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 your counterparty is declared bankrupt during a Dutch court case, your claim for payment
- Reading time: 8 min
An employer may suspend you from your duties (non-actiefstelling) after an integrity investigation only if
- Reading time: 6 min
The SER Merger Code 2015 (SER-Fusiegedragsregels 2015) requires parties to a merger or acquisition to
- Reading time: 7 min
An employer may not make a distinction on a protected ground, such as race, disability
- Reading time: 6 min
A grid qualifies as a closed system (gesloten systeem) when the Netherlands Authority for Consumers
- Reading time: 7 min
If you live in true service accommodation (dienstwoning) and your employment contract ends, your right
- Reading time: 6 min
An AI system is high-risk under the AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) if it is
- Reading time: 5 min
A discretionary bonus scheme that still has to be worked out, for example because targets
- Reading time: 5 min
A long-term business relationship can be a binding contract even if nothing was ever put
- Reading time: 7 min
Dutch mining law requires a licence from the Minister for exploring for or producing minerals
- Reading time: 8 min
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An employer may only stop the wages of a sick employee if the employee fails
- Reading time: 6 min
