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
How you break up in the Netherlands depends on your legal status: a marriage ends
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Violating the EU sanctions against Russia is a criminal offence in the Netherlands. Under the
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The Dutch Gambling Act (Wet op de kansspelen, Wok) prohibits offering or promoting games of
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In the Netherlands, owning or carrying a weapon is prohibited unless the Weapons and Ammunition
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The legal mistakes that most often damage a company’s reputation in the Netherlands are in
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A foreign divorce is recognised in the Netherlands by operation of law, as soon as
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Under Article 3:92 of the Dutch Civil Code (BW), a retention of title (eigendomsvoorbehoud) lets
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Regulatory enforcement in the Netherlands runs almost entirely through administrative law: a Dutch supervisor does
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As a suspect in the Netherlands you are never obliged to answer police questions about
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A photo of you published online without permission can be removed under Dutch law through
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Spousal maintenance (partneralimentatie) in the Netherlands ends by law when the recipient remarries, enters into
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Your employer may not simply read your WhatsApp messages, on a private phone or on
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