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
Corporate compliance in the Netherlands is not a single regime but a set of obligations
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An entry ban (inreisverbod) and a declaration of undesirability (ongewenstverklaring) both bar a foreign national
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During a valid probationary period (proeftijd) the employer and the employee can each end the
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Under Dutch law, the only difference between murder and manslaughter is premeditation. Manslaughter (doodslag) under
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In a Dutch reorganisation an employer can only dismiss an employee on business-economic grounds with
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Dutch criminal law distinguishes between offences in which a computer is the target and offences
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In the Netherlands you may not drive with more than 0.5 per mille (‰) alcohol
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If your neighbour builds without a required permit, your most effective remedy is usually a
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The Dutch implementation of the NIS2 Directive, the Cybersecurity Act (Cyberbeveiligingswet, Cbw), has been in
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If you cannot work because of illness in the Netherlands, your employer must continue to
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If someone falsely accuses you, you can take action under both civil and criminal law:
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As an employer in the Netherlands, you may give reasonable instructions about the work, and
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