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Interim agreements in mediation
Legal Affairs
12 December 2023
Interim agreements made during mediation are not automatically permanently binding: they only acquire binding force when they are incorporated into a settlement agreement. The Supreme Court confirmed that parties cannot rely on...
5 documents to make your organization GDPR-compliant
Privacy
7 December 2023
To be GDPR-compliant, virtually every organization needs a number of documents: a data processing agreement, a privacy and cookie statement, privacy regulations, a data breach protocol, and a consent form for visual material. These documents show...
A car for the employee: what needs to be arranged?
Employment Matters
5 December 2023
A company car is an attractive secondary employment benefit, but requires careful agreements regarding taxation (taxable benefit), private use, and terms of use — laid down in a usage agreement. Without clear arrangements, risks run...
General Terms and Conditions for consumers and businesses
Entrepreneurship
November 30, 2023
If you sell to both consumers (B2C) and businesses (B2B), you need two sets of general terms and conditions: consumers are much better protected by law, meaning that some provisions directed at businesses may...
Right to compensation after a data breach
Privacy
November 23, 2023
Victims of a data breach are entitled to compensation — not only from the hacker, but often also from the negligent organization that failed to adequately protect the data. The amounts are typically...
Legal questions regarding employee retraining
Employment Matters
21 November 2023
Retraining employees helps you fill hard-to-fill vacancies, facilitate reintegration, and retain experienced staff — but raises legal questions regarding subsidies and...
Filing for bankruptcy of a non-paying customer
Financial
November 16, 2023
As a creditor, you can file for the bankruptcy of a defaulting customer — sometimes as a means of pressure to force payment. However, strict requirements apply: you need a lawyer...
Have cancellation terms drawn up
Entrepreneurship
November 14, 2023
Cancellation policies stipulate the conditions under which a customer may cancel and what the (financial) consequences of doing so are. They protect you against arbitrary cancellations and provide clarity to both parties — but...
Model agreements are often insufficient
Contracts
November 9, 2023
Model agreements from the Tax and Customs Administration are intended to provide certainty that there is no employment relationship between the client and the self-employed professional — but in practice, they often do not offer that certainty. The Tax and Customs Administration looks...
A clear study cost clause is very important
Employment Matters
7 November 2023
A study cost clause must be crystal clear: if it is unclear which costs are covered and how they are calculated, the employee can avoid repayment. A judge recently confirmed this, as a result of which...