Frits Kemp

Frits Kemp (born February 26, 1954) is a Dutch attorney, receiver and activist. Kemp has been a lawyer since 1988 and founded the law firm, FORT in 2001 together with three other partners. On December the 4, 2014 Kemp gained national attention after becoming the receiver of Dutch fashion brand Mexx declaring its 315 stores bankrupt.[1][2][3][4]

Frits Kemp
Born
Frits Kemp

(1954-02-26) 26 February 1954
Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
EducationLaw, political science
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
University of Nijmegen
OccupationLawyer
Known forLawyer in the Mexx bankruptcy trial
Spouse(s)Yvonne Scherpenisse (1988-present)
ChildrenLaura Kemp
Elisa Kemp

Activism

Kemp is a member of the activist group 1Overheid. A team of experts in law and finance aiming to prevent fraud in the Netherlands.

Controversies

On 19 June 2001, Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma married the entrepreneur Edwin Karel Willem de Roy van Zuydewijn. De Roy van Zuydewijn was however not trusted by the Dutch Royal Family, and the marriage was therefore not attended by its senior members. In 2003, a series of incidents had become known as the Margarita-affair. In the media Margarita and her husband accused the Dutch Royal House and the Dutch secret service of obstructing the affairs of Fincentives, the company of de Roy van Zuydewijn. They also said that their telephone conversations had been secretly telephone tapped. In so doing they appointed Frits Kemp, Jurriën Pen, Peter Nicolai to defend them against the Dutch state. However, in 2008 it was allegedly reported that Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma had refused to pay them. When asked, Kemp said;

"When a client asks for assistance, you explore whether it is necessary to do the case pro bono. The princess was living in a French chateau, wore expensive jewelry, arrived by plane to Amsterdam and stayed in a hotel. So it was safe to assume that the bills will be undoubtedly paid."

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References
  1. "Curator hekelt bestuur failliete kledingketen Mexx | Het Financieele Dagblad" (in Dutch). Fd.nl. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  2. "Turkish retailer takes over Mexx fashion chain, job impact unclear". DutchNews.nl.
  3. "Strubbelingen Mexx en V&D over shop-in-shops". telegraaf.nl.
  4. http://www.fortadvocaten.nl/en/frits-kemp-2/
  5. "Prinses Margarita weigert advocaten te betalen". Elsevier.
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