Legal guides

Practical guides to Dutch law, arranged by area of law: from employment and corporate law to family law, immigration, criminal law and real estate. Written by the lawyers of Law & More in Eindhoven and Amsterdam.

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Civil Law

General Terms and Conditions: Why Copying Them Will Cost You Dearly

Copying another company’s general terms and conditions (algemene voorwaarden) is risky on three separate legal grounds, and those risks are cumulative rather than alternatives. First, terms drafted with an original structure and wording enjoy copyright protection under the Dutch Copyright

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Civil Law

Framework agreement: what do you record, and what not?

A framework agreement (raamovereenkomst) sets the terms for future orders, such as prices, delivery times

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Family Law

Contribution agreement: who pays the mortgage after divorce?

A contribution agreement (draagplichtovereenkomst) governs the relationship between you and your ex-partner: who ultimately bears

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Employment Law

Disrupted working relationship: dismissal on the g-ground

Can a Dutch employer dismiss an employee because the working relationship has broken down? Yes,

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Immigration Law

The single permit (GVVA): hiring employees from outside the EU

If you want an employee from outside the European Union to work in the Netherlands

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Immigration Law

Dual citizenship in the Netherlands: when can you keep two passports?

If you become Dutch through naturalisation, you must in principle give up your current nationality.

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Immigration Law

The Dutch-American Friendship Treaty (DAFT) explained

Under the Dutch-American Friendship Treaty (DAFT), American citizens can obtain a residence permit to run

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IT Law

When is an IT supplier liable for damage and delay?

When is an IT supplier liable for damage and delay under Dutch law? Breach, default,
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IT Law

Your IT supplier is not delivering: what you can do legally

Performance, notice of default, suspension, rescission and damages: the legal route when your IT supplier
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IT Law

Copyright and ownership of bespoke software: who holds the rights?

Paying for bespoke software does not make you the rightholder. Employer copyright, assignment, licence, source
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IT Law

Agile contracts in IT law: legal control over a flexible way of working

Agile development calls for different contractual arrangements: best-efforts or results obligation, acceptance criteria, deadlines and
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IT Law

What if your software project fails? Legal options and prevention

A software project that grinds to a halt: breach, the duty to cooperate, expert evidence,
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Energy Law

The Energy Act for large consumers: new rights and obligations on connection and transport

Connection, transport and congestion management for large consumers under the Dutch Energy Act: new rights,
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