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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
An electronic signature has the same legal effect as a handwritten one in the Netherlands,
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When circumstances change dramatically after a lease has been signed, Dutch law offers one route:
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A bankruptcy application is a powerful tool for debt collection. If a debtor does not
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A divorce in the Netherlands can be arranged almost entirely at a distance. The petition
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A summons is the document by which civil proceedings are started: it states the claim,
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A contact arrangement recorded in a parenting plan or in a court decision is binding
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Online fraud comes in a limited number of recurring forms – a purchase that is
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When someone is arrested in the Netherlands, the first hours are decisive and the people
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Within certain industries, manufacturers are subject to strict production standards. This is the case in
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The right to remain silent belongs to the suspect. A witness is in the opposite
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A self-employed entrepreneur from outside the EU who wants to work in the Netherlands needs
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When spouses separate, the question of who remains in the family home usually has to
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