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As a self-employed professional, you are not required to have general terms and conditions, but without them, only statutory rules apply — and these often work to your disadvantage. You are then...

You get invoices paid faster with a combination of smart agreements and consistent follow-up: invoice directly and clearly, incentivize prompt payers, send a timely reminder followed by a demand letter, and...

Every company encounters intellectual property (IP) — through a trade name, a logo, a brand, texts, software, or an invention. Anyone who ignores this runs the risk of infringement...

With good general terms and conditions, you cover a substantial number of business risks: non-payment, liability, force majeure, ownership of delivered goods, and disputes. They therefore constitute one of the cheapest forms of risk management...

If you have insufficient work due to unfavorable circumstances, you remain, in principle, obliged to continue paying wages. You can aim for temporary solutions, a reduction in hours or, if...

As an employer, you have a duty of care for a safe and healthy workplace (Article 7:658 of the Dutch Civil Code and the Working Conditions Act). In the event of an outbreak of an infectious disease, this means: take preventive measures, update...

Influencer marketing is considered advertising in the Netherlands, and strict rules apply to it. The core principle is transparency: always make it clearly recognizable when a post, video, or story is paid for or sponsored, for example...

An obligation to operate a business in a lease agreement is in principle valid, but not always enforceable. A judge may set aside the obligation if continuation of the operation is factually impossible, or...

Yes, shop fittings can be protected by copyright, but only if the design is sufficiently original and creative. Unlike trademark law, no registration is required for this: the copyright arises...

In principle, starting work for your former boss as a self-employed professional is perfectly fine, but the risk is that the Tax Authorities view the collaboration as disguised employment (false self-employment). Does the...