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
Under the Dutch Energy Act (Energiewet), a private electricity or gas network only qualifies as
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In Eindhoven you report a crime (aangifte doen) online, by calling the police on 0900-8844
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Illegal weapons possession means having a weapon or ammunition without the permit or exemption the
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An employer in the Netherlands can only dismiss an employee for underperformance if the dismissal
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If you were married only in a nikah in the Netherlands, Dutch law usually does
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Provisional measures (voorlopige voorzieningen) are temporary court orders that settle who stays in the family
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A good family law firm in the Netherlands handles Dutch family law as a core
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When a self-driving or highly automated car causes an accident in the Netherlands, criminal liability
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An LGBTIQ+ divorce in the Netherlands follows exactly the same law as any other divorce:
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The dismissal of a foundation director is unlawful under Dutch law when there is no
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An energy community (energiegemeenschap) is a legal entity that carries out activities on the energy
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An internship becomes an employment contract when the intern mainly performs productive work for the
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