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

In Eindhoven you report a crime (aangifte doen) online, by calling the police on 0900-8844

Illegal weapons possession means having a weapon or ammunition without the permit or exemption the

An employer in the Netherlands can only dismiss an employee for underperformance if the dismissal

If you were married only in a nikah in the Netherlands, Dutch law usually does

Provisional measures (voorlopige voorzieningen) are temporary court orders that settle who stays in the family

A good family law firm in the Netherlands handles Dutch family law as a core

When a self-driving or highly automated car causes an accident in the Netherlands, criminal liability

An LGBTIQ+ divorce in the Netherlands follows exactly the same law as any other divorce:

The dismissal of a foundation director is unlawful under Dutch law when there is no

An energy community (energiegemeenschap) is a legal entity that carries out activities on the energy

An internship becomes an employment contract when the intern mainly performs productive work for the

Leakage, overdue maintenance or premises that fall short? Read which defects are for the landlord's