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Know the client and focus on an appropriate CDD policy
Privacy
January 17, 2023
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) is the client investigation used to determine who you are doing business with and what integrity risks are associated with it. A good CDD policy helps you comply with the rules against...
Employment contract with a resolutive condition
Employment Matters
16 January 2023
A resolutive condition in the employment contract can cause the agreement to terminate immediately if a specific event occurs — for example, if a driver loses their license. Such a condition is, according to...
Unique: a handwritten judgment in the year 2022
Legal Affairs
January 12, 2023
A handwritten agreement is perfectly legally valid — even an agreement on a beer mat can constitute a binding contract. After all, there are no formal requirements for most agreements: they come into being...
Entering a collective holiday must proceed correctly
Employment Matters
10 January 2023
Introducing a collective holiday is permitted, but only if this is properly arranged: in the employment contract or collective labour agreement, or after agreement with the works council or employee representatives. If you do not do this correctly,...
Intervening in cases of oversleeping and being late for work
Employment Matters
9 January 2023
You can deal with an employee who repeatedly oversleeps or arrives late — but dismissal is only the final step. Start with a conversation and an official warning, build a...
The duck test and the qualification of similarities
Contracts
January 5, 2023
When classifying an agreement, it is not the title that is decisive, but what the parties have actually agreed upon — their rights and obligations. The Supreme Court uses a fixed step-by-step plan for this...
Dismissing a chronically ill employee is not done just like that
Employment Matters
3 January 2023
Dismissing a chronically ill employee is not straightforward: dismissal related to a disability or chronic illness is prohibited discrimination. However, as an employer, you are not stuck indefinitely. Through two...
Court of Justice delivers scathing verdict on the UBO register
Legal Affairs
January 2, 2023
The European Court of Justice ruled on 22 November 2022 that the public accessibility of the UBO register violates the fundamental right to privacy and the protection of personal data. The...
A new year packed with new rules for employers
Entrepreneurship
December 30, 2022
Traditionally, new legislation and regulations come into effect around the turn of the year, often on January 1st. For employers, this means: prepare yourself. Consider changes to the minimum wage, to employment law...
An escrow agreement: what is it and why do I need it?
Contracts
December 29, 2022
With an escrow agreement, a software vendor places the source code of its software in the custody of an independent third party (the escrow agent). If the vendor goes bankrupt or ceases maintenance, then...