Ad interim
Temporarily
Ad interim means temporary or provisional. The term refers to the temporary assumption of an office without a permanent appointment.
Ad interim is a Latin term used in Dutch law to denote a temporary arrangement in which an individual acts in a given role. This occurs, for example, upon the illness, departure or suspension of the permanent officeholder, with the acting official exercising the relevant powers without a permanent appointment being in place.
The term is significant in that it provides clarity as to the duration and nature of the appointment, thereby preventing misunderstandings regarding the scope of authority and liability. Employment contracts, articles of association or resolutions of appointment frequently specify expressly that the appointment is made on an ad interim basis.
In practice, such arrangements are commonly encountered with interim managers in the corporate sector, temporary board members or acting judges. They ensure organisational continuity pending a permanent solution.
“The supervisory board appointed an interim director to assume management until the vacancy had been filled.”
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