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Civil Law

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

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Family Law

When does a high-conflict divorce become a matter for the children’s court in the Netherlands?

A high-conflict divorce becomes a matter for the Dutch children’s court (kinderrechter) as soon as

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Corporate Law

M&A transactions: warranties, indemnities, escrow and liability

In a Dutch M&A transaction the buyer protection sits almost entirely in the share purchase

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IT Law

7 GDPR risks when sharing personal data with third parties

Sharing personal data under the GDPR is lawful only where the organisation that discloses the

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Family Law

Gaslighting as psychological domestic violence: legal remedies under Dutch law

Gaslighting is a sustained pattern of psychological manipulation in which one partner systematically undermines the

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Employment Law

Freedom of religion in the workplace: rights, limits and obligations in the Netherlands

Freedom of religion in the workplace is protected in the Netherlands by Article 6 of

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Immigration Law

Suspensive Effect in Dutch Immigration Law: What Expats and Employers Need to Know

When the IND rejects an application for a residence permit, the rejection does not always

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Family Law

Narcissism and asset division: proving manipulative conduct in a Dutch divorce

Dutch property law does not recognise narcissism as a legal category, and no diagnosis has

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IT Law, Criminal Law

Criminal liability for tech entrepreneurs in an IP dispute

A civil intellectual property dispute turns criminal in the Netherlands only where the infringement is

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Family Law

Divorce and the family home: who stays, who leaves

Who stays in the family home after a Dutch divorce is decided by ownership, by

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Corporate Law

From idea to BV: the legal steps you cannot skip

A Dutch BV (besloten vennootschap, private limited company) comes into existence at the moment a

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Employment Law

Lying about your degree: dismissal, damages and criminal liability

Lying about your degree in a Dutch job application can cost you the job immediately,

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Employment Law

Transition payment: why the statutory cap is not the maximum payout

The transition payment maximum under Dutch law is the higher of two figures: a statutory

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