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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
Rotterdam District Court, 21 May 2026, case number 12058313 VZ VERZ 26-159 An employee whose
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Anyone distributing electricity through their own network on an industrial estate, port area, campus or
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Foundation damage is among the most far-reaching problems that owners of homes, investment properties and
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On 11 January 2024, the EU Data Act – Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 – entered into
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To become an energy supplier in the Netherlands is increasingly attractive for new market players.
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A divorce in the Netherlands can only be started by a lawyer: the court will
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When you separate and divorce, a great deal comes your way at once. One of
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Suspension, or schorsing, and non-active status, or op non-actief stellen, are temporary measures by which
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A letter from the Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar Ministerie, or “OM”) landing on your doormat
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You have obtained a judgment. The court has awarded your claim and the opposing party
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