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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
The Netherlands has seen a marked rise in explosions and shootings directed at business premises
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An appeal in a Dutch criminal case is a full rehearing. Unlike cassation, which examines
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How long a divorce takes in the Netherlands depends almost entirely on one thing: whether
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You do not need your partner’s consent to divorce in the Netherlands. A divorce is
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A traffic offence in the Netherlands can lead to two entirely separate responses at the
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A victim of a criminal offence in the Netherlands does not have to bring separate
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A personality diagnosis is not a legal category. Dutch courts decide on conduct and on
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Two quite different problems bring players to a lawyer. The first is a licensed operator
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A criminal case in the Netherlands runs through a fixed set of stages, and at
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If the IND rejects your application, the decision is not the end of the matter.
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Companies regularly bring employees from abroad to the Netherlands. Recognition as a sponsor is mandatory
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An association with limited legal capacity – an informal association – is a legal person,
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