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Is dismissal allowed on a permanent contract? A permanent contract is an employment contract in which you do not agree on an end date. So your contract lasts indefinitely. With a permanent contract, you cannot be fired quickly. This is because such an employment contract only ends when you or your employer give notice. You […]

When talking about property in the legal world, it often has a different meaning than you are usually used to. Goods include things and property rights. But what does this actually mean? You can read more about this in this blog. Goods The subject property includes goods and property rights. Goods can be divided into

When two Dutch partners, married in the Netherlands and living in the Netherlands, want to divorce, the Dutch court naturally has jurisdiction to pronounce this divorce. But what about when it comes to two foreign partners married abroad? Recently, we regularly receive questions regarding Ukrainian refugees who want to divorce in the Netherlands. But is

The labour market is constantly changing due to various factors. One is the needs of employees. These needs create friction between employer and employees. This causes the rules of labour law to have to change along with them. As of 1 August 2022, a number of important changes have been introduced within labour law. Through

After seven sanctions packages introduced by the government against Russia, an eighth sanctions package has now also been introduced on 6 October 2022. These sanctions come on top of measures imposed against Russia in 2014 for annexing Crimea and failing to implement the Minsk agreements. The measures focus on economic sanctions and diplomatic measures. The

Getting married is what you do when you are madly in love with each other. Unfortunately, it happens often enough that after a while, people no longer want to be married to each other. Divorce does not usually go as smoothly as entering a marriage. In many cases, people argue about almost everything involved in

You are staying in the Netherlands and you like it very much. You may therefore wish to take up Dutch nationality. It is possible to become Dutch by naturalisation or by option. You can apply for Dutch nationality faster through the option procedure; also, the costs for this procedure are considerably lower. On the other

Do you want to come to the Netherlands to work, study or stay with your family/partner? A residence permit can be issued if you have a legitimate purpose of stay. The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) issues residence permits for both temporary and permanent residence depending on your situation. After continuous legal residence in the

If the marriage ultimately does not work out, you and your partner may decide to divorce. This often results in an alimony obligation for you or your ex-partner, depending on your income. The alimony obligation may consist of child support or partner support. But for how long do you have to pay for it? And

Sound sampling or music sampling is a currently widely used technique whereby sound fragments are copied electronically to use them, often in modified form, in a new (musical) work, usually with the help of a computer. However, sound fragments may be subject to various rights, as a result of which unauthorized sampling may be unlawful.

You have received a summons and must soon appear before the judge who will rule on your case or you may want to start a procedure yourself. When is hiring a lawyer to assist you in your legal dispute a choice and when is hiring a lawyer mandatory? The answer to this question depends on

Damage suffered at the hands of someone else, arrested by the police or wanting to stand up for your own rights: various cases in which the assistance of a lawyer is certainly not an unnecessary luxury and in civil cases even an obligation. But what exactly does a lawyer do and why is it important

Under certain circumstances, an employee whose employment contract ends is entitled to a legally determined compensation. This is also referred to as transition payment, which is intended to facilitate the transition to another job or for possible training. But what are the rules regarding this transition payment: when is the employee entitled to it and

A non-competition clause, regulated in art. 7:653 of the Dutch Civil Code, is a far-reaching restriction of the employee’s freedom of choice of employment that an employer can include in an employment contract. After all, this allows the employer to prohibit the employee from entering the service of another company, whether or not in the

Earlier we wrote a blog about the circumstances under which a bankruptcy can be filed and how this procedure works. Besides bankruptcy (regulated in Title I), the Bankruptcy Act (in Dutch the Faillissementswet, hereafter referred to as ‘Fw’) has two other procedures. Namely: the moratorium (Title II) and the debt restructuring scheme for natural persons

As an entrepreneur you enter into agreements on a regular basis. Also with other companies. General terms and conditions are often part of the agreement. The general terms and conditions regulate (legal) subjects that are important in every agreement, such as payment terms and liabilities. If, as an entrepreneur, you purchase goods and/or services, you

Can a judgment rendered abroad be recognized and/or enforced in the Netherlands? This is a frequently asked question in legal practice that regularly deals with international parties and disputes. The answer to this question is not unequivocal. The doctrine of recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments is quite complex due to various laws and regulations.

