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Failing to respond to a notice of default is risky: you are given a final chance to comply, and if you let that expire, you will be in default. The other party can...

Starting a business in Dubai can yield tax and business benefits, but is less simple than is often portrayed: you choose between establishing a branch on the UAE Mainland or in...

Protection against dismissal means that certain employees cannot simply be dismissed: there is a prohibition on termination during illness, pregnancy, and membership of the Works Council, among others, and dismissal on discriminatory grounds is always prohibited. Those...

Fact-finding in the workplace — objectively establishing the facts surrounding a conflict, theft, or accusation — is often necessary to substantiate a suspension or dismissal, but you...

The GDPR does not prohibit the sale of personal data, but imposes strict requirements: you need a valid legal basis — for sales, almost always free, specific, informed, and revocable consent —...

A non-solicitation clause prohibits a departing employee from poaching colleagues for a new employer. The clause is not legally defined, but is sometimes viewed as a form of non-compete clause...

Making legal texts more understandable is sensible, but oversimplification is risky: if crucial nuances are lost, a contract or explanatory note can work against you legally. This became apparent in a case in which...

The duty to complain (Article 6:89 of the Dutch Civil Code) requires you to complain within a reasonable time after you have discovered — or ought to have discovered — a defect in performance. If you...

If a debtor fails to adhere to a payment arrangement, you may terminate it and demand payment of the full outstanding debt in one lump sum — provided you have properly documented this in advance and the termination...

Green employment conditions are schemes with which you encourage and reward employees to make more sustainable choices — from an electric lease car and bicycle plan to a higher work-from-home allowance or a climate budget for...