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
Dutch immigration law decides who may enter, live and work in the Netherlands, and on
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Since 1 July 2024, temporary letting of residential property in the Netherlands is only allowed
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A seller in the Netherlands is liable for a hidden defect when the property delivered
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Making or publishing sexual images of someone without their consent is a criminal offence in
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A suspect in the Netherlands is not obliged to answer questions. Article 29 of the
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You enforce an intellectual property right in the Netherlands step by step: usually a cease-and-desist
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The Energy Act (Energiewet) entered into force on 1 January 2026 and replaced the Electricity
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