There are many things to consider when selling a business. One of the most important and most difficult elements is often the selling price. Negotiations can get bogged down here, for example, because the buyer is not prepared to pay enough or is unable to obtain sufficient financing. One of the solutions that can be

That a share merger involves a transfer of shares of the merging companies is clear from the name. The term asset merger is also telling, because certain assets and liabilities of a company are taken over by another company. The term legal merger refers to the only legally regulated form of merger in the Netherlands.

Once the decision to divorce has been made, there is much to be arranged and thus discussed. Divorcing partners usually find themselves in an emotional rollercoaster, making it difficult to come to reasonable agreements. It is even more difficult when there are children involved. Because of the children, you are more or less bound to

It is important that you have and maintain confidence in the Judiciary. That is why you can file a complaint if you feel that a court or a member of the court staff has not treated you correctly. You should send a letter to the board of that court. You must do this within one

The ruling of the District Court of The Hague in the case of Milieudefensie against Royal Dutch Shell PLC (hereafter: ‘RDS’) is a milestone in climate litigation. For the Netherlands, this is the next step after the groundbreaking confirmation of the Urgenda ruling by the Supreme Court, where the state was ordered to reduce its

There are several aspects to having a child with the help of a sperm donor, such as finding a suitable donor or the insemination process. Another important aspect in this context is the legal relationship between the party who wants to become pregnant via insemination, any partners, a sperm donor and the child. It is

If you are planning to transfer a company to someone else or to take over someone else’s company, you may wonder whether this takeover also applies to the personnel. Depending on the reason why the company is taken over and how the takeover is carried out, this may or may not be desirable. For example,

Intellectual property rights exist to protect your creations and ideas from unauthorised use by third parties. However, in certain cases, for example if you want to have your creations exploited commercially, you may want others to be able to use it. But how much rights do you want to give others regarding your intellectual property?

In addition to our general article on the Supervisory Board (hereinafter ‘SB’), we would also like to focus on the role of the SB in times of crisis. In times of crisis, safeguarding the continuity of the company is more important than ever, so that important considerations must be made. In particular with regard to

The Supervisory Board (hereinafter ‘SB’) is a body of the BV and the NV that has a supervisory function on the policy of the management board and the general affairs of the company and its affiliated enterprise (Article 2:140/250 paragraph 2 of the Dutch Civil Code (‘DCC’)). The purpose of this article is to give

The statutory two-tier company is a special form of company that can apply to the NV and BV (as well as the cooperative). It is often thought that this only applies to internationally operating groups with part of their activities in the Netherlands. However, this does not necessarily have to be the case; the structure

Did the police detain you for days and do you now wonder whether this is done strictly by the book? For example, because you doubt the legitimacy of their grounds for doing so or because you believe that the duration was too long. It is quite normal that you, or your friends and family, have

In the Netherlands, maintenance is a financial contribution to the living expenses of the former partner and any children after a divorce. It is an amount that you receive or have to pay on a monthly basis. If you do not have enough income to support yourself, you are entitled to alimony. If you do

Every tenant has the right has two important rights: the right to enjoyment of living and the right to rent protection. Where we discussed the first right of the tenant in connection with the obligations of the landlord, the second right of the tenant came in a separate blog about rent protection. That is why

When you rent an accommodation in the Netherlands, you are automatically entitled to rent protection. The same applies to your co-tenants and subtenants. In principle, rent protection comprises two aspects: rental price protection and rent protection against termination of the tenancy agreement in the sense that the landlord cannot simply terminate the tenancy agreement. While

It is difficult to decide whether to get a divorce. Once you have decided that this is the only solution, the process really begins. A lot of things need to be arranged and it will also be an emotionally difficult period. To help you on your way, we will give an overview of all the

This is what you as a UK citizen need to know Until 31 December 2020, all EU rules were in force for the United Kingdom and citizens with British nationality could easily start working at Dutch companies, i.e., without a residence or work permit. However, when the United Kingdom left the European Union on December

A rental agreement has various aspects. An important aspect of this is the landlord and the obligations he has towards the tenant. The starting point with regard to the obligations of the landlord is “the enjoyment that the tenant may expect based on the rental agreement”. After all, the obligations of the landlord are closely

Alimony is an allowance to a former spouse and children as a contribution to maintenance. The person who has to pay alimony is also referred to as the maintenance debtor. The recipient of alimony is often referred to as the person entitled to maintenance. Alimony is an amount that you have to pay on a