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
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A victim advocate (slachtofferadvocaat) is a lawyer who acts only for the victim in a
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Yes, you can get divorced in the Netherlands even if your spouse does not agree.
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The board of directors (bestuur) of a Dutch company manages the company and represents it
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In short: an employee in the Netherlands gives one month’s notice unless the contract or
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A non-disclosure agreement (NDA, in Dutch geheimhoudingsovereenkomst) is binding in the Netherlands as an ordinary
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If you divorce in the Netherlands and you have minor children, you must file a
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