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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.

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15 September 2025

Duty of care in pension compensation

The transition to the new pension system is in full swing. The social partners involved in the pension funds have largely completed their transition plans. These plans always include a section on compensation for current participants, employees, who are disproportionately disadvantaged by the change in the pension system.

10 September 2025

Does a Validsign signature equal consent?

Employment contracts can end in various ways. For example, a fixed-term employment contract often referred to as a “temporary contract” expires on the agreed date.

8 September 2025

General Banking Terms: impact on your business

When you enter into an agreement with a bank for a loan or a credit facility (hereinafter referred to as a “financing agreement”), you will often see that the General Banking Terms (Algemene Bank Voorwaarden or ABV) apply to that agreement.

3 September 2025

What to do as a creditor in a bankruptcy?

What you can do as a creditor in the event of a bankruptcy: from your rights and options to the role of the trustee and supervisory judge, and the ways in which a bankruptcy can be concluded.

1 September 2025

Ex-partners wishing each other the best after divorce

In this article, we discuss a case in which the woman’s generosity after the divorce ultimately had some unpleasant consequences for the man.

27 August 2025

The scope of the redeployment obligation

Does your employer say that you have been dismissed due to organizational changes? Does this mean your position is no longer available?

25 August 2025

Can I go on vacation while sick?

We regularly receive the question of whether sick employees can go on vacation. In this blog, we answer this question and explain the applicable rules.

20 August 2025

On second thought

The statutory reflection period when purchasing a property

18 August 2025

International child law: which court has jurisdiction?

If you have a dispute with your ex-partner about matters concerning your children, you can ask the court to take a decision. In international situations, the question may arise as to which court has jurisdiction to decide about your children.