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
The Dutch self-employment visa is formally the residence permit for self-employed persons (verblijfsvergunning arbeid als
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Since 1 January 2021 the United Kingdom is a third country for Dutch companies. Trade
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Online fraud and phishing are proven in the Netherlands with digital evidence: messages, e-mail headers,
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If your business uses AI tools in the Netherlands, you must comply with the EU
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Zero-hours contracts in the Netherlands will disappear, but they are still lawful today. The Act
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A recognised sponsor (erkend referent) is an organisation that the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND)
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You can leave a Dutch general partnership (vennootschap onder firma, VOF) by giving notice, but
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Whether you may let your apartment for short stays is decided first by the deed
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The EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) does not literally require a document called an
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Driving with drugs in your blood is a criminal offence in the Netherlands as soon
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Since 1 January 2020, a foundation or association can claim damages in the Netherlands on
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Under the Dutch Cybersecurity Act (Cyberbeveiligingswet, Cbw), an organisation that falls under the Act must
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