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
After a Dutch divorce you remain fully liable for the community debts you were liable
- Reading time: 7 min
Under Dutch law, a contract is formed by an offer and its acceptance, and in
- Reading time: 11 min
As an expat employee in the Netherlands, you have the same employment rights as a
- Reading time: 10 min
You set up a business in Eindhoven under the same national rules that apply everywhere
- Reading time: 15 min
Moving to the Netherlands legally comes down to three steps: the right residence status, registration
- Reading time: 11 min
An indefinite rental contract (huurovereenkomst voor onbepaalde tijd) has no end date and, since 1
- Reading time: 8 min
If you are a non-EU national, you start with a temporary Dutch residence permit tied
- Reading time: 16 min
After a criminal case, you can still claim compensation from the offender under Dutch civil
- Reading time: 9 min
You have an employment contract (arbeidsovereenkomst) in the Netherlands when you personally perform work for
- Reading time: 8 min
A landlord can only end a residential tenancy against the tenant’s will through the subdistrict
- Reading time: 9 min
Being suspected of money laundering means that the police or the Public Prosecution Service suspect
- Reading time: 10 min
A director of a Dutch company is personally liable to the company itself only if
- Reading time: 11 min
