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Which terms and conditions are prohibited?
Legal Affairs
March 26, 2021
In principle, all general terms and conditions are permitted, but some clauses are prohibited or voidable. How much protection you receive depends on who you are: large enterprises are barely protected, the...
Be careful with royal designations in trade names
Privacy
March 25, 2021
You may not simply call yourself “Royal” or “Purveyor to the Court.” These titles are awarded by the King to companies that have existed for at least 100 years and hold a prominent, impeccable position. Carrys...
Trademark infringement for webshop that allows PlayStation 5 pre-orders
Legal Affairs
March 23, 2021
You may not use the word and image marks of another party (such as PlayStation or PS5) on your webshop without permission, not even to allow product pre-orders. An entrepreneur...
Employer fires wheeler-dealer and has to pay a hundred thousand
Employment Matters
22 March 2021
A director who secretly awarded himself hundreds of thousands of euros was not entitled to a transition payment due to seriously reprehensible conduct. Nevertheless, the employer had to pay 100,000 euros in equitable compensation — because he...
Am I allowed to embed content from others on my website?
Privacy
March 18, 2021
Embedding (framing) content on your website is often permitted without permission, provided the copyright holder has made the work freely and publicly available on the internet themselves — think of a public YouTube video....
Points to consider when withdrawing from a general partnership
Legal Affairs
March 17, 2021
If you withdraw from a general partnership, pay attention to personal liability: this continues after withdrawal for debts incurred before your departure. A good general partnership agreement (with continuation, asset...
Elections and the right to vote during working hours
Employment Matters
15 March 2021
An employer must ensure that every employee can vote. If an employee can vote outside working hours or by proxy, there is no problem. If that is truly not possible, then...
Many entrepreneurs use incorrect data processing agreements and risk sanctions
Privacy
March 14, 2021
If you engage another party to process personal data on your behalf — such as a cloud service provider, accountant, or software supplier — you are required to enter into a data processing agreement that complies...
Vlogger proves that buying fake followers is not a good idea
Legal Affairs
March 11, 2021
Buying fake followers or fake likes to appear more popular is a misleading trade practice. The ACM is taking action against this and imposed a penalty payment order on a vlogger because he his webshop...
3 times difficulties with dismissal after a criminal conviction
Employment Matters
9 March 2021
A criminal conviction of an employee — even for something in his private life — is not automatically a valid ground for dismissal. The judge weighs all circumstances: the nature of the position,...