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A common complaint in the legal world is that lawyers generally tend to wield incomprehensible legalese. Apparently, this is not always a problem. Judge Hansje Loman and registrar Hans Braam of the court of Amsterdam recently received the ‘Klare Taalbokaal 2016’ (Clear Language Trophy 2016) for writing the most comprehensible court decision. The decision concerns […]
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Claim the 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 case one can claim
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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 examined by the court digitally. Other Dutch courts
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The controversial recent accidents with the self-driving car have clearly not put off the Dutch industry and government. Recently, a bill has been adopted by the Dutch cabinet which makes it possible to conduct on-road experiments with self-driving cars without the driver being physically present in the vehicle. Up until now the driver always had
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The House for Whistleblowers Act Not every organization performs its activities with integrity. Many, however, are afraid to sound the alarm, now experience has repeatedly shown that whistleblowers were not always sufficiently protected. The House for Whistleblowers Act, which entered into force in July 2016, was meant to change this and lays down rules for
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The Pastafarians: the supporters of the somewhat absurd belief in the flying spaghetti monster. It has grown to be a real phenomenon. Supporters of the Pastafarianism have repeatedly made the news for their wish to be photographed for their passports or identity cards with a colander on their head. The argument they use is that
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Employers should pay attention to the circumstances under which they wish to dismiss an employee. This is once again proven by a judgment of the district court in Assen. A hospital had to pay its employee (a pharmacist) a transition allowance of € 45,000 and an equitable remuneration of € 125,000 as there were no
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The Dutch judicial system is innovating. From March 1, 2017 it will become possible to litigate digitally at the Dutch Supreme Court in civil claim cases. In essence, the cassation procedure remains the same. However, it will become possible to initiate proceedings online (a kind of digital summons) and to digitally exchange documents and information.
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By this time, probably everyone will have noticed: president Trump’s popularity has even further decreased since he introduced his controversial travel ban. Dutch media already reported that six Iranians were stranded on the Dutch airport Schiphol, as they were traveling from Teheran to the United States. Earlier, a court in Seattle already suspended the travel
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The essence of mandatory law is generally that one cannot simply derogate from such provisions. Nonetheless, the Dutch Civil Code states in article 7:902 that one may derogate from mandatory law by means of a settlement agreement, when this agreement is intended to end an existing uncertainty or dispute and provided that it does not
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The smartphone has become an essential part of the Dutch streetscape. It should, however, not become a constant factor; especially not in the professional environment. Recently, a Dutch judge ruled that the use of WhatsApp during working hours falls within the scope of the principle ‘no work, no pay’. In this case, the freshly-fired employee
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On January 1, a French law came into force on the basis of which employees may turn off their smartphones outside of working hours and thus may cut off the access to their work email. This measure is a consequence of the increased pressure of always having to be available and connected, which has resulted
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B.F. Skinner once said “The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do” This saying is highly applicable to the new phenomenon of the self-driving car and to the way society deals with this product. For instance, one has to start thinking about the influence of the self-driving car on the design
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Law Firm As a law firm situated at the Science Park in Eindhoven, we attach great value to start-up entrepreneurs. As we wrote yesterday, the government also recognizes the importance of startups, which she confirms with the recent publication of the list of changes that are to take place in 2017. Entrepreneurs will get the
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National and international companies The Netherlands has once again proven itself to be a good breeding ground for both national and international companies, as follows from various figures and results of research reports as published by the government just before new year. The economy draws a rosy picture, with a steady growth and falling levels
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The Dutch Supreme Court In litigation one can always expect a lot of wrangling and he-said-she-said. To further clarify the case, the court may order the hearing of witnesses. One of the characteristics of such a hearing is the spontaneity. To obtain the answers as unrehearsed as possible, the hearing will take place ‘spontaneously’ before
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