Joram Verstoep

Partner

About Joram

Joram advises and litigates in the fields of contract law, tort and liability law, and commercial lease law. He represents clients in a wide range of commercial disputes and complex civil proceedings.

His practice includes disputes concerning the formation and interpretation of contracts, the breaking off of negotiations, agency and authority to represent, warranties, breach of contract, performance and dissolution of contracts, damages, and the termination of commercial partnerships and joint ventures.

He also handles matters involving tort and directors’ liability. In addition, he advises and litigates on financing arrangements and security rights, including loans, credit agreements, joint and several liability, suretyships and bank guarantees.

In the field of commercial lease law, Joram handles disputes concerning rent arrears, rent reviews and rent reductions, defects, subletting, tenant substitution, maintenance and operating obligations, termination and eviction.

Joram appears in summary proceedings, proceedings on the merits and appeals. He has extensive experience in attachment and enforcement disputes, including pre-judgment attachment, lifting of attachments and the enforcement of court judgments.

Alongside his litigation practice, Joram advises on the drafting, review and negotiation of commercial agreements, contractual risk allocation and liability clauses. He combines thorough legal analysis with a practical and strategic approach, with due regard for both the legal and the commercial interests of his clients.

Before joining Wieringa, Joram practiced law at Stibbe in Amsterdam and lectured at the Faculty of Law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Other professional activities:

  • Deputy Justice at the Court of Appeal of ‘s-Hertogenbosch
  • Member of the Advisory Board for the Master’s and Bachelor’s programs in Law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • Member of the Association for Civil Law (Vereniging voor Burgerlijk Recht)
  • Member of the Dutch Association for Procedural Law (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Procesrecht)

Education:

  • Postgraduate Course in National and International Contracting, Grotius Academy (2020, with honours)
  • M.A. in Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2015)
  • LL.M. in Private Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2013)
  • B.Sc. in Political Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2012)
  • LL.B. in Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2011)

Publications:

  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Dutch Supreme Court 13 February 2026, ECLI:NL:HR:2026:231’, JOR 2026/172
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Dutch Supreme Court 23 January 2026, ECLI:NL:HR:2026:97’, JOR 2026/149
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Dutch Supreme Court 14 November 2025, ECLI:NL:HR:2025:1685’, JOR 2026/40
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Court of Appeal Amsterdam 7 October 2025, ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2025:2645’, JHV 2026/1
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Court of Appeal Amsterdam 30 April 2024, ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2024:1074’, JOR 2025/88
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Dutch Supreme Court 14 June 2024, ECLI:NL:HR:2024:884’, JOR 2024/214
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Dutch Supreme Court 12 January 2024, ECLI:NL:HR:2024:17’, JA 2024/44
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Dutch Supreme Court 12 January 2024, ECLI:NL:HR:2024:19’, JOR 2024/65
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Dutch Supreme Court 24 February 2023, ECLI:NL:HR:2023:313’, JOR 2023/171
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Dutch Supreme Court 14 October 2022, ECLI:NL:HR:2022:1454’, JA 2023/21
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to District Court Amsterdam 17 November 2021, ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2021:6673’, JOR 2022/96
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Court of Appeal Arnhem-Leeuwarden 2 November 2021, ECLI:NL:GHARL:2021:10241’, JA 2022/6
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Dutch Supreme Court 15 October 2021, ECLI:NL:HR:2021:1536’, JOR 2022/23
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Dutch Supreme Court 26 March 2021, ECLI:NL:HR:2021:461’, JOR 2021/180
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Dutch Supreme Court 11 September 2020, ECLI:NL:HR:2020:1413’, JA 2021/1
  • Verstoep, J. & Bosman, L.Z., ‘De Nijmeegse beeldenstorm. Beschouwingen bij Hof Amsterdam (OK) 21 juli 2020, ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2020:2033’ [The Nijmegen iconoclasm. Reflections on Court of Appeal Amsterdam (Enterprise Chamber) 21 July 2020], MvO 2021/1-2
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Dutch Supreme Court 19 June 2020, ECLI:NL:HR:2020:1078’, JOR 2020/221
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Dutch Supreme Court 20 March 2020, ECLI:NL:HR:2020:472’, JBPr 2020/42
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Dutch Supreme Court 31 January 2020, ECLI:NL:HR:2020:141’, JIN 2020/44
  • Verstoep, J. ‘De (on)redelijk korte termijn voor nakoming en het intreden van verzuim’ [The (un)reasonably short period for performance and the occurrence of default], Bb 2019/92
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Is hoger beroep mogelijk tegen de beschikking waarin de rechter-commissaris aan een curator toestemming heeft verleend om activa onderhands te verkopen?’ [Is an appeal available against the order in which the supervisory judge authorised a trustee to sell assets by private sale?], Bb 2019/56
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Dutch Supreme Court 22 March 2019, ECLI:NL:HR:2019:412’, JA 2019/64
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to Dutch Supreme Court 30 November 2018, ECLI:NL:HR:2018:2216’, JBPr 2019/15
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to District Court Noord-Holland 20 June 2018, ECLI:NL:RBNHO:2018:5752’, JA 2018/174
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Moet wie administratie zegt ook boekhouding in concernverband zeggen? Over het bestaan van de groepsadministratieplicht van de holding’ [Does whoever says administration also mean accounting within a group? On the existence of the holding company’s group record-keeping duty], MvO 2018/9
  • Verstoep, J. ‘Annotation to District Court Zeeland-West-Brabant 16 August 2017, ECLI:NL:RBZWB:2017:5251’, JBPr 2018/13