Uitspraak
RECHTBANK Rotterdam
1.De procedure
- de conclusie van antwoord tevens eis in reconventie, met producties,
- de brief van de rechtbank van 3 augustus 2023, met daarin een oproeping voor een mondelinge behandeling op 13 september 2023,
2.De feiten
3.BUDGET & PAYMENT
1. The exact specifications and configuration have not yet been finalized and as a result no fixed final price can be determined. Parties agree to use the estimated prices listed below as the maximum budget for the agreement and will adjust the prices as more specifications are made final. Vaan will provide updates in prices as soon as they become available, and the payment schedule (below) will be updated to reflect the new estimates.
2. The estimated base price of the boat built in accordance with Buyer requirements is expected to amount to €1.500.000,- excluding 21% BTW, in words: one million and five hundred thousand euro.
3. The estimated price of the options to be determined by Parties is expect to amount to €300.000,- euro excluding 21% BTW, in words: three hundred thousand euro.
4. The agreement price and, respectively, option price stated above amounting to a total maximum budget of €1.800.000,- shall be paid by the Buyer as follows:
1. 10% upon signing of this agreement €180.000,-
2. Monthly payments based on the expenses made by seller, including the gross margin described below.
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5. Parties agree that Vaan needs gross margin to operate in a healthy fashion, which is also in the best interest of the Buyer. Parties agree that Vaan is allowed an average gross margin of 20% on the overall project, including workhours from own staff as well as sub-contractors, including general development costs. Buyer is allowed full insight into the actual costs to verify the gross margin.
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6. COSTS
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2. If this agreement is terminated for reasons that can be imputed to the Buyer, the Buyer will incur a penalty, not subject to judicial mitigation, that is equal to the profit margin that Vaan would have had if the Buyer had performed the agreement correctly.
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13. APPLICABLE LAW AND COMPETENT COURT
1. This Agreement will be governed by Dutch law.
2. Any disputes that may arise between the Parties in relation to this Agreement will in the first instance be submitted exclusively to the competent Court in Rotterdam.”
3.Het geschil
4.De beoordeling
“Vaan will deliver the boat to the Buyer within 18 months after the signing of this agreement.”). Dat de specificaties en de configuratie van het jacht nog niet definitief waren, is daarnaast niet in geschil. Om die reden is ook een maximumprijs overeengekomen (vgl. artikel 3.1 koopovereenkomst).
- Kosten van de dagvaarding € 129,14
- Griffierecht € 2.277,00
- Salaris advocaat € 3.760,00 (2,0 punten x tarief V € 1.880,00)