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DISTRICT COURT OF VOORBEELDSTAD (fictional) - STATEMENT OF DEFENCE, 20 February 2026
Defendant: Vondelhof Software B.V.
The defendant admits that the service was unavailable for 4 hours 30 minutes. It denies gross negligence: the migration was announced on 2 September 2025 and failed because of a one-off script error (Exhibit D1, incident log INC-882).
The defendant relies on clause 4: liability is capped at the fees paid in the preceding 12 months, EUR 57,600, and excludes indirect loss. It says overtime and late delivery penalties are indirect loss.
The defendant disputes the amount: the delivery notes show 19 late deliveries, not 31.
The defendant says the notice of default of 1 October 2025 gave 14 days, but a cure was impossible and the credit of EUR 4,800 was offered on 16 September 2025. It asks the court to dismiss the claim, or in the alternative to limit damages to the cap.