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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
In a divorce with children under Dutch law, the parents must file a parenting plan
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The applicable law in international contracts is the national legal system that governs the contract:
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In short: a fixed-term contract of six months or longer must be followed by written
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A community service order (taakstraf) is unpaid work imposed as a principal sentence in Dutch
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Grounds for exclusion of criminal liability (strafuitsluitingsgronden) are circumstances that make a proven criminal act
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Identity fraud in the Netherlands is punishable under article 231b of the Dutch Criminal Code,
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A penalty order (strafbeschikking) is a punishment imposed by the Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar Ministerie)
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An unconditional sentence (onvoorwaardelijke straf) is a penalty that must actually be served once the
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You do not have to pay alimony where no maintenance obligation ever arose, or where
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Alimony – alimentatie in Dutch – is the financial support one family member owes another
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Changing contract hours in the Netherlands is governed by the Flexible Working Act (Wet flexibel
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