26 February 2024
The Good Landlordship Act
The Good Landlordship Act (Wet Goed Verhuurderschap) entered into force on 1 July 2023. The purpose of the Good Landlordship Act is to prevent and counter undesirable rental practices. The behaviour of lessors and letting agents is central to this.
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21 February 2024
Change of gender and first name
What are the options for changing your gender and first name, and when do you need to go to court to do so? This blog briefly discusses the options.
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19 February 2024
Summary dismissal: the dismissal letter
Shortly before the summer holidays, the Supreme Court delivered two rulings on summary dismissal. These refer to the urgent reason notice requirement in the dismissal letter and the claim for compensation from an employee who is summarily dismissed.
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14 February 2024
The Fixed Lease Contracts Act
On 16 May 2023, the legislative proposal for the Fixed Lease Contracts Act (Wet vaste huurcontracten) was passed by the Lower House. The legislative proposal aims to abolish temporary tenancy contracts for residential accommodation, within the meaning of Article 7:271(1) of the Dutch Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek).
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12 February 2024
Webinar ‘Employment law for HR professionals: update 2024’
Need a quick update on the latest developments in employment law? Amber Willemsen and Seliz Demirci will give a webinar 'Employment law for HR professionals: update 2024' on 27 February 2024.
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12 February 2024
Spousal maintenance and earning capacity
After divorcing, you may have an obligation to pay spousal maintenance to your ex-spouse or you may be entitled to receive a contribution.
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5 February 2024
What information does a forced heir receive?
A forced heir needs information to calculate their statutory share. They are entitled to inspect and take copies of all documents they need to calculate their statutory share. What is the extent of this right?
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3 February 2024
One-off maintenance payment
After divorce, one of the partners may have a maintenance obligation in the form of child maintenance or partner maintenance. Maintenance is often paid by one ex-partner to the other on a monthly basis. It is also possible to pay maintenance to an ex-partner in the form of a one-off payment or lump sum.
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31 January 2024
Column Raymond de Mooij: Robot lawyer
A ‘robot lawyer’ has been made available on the market in America. This is an app with legal information that would make using a lawyer unnecessary. ‘Fight corporations’, ‘find hidden money’, ‘beat bureaucracy’. This is what the robot can and will do. ‘Sue everybody,’ is the urgent advice.
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