3 February 2025
Taking action against damage to employer reputation
Most employers include confidentiality clauses in employment and termination agreements.
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6 August 2026
Set-off and bankruptcy: what is and isn’t allowed?
Set-off is a legal mechanism whereby two parties who owe each other obligations may offset their mutual claims and debts. In an ordinary commercial relationship this is, in principle, unproblematic. However, once bankruptcy proceedings are involved, different rules apply.
Read more29 January 2025
Strengthening Works Council Rights in Bankruptcy Cases
For the second time in five years, a proposed bill was open for public consultation, introducing new rules that automatically transfer employees to the acquiring company during a restart after bankruptcy.
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27 January 2025
Relocating with Children: Consent Required from the Other Parent
Moving is a significant event, especially when children are involved. It becomes even more complex when parents are separated and share joint parental authority.
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22 January 2025
Home Exchange and the Requirement of a Compelling Interest
Due to the current housing market shortage, tenants are increasingly submitting requests for home exchanges.
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20 January 2025
Respecting co-determination rights
Works councils do not often take legal action against their own management. Typically, they try to resolve disputes through constructive dialogue with the management or entrepreneur, which is often the preferred approach. However, if dialogue fails, works councils (WC) have several legal avenues available.
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15 January 2025
Request for Permanent Employment
Since August 1, 2022, employers in the Netherlands must comply with the Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Act.
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8 January 2025
5 practical tips for effective divorce mediation
Once a couple have made the decision to break up, mediation can be a valuable means of resolving conflicts and reaching agreement in an emotionally charged situation. To ensure a smooth mediation process, we provide you with 5 practical tips for divorce mediation in the article below.
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6 January 2025
The validity of a draft will
One can inherit in two ways: through the legal system (known as intestacy law) or through a will. The legal system can only be set aside by a will. A will must be drawn up by a civil-law notary, who will also formally ‘execute’ it.
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2 January 2025
The effects of an overheated housing market in family law
It is common knowledge that the housing market in the Netherlands is overheated. This fact has also had an effect on a number of rulings in family law.
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