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A notice of termination is only effective when it actually reaches the employee (the receipt theory). If a registered letter of termination is returned, you, as the employer, may not assume that the employee has received it...

Booking.com was fined 475,000 euros because it failed to report a data breach to the Dutch Data Protection Authority within the statutory 72 hours. The lesson: a data breach must be reported within 72 hours...

A convertible loan is an ordinary loan with one particularity: the repayment can be converted into shares. It is a popular, relatively simple way for start-ups to raise capital...

If a customer provides an incorrect delivery address, you may charge the shipping costs — including for a second shipment — if your general terms and conditions stipulate this. This applies...

A notice of objection or appeal must be submitted within the time limit (usually six weeks for an objection). If you miss the deadline, this is only excusable if you cannot reasonably be considered to be in default...

You protect trade secrets with a combination of measures: use need-to-know access control, consider protection through intellectual property law, make binding contractual agreements (confidentiality, non-compete, and non-solicitation clauses with employees, a...

Foreign webshops must also comply with European consumer law when selling to EU consumers. The ACM forced AliExpress to amend its terms of sale: consumers must go to a court in...

Misconduct by the partner or a family member of your employee does not in itself justify summary dismissal. The judge looks at the role of the employee: only if *he*...

Personal data of millions of Dutch people may have been stolen from an ICT service provider for car garages — one of the largest Dutch data breaches ever. The lesson for entrepreneurs: as the data controller, you are personally responsible...

A breach does not always entitle the holder to dissolution: in the case of a breach of minor significance, dissolution is omitted (the “unless clause”). A sponsor who dissolved his sponsorship agreement because a football competition was suspended, found...