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 subdistrict court in Amsterdam ruled on 4 August 2026 that a collective move to
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An ordered index of every guide we have written on Real Estate law in the
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An ordered index of every guide we have written on Immigration law in the Netherlands.
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An ordered index of every guide we have written on Civil law in the Netherlands.
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An ordered index of every guide we have written on IT law in the Netherlands.
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An ordered index of every guide we have written on Criminal law in the Netherlands.
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An ordered index of every guide we have written on Corporate law in the Netherlands.
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An ordered index of every guide we have written on Family law in the Netherlands.
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An ordered index of every guide we have written on Employment law in the Netherlands.
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An ordered index of every guide we have written on Dutch energy law.
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If you buy a flat in the Netherlands, you do not buy a separate building
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A Dutch certificate of conduct (verklaring omtrent het gedrag, VOG) is issued by Justis on
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