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 contract for services is a written agreement in which an independent contractor performs work
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A supply agreement is a framework contract in which a supplier undertakes to deliver goods
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An agency agreement (agentuurovereenkomst) is a contract in which an independent commercial agent (handelsagent) brokers,
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A Dutch employment contract is either for a fixed term (bepaalde tijd) or for an
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A distribution agreement is a continuing contract in which a supplier sells goods to an
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Under Dutch law you may dissolve (ontbinden) a reciprocal contract, wholly or in part, if
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