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
If you become Dutch through naturalisation, you must in principle give up your current nationality.
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Under the Dutch-American Friendship Treaty (DAFT) of 1956, American citizens can obtain a residence permit
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When is an IT supplier liable for damage and delay under Dutch law? Breach, default,
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Performance, notice of default, suspension, rescission and damages: the legal route when your IT supplier
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Paying for bespoke software does not make you the rightholder. Employer copyright, assignment, licence, source
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Agile development calls for different contractual arrangements: best-efforts or results obligation, acceptance criteria, deadlines and
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A software project that grinds to a halt: breach, the duty to cooperate, expert evidence,
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Connection, transport and congestion management for large consumers under the Dutch Energy Act: new rights,
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The Energiewet replaces the Electricity Act 1998 and the Gas Act. What changes for connection,
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Governing law, the CISG, jurisdiction and the Dutch first-shot rule on standard terms: what actually
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What a foreign founder should look for in a Dutch lawyer before incorporating: BV or
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The criteria that actually matter when an international employee or employer picks a Dutch employment
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