Boundaries are pushed further and further. As a result, more Dutch companies do business with foreign companies, both as suppliers and as purchasers. Although doing business internationally is not much different from doing business in the Netherlands as such, there is one major difference. Whereas creditors are usually prepared to go to a lot of trouble to collect money owed by Dutch debtors, claims against foreign debtors are frequently written off. Happily, this is changing now, creating an increasing demand in the debt collection sector for support in international debt collection.

Marxman Advocaten is widely experienced in collecting debts in the Netherlands and abroad, and uses the possibilities offered by European legislation and international treaties, such as the European Enforcement Order, an exequatur and, as from December 2008, the European Order for Payment. On a case-by-case basis, we examine what steps are required to collect the claim, e.g. seizing goods, agreeing a payment schedule, or even filing a petition for involuntary liquidation. When recovering foreign debt, Marxman can count on the support and knowledge of its partners in the Consulegis network.