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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Copying general terms and conditions: the legal risks in the Netherlands
Copying another company’s general terms and conditions (algemene voorwaarden) is risky under Dutch law on three separate grounds: copyright, unlawful act and the validity of the terms themselves. The exception is short standard phrasing, which is too generic for copyright
As a landlord in the Netherlands, your obligations come down to one principle under Article
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Dutch transfer tax (overdrachtsbelasting) on a home is 0% for a starter, 2% if you
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Retention of title (eigendomsvoorbehoud) lets you, as a seller, remain the owner of goods you
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Dutch company law sets two different rules on the gender balance at the top of
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A trade secret is protected under Dutch law only if you took reasonable measures to
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Surrogacy is allowed in the Netherlands, but there is no specific legislation for it, and
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If you arrange a surrogacy (draagmoederschap) abroad, the parenthood recognised in the country of birth
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Parental authority (gezag) is the right and duty to make decisions about your child’s upbringing,
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Dutch law currently recognises three partnership forms: the maatschap (professional partnership), the general partnership or
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As an employer, you generally cannot refuse a sick report just because you doubt it.
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A declaration of acquiescence (akte van berusting) is a written statement in which a party
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An employee must carry out reasonable instructions about the work under the employer’s right of
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