Legal Affairs

A gift clause establishes the conditions under which your employees may accept gifts from customers, suppliers, or other third parties — ranging from a total ban to a notification requirement with exceptions. This prevents conflicts of interest...

In mediation, a neutral third party helps you and the other party reach a solution together — often faster and cheaper than a lawsuit. Success depends...

With substitution, the buyer of a business takes over the lease agreement for the business premises and steps into the shoes of the seller as the new tenant. In the case of retail business premises, this is...

The Supreme Court ruled that Deliveroo couriers were not self-employed, but effectively employed — a milestone in the fight against bogus self-employment. For clients, this is a warning:...

An oral agreement is legally valid, but without a written record, the judge must reconstruct what the parties really meant afterwards — with all the associated uncertainty and costs. The seller experienced this firsthand...

Prepare for your first claim with three pillars: the right liability insurance, strong terms and conditions and contracts, and proper oversight of your people and work. A small mistake can...

You cannot simply say anything you want online: the judge ruled that a gossip vlogger had to remove and retract offensive remarks about the widow of André Hazes. The case (ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2023:208) shows...

Consignment sales mean that a retailer attempts to sell your product in his store or showroom without becoming the owner of it himself — he sells on your behalf and...

The right of withdrawal also applies when a consumer opens expensive perfume bottles to test the scent: the store must refund the money, notwithstanding general terms and conditions to the contrary. A consumer may an online...

General terms and conditions only apply if you correctly provide them before concluding the agreement — but there is an exception: is the counterparty already sufficiently...