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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
An employer in the Netherlands has a right to direct the work, and a set
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Dutch residency permits are granted by the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) under the Aliens
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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:
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Dutch criminal procedure runs in fixed stages, each with its own decision-maker and its own
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Criminal liability for statements made on social media in the Netherlands arises where a post
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Two rights govern what happens after an arrest in the Netherlands, and both have to
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The decision whether to litigate or to settle is an economic one before it is
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If you are a suspect in the Netherlands, two rights determine the outcome of your
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What a penalty clause does Suppose your key sales manager leaves for the competition and
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A non-compete clause (concurrentiebeding) in a fixed-term employment contract is permitted under Dutch law, but
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