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Good delivery terms protect you in everything related to your deliveries: they limit your liability, regulate payment and retention of title, make delivery times indicative, and govern complaints and warranty. Four...

Borrowing money from your own private limited company is permitted, but it is a loan — not a gift. Structure the loan commercially with a market-rate interest and repayment, otherwise the tax authorities will view...

A lease contract is a written agreement between a leasing company (lessor) and a customer (lessee), whereby the lessor purchases an asset and the lessee uses it against a fixed fee for...

In principle, a website or platform is not liable for 'fake' third-party advertisements, such as fraudulent crypto advertisements — provided that, as an intermediary, it had no knowledge of their unlawful nature. But...

With a forum selection clause, you agree in advance on which court has jurisdiction should a conflict arise. This provides clarity and prevents surprises, especially in international business. However, towards consumers, the following applies...

When hiring your first employee, in addition to a good employment contract, the GDPR also comes into play. You will be processing your employee's personal data and must, for this purpose, the...

Anyone who violates the GDPR risks heavy fines. Until now, each national privacy supervisory authority determined the amount of these fines quite independently. With European guidelines for the calculation of GDPR fines, that is changing...

You may prohibit or restrict the use of mobile phones in the workplace based on your right to issue instructions (Article 7:660 of the Dutch Civil Code). The condition is that the prohibition is reasonable and proportionate,...

Private use of company assets by an employee does not automatically lead to dismissal. In a recent case, the dismissal did not stand: there was no intent, and it was not the employee...

The European Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions has amended employment law on key points. Among other things, employers must comply with a broader duty to provide information, may not simply prohibit secondary employment, and must...