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
If you are not a national of an EU or EEA member state or of
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You can resolve a business dispute in the Netherlands along five routes: negotiation or mediation,
- Reading time: 8 min
Drug possession in the Netherlands is a criminal offence: the Opium Act (Opiumwet) prohibits possessing,
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An intellectual property dispute in the Netherlands is won or lost on two preliminary questions:
- Reading time: 9 min
Dutch criminal procedure runs in fixed stages: investigation, the prosecutor’s decision, the trial and, if
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A social media post is a criminal offence in the Netherlands when it meets the
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After an arrest in the Netherlands, your two key rights are the right to remain
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In the Netherlands, settling is usually the smarter choice for a dispute that is mainly
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If you are suspected of a criminal offence in the Netherlands, use your right to
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A penalty clause (boetebeding) in an employment contract lets the employer claim a fixed sum
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A non-compete clause (concurrentiebeding) in a fixed-term employment contract is allowed under Dutch law only
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You can claim damages in the Netherlands if another party caused you loss through a
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