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In an asset and liability agreement, you acquire individual components of a business — such as customers, inventory, assets, and intellectual property (assets) and specific debts (liabilities) — instead of the entire...

A non-compete clause can also hold up in the case of very short employment. An employee who wanted to switch to a competitor after eleven days was prevented by his non-compete clause. The judge mitigated the...

A barter agreement is a framework agreement in which two organizations record agreements for bartering: they do not pay each other with money, but with products or services (including cryptocurrencies, which are not legal tender...

If you are having a website built, arrange the copyright in advance. Standard developer agreements often leave the copyright on design, code, text, and photos with the creator, leaving you dependent...

If your debtor rejects an inheritance to keep it out of your reach, you do not have to accept this. You can ask the court to...

A pledge agreement (pledge deed) establishes a right of pledge on goods, so that in the event of default, a creditor is paid from the proceeds of those goods before other creditors. It can be a possessory pledge (the...

Email advertising is only permitted with prior, free, specific, and informed consent. According to the Advocate General at the European Court of Justice, this may also apply to advertisements that a mail provider...

Before you sign an agreement, check whether the other party is authorized to sign: is he allowed to sign on behalf of his company, and without restrictions? This is usually evident from the extract from the Chamber of Commerce...

If you wish to have your partner work in your business, there are three main forms: as an employee (with an employment contract and payroll taxes), as a co-owner, or as a voluntarily contributing partner with a disability...

A proof of payment demonstrates that you have paid for a product or service. This does not need to be a signed document: a bank statement or receipt is sufficient. Because the payer has a debt to bring...