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 an international employee actually works in the Netherlands, Dutch mandatory employment law applies to
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A parent or sister company in the Netherlands is not liable for another group company’s
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A digital shareholders meeting is a general meeting of an NV or BV at which
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After a positive alcohol test, the Central Office for Motor Vehicle Driver Testing (Centraal Bureau
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If you sign a contract with a salesperson at your door in the Netherlands, you
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In a Dutch shareholder dispute, the Enterprise Chamber (Ondernemingskamer) of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal
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Influencer marketing in the Netherlands is lawful, but every commercial post must be recognisable as
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Dutch law has no separate deepfake offence, but most harmful deepfakes are still punishable under
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In the Netherlands, your employer may not treat you less favourably because of your religion
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A driving licence seized by the Dutch police is not automatically lost. Under article 164
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The European Mobility Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/2121) lets a Dutch BV or NV move its
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Legal representation means that an admitted lawyer (advocaat) acts in your name and on your
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