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Search Dutch Case Law: Hoge Raad, Hof and Rechtbank

Search 3.6M+ Dutch court rulings from the Hoge Raad, Gerechtshoven and Rechtbanken in plain language, with ECLI and a link to the full text.

3.6M+ Dutch court rulings

Supreme, appeal, district

Case law only, no legislation

Courts

Courts and tribunals covered

Supreme Court

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Cassation in civil, criminal, and tax matters, uniform interpretation of the law

Courts of Appeal

The four courts of appeal (gerechtshoven)

Appeals in civil, criminal, and tax matters

District Courts

The eleven district courts (rechtbanken)

First-instance civil, criminal, administrative, and family matters

Document Types

What you can search

Judgments and rulings

Rulings from the Hoge Raad, courts of appeal, and district courts, each with ECLI, title, court, and date, plus a link to the full text of the ruling.

ECLI lookup

Search by ECLI number, court, or date, or describe the matter in plain language and let Wysor find the matching rulings.

EU law (automatically included)

EU legislation and Court of Justice case law, with article-level search across key acts such as the GDPR and the AI Act.

No Dutch legislation

For the Netherlands, Wysor covers case law only. Acts and regulations are not included, and neither are English translations of rulings.

Example Searches

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“kennelijk onredelijk ontslag vergoeding”

Rulings on compensation for manifestly unreasonable dismissal

“verborgen gebreken woning schadevergoeding”

Civil case law on hidden defects in a home and compensation

“gezag omgangsregeling belang kind”

Rulings on custody, access, and the best interests of the child

“Hoge Raad box 3 rendementsheffing”

Supreme Court judgments on the box 3 wealth tax

Challenges & Solutions

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The problem

Finding the right Dutch ruling means filtering by instance, area of law, and date, hoping you picked the right combination

The solution

Ask your question in plain language. Wysor searches 3.6 million+ rulings from the Hoge Raad, courts of appeal, and district courts and ranks by relevance.

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The problem

Your matter turns on EU law and you want Dutch rulings next to Court of Justice case law

The solution

EU law and Court of Justice case law are included automatically in the same search as the Dutch rulings.

EU law included

Search 3.6M+ Dutch court rulings in plain language

Wysor searches more than 3.6 million Dutch rulings from the Hoge Raad, the courts of appeal, and the district courts in one search. Ask your question in plain language and get the relevant rulings ranked by relevance, each with ECLI, court, and date.

From question to ruling

Describe the matter the way you would to a colleague, such as "compensation for manifestly unreasonable dismissal" or "hidden defects in a home". Wysor finds the matching rulings across the courts. Every ruling links to its full text, so you can read the reasoning straight away.

Hoge Raad, courts of appeal, and district courts

The collection covers Hoge Raad cassation judgments, appeals before the four gerechtshoven, and first-instance rulings of the eleven rechtbanken. Searching by ECLI number works too, when you already know the ruling.

What Wysor does not cover for the Netherlands

For the Netherlands, Wysor covers case law only: acts and regulations are not included, and neither are English translations of rulings. EU law is included automatically, including Court of Justice case law.

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Over 3.6 million rulings from the Hoge Raad, the courts of appeal, and the district courts, each with ECLI, title, court, and date and a link to the full text.

Yes. Ask the legal question the way you would put it to a colleague. Wysor interprets it and returns the relevant rulings ranked by relevance.

No. For the Netherlands, Wysor covers case law only. Acts and regulations are not included. EU law is included automatically.

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