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
For defects in a newly built home in the Netherlands, the building contractor is liable,
- Reading time: 7 min
A Dutch court can decide about your child if the child is habitually resident in
- Reading time: 6 min
A prenuptial agreement (huwelijkse voorwaarden) lets spouses depart from the statutory matrimonial property regime, which
- Reading time: 7 min
Marriage and registered partnership in the Netherlands automatically bring a full set of rules on
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An agency worker (uitzendkracht) in the Netherlands builds up employment rights in phases. At first
- Reading time: 10 min
Yes, you can divorce a spouse with dementia or a serious mental illness in the
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A funding round for a Dutch B.V. closes only when a civil-law notary has executed
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Using software with a non-commercial licence in your business is copyright infringement, not just a
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If you run a red light and cause an accident in which someone is seriously
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When an employer suspects sick leave abuse, Dutch law offers real instruments but draws one
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Fair compensation (billijke vergoeding) is an extra sum the subdistrict court (kantonrechter) can award an
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Dating after a divorce in the Netherlands is not restricted by law: there is no
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