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
Whether you need a Dutch visa depends on two things: your nationality and how long
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The WHOA allows a Dutch company in financial difficulty to impose a restructuring plan on
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Under Dutch law nobody owns data as such, so the data clause in your SaaS
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When a contractor delivers poor work, your first right under Dutch law is to demand
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A disclaimer on its own does very little under Dutch law. It only limits your
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A limited partnership in the Netherlands is the commanditaire vennootschap (CV): a partnership with at
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A sole proprietorship (eenmanszaak) is the simplest business form in the Netherlands: you register with
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Retroactive alimony in the Netherlands is maintenance that is set, increased or reduced with effect
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When an AI system makes a mistake in the Netherlands, liability is decided by the
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