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 the police act unlawfully and you suffer damage as a result, you can claim
- Reading time: 8 min
In the Dutch criminal justice system, the police investigate, the Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar Ministerie,
- Reading time: 11 min
An expat lawyer in the Netherlands is a Dutch lawyer (advocaat), registered with the Netherlands
- Reading time: 4 min
A Dutch M&A transaction runs through five stages: preparation and confidentiality, due diligence, structuring, clearances
- Reading time: 9 min
In a Dutch criminal case, the court may only find a charge proven if it
- Reading time: 7 min
You challenge a decision of a Dutch authority in a fixed sequence set by the
- Reading time: 15 min
You can become a Dutch citizen through naturalisation or through the shorter option procedure. Naturalisation
- Reading time: 11 min
Child contact (omgang) in the Netherlands can be restricted by the court whenever the child’s
- Reading time: 7 min
Renovation with continued tenancy means that the landlord carries out work on the property while
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As an employer in the Netherlands, you may monitor employees only if you have a
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Liability for an industrial power outage in the Netherlands depends on where the fault lies.
- Reading time: 9 min
If your owners association (Vereniging van Eigenaars, VvE) fails to maintain the building, keep a
- Reading time: 10 min
