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
New Dutch legislation in 2026 changes three things for almost every business: the Belastingdienst can
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You cannot simply take back a statement you gave to the police in the Netherlands.
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A STAK (stichting administratiekantoor) is a Dutch foundation that holds the shares in a company
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If AI-generated content contains errors or infringes someone’s rights, the business that chose to use
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For two mothers, legal parenthood can arise automatically at birth: the birth mother’s wife or
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When an employee in the Netherlands reports sick, the employer may manage the absence but
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A settlement agreement (vaststellingsovereenkomst) ends employment by mutual consent, quickly and on negotiated terms, while
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If you are targeted by cyberbullying or online defamation in the Netherlands, you have three
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Copying another company’s general terms and conditions (algemene voorwaarden) is risky under Dutch law on
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Due diligence in a Dutch technology acquisition must answer three questions a financial audit does
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International arbitration is a private procedure in which parties from different countries have their dispute
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After a data breach in the Netherlands, the organisation that decides why and how the
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