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A lawyer and a mediator have fundamentally different roles. A lawyer partially represents the interests of one party and is authorized to litigate. A mediator, on the other hand, is impartial and guides both...

Writing a press release involves legal considerations. Pay attention to copyright and portrait rights regarding what you use, substantiate your claims to avoid misleading information, and be careful...

The judge is there if you cannot reach an agreement together, but it is often the last resort. Legal proceedings cost time, money, and goodwill. Before you litigate, it is...

A digital signature can be legally valid, but its evidential value varies significantly by type. The law (eIDAS) recognizes three types: the ordinary, the advanced, and the qualified electronic signature. Only the...

You must tolerate negative statements about your company to a certain extent — fair criticism falls under freedom of speech. However, untrue, libelous, or unnecessarily offensive statements can be unlawful...

An employer's statement confirms an employee's employment and income, and is virtually indispensable for anyone wishing to take out a mortgage or loan. You are not obliged to obtain one...

The order button in your webshop must unambiguously indicate that ordering entails a payment obligation — for example, with the text 'order with payment obligation'. If the button does not meet this requirement, then...

If you create a portrait on commission — as a photographer, sculptor, or artist — special rules apply. The person portrayed has independent rights to the commissioned portrait, which means that you...

If you sell to consumers, you must state prices in a prescribed manner. The key: always show a total price including VAT and unavoidable additional costs. If you do not, then...

Many companies are required to register their UBOs — the ultimate beneficial owners — in the UBO register, but far from everyone has this in order. Registration is legally mandatory; those who do not (timely)...