and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules in the Netherlands & A high-level commentary to the 2024 NAI Rules, Antwerp: Maklu.
  • (with Robert Hendrikse et al.) Kroniek burgerlijk procesrecht, Advocatenblad 2025/2 (in English: Chronicle: developments on civil procedural law in the Netherlands)
  • (with Lena Jamalov) case note: Set-aside decisions in Crimea arbitrations, JBPr 2025/26
  • DAA 2015 Quo Vadis? An Empirical and Substantive Analysis of Decisions on Applications for Set-Aside of Arbitral Awards under the Dutch Arbitration Act of 2015: Has the Dutch Legislator Reached Its Objectives?, Journal of International Arbitration 42, no. 5 (2025): 661–690.
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