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Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets Unfair Commercial Practices Explained Unfair commercial practices through telephone sales are reported more often. This is the conclusion of the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets, the independent supervisor that stands up for consumers and businesses. People are approached more and more by telephone with so-called offers for discount […]

Dutch Trust Office Supervision Act According to the Dutch Trust Office Supervision Act, the following service is regarded as a trust service: the provision of domicile for a legal entity or company in combination with the provision of additional services. These additional services can, among other things, consist of providing legal advice, taking care of

Intellectual property law is constantly developing and has tremendously grown recently. This can be seen, amongst others, in copyright law. Nowadays, almost everyone is on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram or has his own website. People therefore create much more content than they used to do, which is often published publicly. Moreover, copyright infringements take place

Poland suspended as member of the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ). The European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ) has suspended Poland as member. The ENCJ states to have doubts about the independence of the Polish judicial authority based on the recent reforms. The Polish governing party Law and Justice (PiS)

Amsterdam Court of Appeal Ruling on Company Sales Then it is wise to request proper advice about the duties in relation to the works council of your company. By doing so, you can avoid a potential hindrance to the selling process. In a recent ruling of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal, the Enterprise Division ruled

Amending the Dutch constitution Privacy-sensitive telecommunication will be better protected in the future On July 12, 2017, the Dutch Senate unanimously accorded the proposal of Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Plasterk better to protect the privacy of email and other privacy-sensitive telecommunication. Article 13 paragraph 2 of the Dutch Constitution states that the

European Commission Demands Tax Planning Transparency European Commission wants intermediaries to inform them about constructions for tax avoidance they create for their clients. Countries often lose tax revenue due to mostly transnational fiscal constructions that tax advisors, accountants, banks and lawyers (intermediaries) create for their clients. To increase transparency and enable cashing of those taxes

Everyone needs to keep the Netherlands digitally safe says Cybersecuritybeeld Nederland 2017. It is very hard to imagine our life without Internet. It makes our life easy, but on the other hand, carries a lot of risks. The technologies are developing rapidly and the cybercrime-rate is rising. Cybersecuritybeeld Dijkhoff (Deputy State Secretary of the Nederlands)

Dutch person Many Dutchmen probably dream about it: getting married at a beautiful location abroad, maybe even at your beloved, annual holiday destination in Greece or Spain. However, when you – as a Dutch person – wish to get married abroad, you must meet a lot of formalities and requirements and think about a lot

On July 1, 2017, in the Netherlands the labour law changes. And with that the conditions for health, safety and prevention. Working conditions form an important factor in the employment relationship. Employers and employees can therefore benefit from clear agreements. At this moment there is a huge diversity of contracts between the health and safety

Minimum Wage Changes Based on Age of the Employee In the Netherlands the minimum wage depends on the age of the employee. The legal rules on the minimum wage can differ annually. For example, from July 1, 2017  the minimum wage now amounts to € 1.565,40 per month for employees of 22 and over. 2017-05-30

Legal Procedures and How They Impact the Resolution of Legal Problems Legal procedures are intended to find a solution to a problem, but often achieve the complete opposite. According to a research from Dutch research institute HiiL, legal problems are being resolved less and less, as the traditional process model (the so-called tournament model) instead

Twitter and Instagram How Hashtags Like #getthanked Are Becoming Trademarks Nowadays, the hashtag is not only popular on Twitter and Instagram: the hashtag is increasingly used to establish a trademark. In 2016, the number of trademarks with a hashtag in front of it increased by 64% worldwide. A good example of this is T-mobile’s trademark

Chances are high that you have come across holiday online offers Then chances are high that you have encountered offers which come across much more attractive than they ultimately prove to be, with a lot of frustration as a result. A screening of the European Commission and the EU consumer protection authorities has even shown

Dutch bill In a new Dutch bill which has been placed on the internet for consultation today, the Dutch minister Blok (Safety and Justice) has expressed the wish to end the anonymity of holders of bearer shares. It will soon be possible to identify these shareholders on the basis of their securities account. The shares

Drones Nowadays, it is almost impossible to imagine a world without drones. As a result of this development, the Netherlands could for instance already enjoy impressive drone footage of the dilapidated pool ‘Tropicana’ and elections have even been held to decide on the best drone movie. As drones are not only fun, but can also

Concert Tickets for Promotional Purposes by Dutch Radio Stations Almost all Dutch radio stations are known to regularly give away concert tickets for promotional purposes. Yet, this is not always lawful. The Dutch Commissariat for the Media has recently given NPO Radio 2 and 3FM a rap over the knuckles. The reason? A public broadcaster

Imagine Coming Across an Offer on the Internet That Seems Too Good to Be True You come across an offer on the internet that appears too good to be true. Due to a typo, that beautiful laptop carries a price tag of 150 euros instead of 1500 euros. You quickly decide to benefit from this

People Often Forget Social Media Consequences Privacy on social networks Many people often forget to think about the possible consequences when posting certain content on Facebook. Whether intentional or extremely naïve, this case was certainly far from clever: a 23-year-old Dutchman recently received a legal injunction, as he had decided to show free movies (amongst

Dutch Supreme Court Rules on Claiming Market Value It can happen to anyone: you and your car get involved in a car accident and your car is totaled. The calculation of the damage to the totaled vehicle often leads to a fierce debate. The Dutch Supreme Court provides clarity and has determined that in that

Exploring the Possibility of Digital Litigation in the KEI Program Earlier, we wrote about the possibility of digital litigation. On March 1, the Dutch Supreme Court (the highest court of the Netherlands) officially started with this digital litigation, as part of the KEI program. This means that civil action cases can be submitted to and