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
Sanctions compliance means checking, before money moves or goods ship, that no counterparty, owner, vessel
- Reading time: 15 min
Yes, an employer that is not a recognised sponsor (erkend referent) with the IND can
- Reading time: 6 min
Dutch law does not prohibit relationships between colleagues, and an employer may not ban them:
- Reading time: 7 min
When an AI system causes harm in the Netherlands, liability always lies with a person
- Reading time: 8 min
The most useful legal tips for entrepreneurs in the Netherlands come down to five early
- Reading time: 10 min
When you buy a house together in the Netherlands, the notarial deed fixes who owns
- Reading time: 7 min
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) regulates AI according to the risk a
- Reading time: 7 min
You can stop or postpone enforcement of a Dutch judgment by asking the court to
- Reading time: 6 min
Opposition (verzet) is the remedy against a default judgment (verstekvonnis), a judgment given against a
- Reading time: 5 min
The pitfalls of a freelance contract in the Netherlands sit in six areas: the nature
- Reading time: 8 min
Breaching an international sanction is a criminal offence in the Netherlands. Under the Sanctions Act
- Reading time: 7 min
EU sanctions apply directly to every business and person in the Netherlands, without any Dutch
- Reading time: 7 min
