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General Terms and Conditions: Why Copying Them Will Cost You Dearly
Copying another company’s general terms and conditions (algemene voorwaarden) is risky on three separate legal grounds, and those risks are cumulative rather than alternatives. First, terms drafted with an original structure and wording enjoy copyright protection under the Dutch Copyright
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A breach of employment contract happens when either the employer or the employee does not
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An employee in the Netherlands whose contract is terminated at the employer’s initiative is in
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Fraud in the Netherlands is punishable as oplichting under article 326 of the Wetboek van
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Filing a police report in the Netherlands, an aangifte, means formally notifying the police of
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Public procurement law determines how contracting authorities must buy goods, services and works. In the
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Money laundering is the process of giving criminal proceeds the appearance of a lawful origin,
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Money laundering carries a maximum of six years’ imprisonment in the Netherlands under article 420bis
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A preliminary hearing in criminal cases, known in Dutch practice as a regiezitting, is a
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A pro forma hearing is a court session in a criminal case at which the
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If your employer is not complying with the collective labour agreement (collectieve arbeidsovereenkomst, CAO) that
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