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The European blue card

In this fourth blog, we will discuss the residence permit ‘European blue card’.

Warranties and indemnities under Dutch law

Warranties and indemnities are often provided in the purchase agreement by the selling party for the benefit of the buying party in the context of a (share)...

Data breach response plan

A data breach happens to the best of us. Every company or organisation can face it sooner or later. In European countries, tens of thousands of data breaches...

Draft Minimum Tax law 2024

On Monday 12 December 2022 the EU Member States reached an agreement about the EU wide implementation of the rules aimed at introducing a global minimum tax of...

Cross-border work – Regular or part-time work abroad

Will you be sending your employees to work abroad on a project or for a fixed number of days a week? Alternatively, are you an employee yourself and do you...

License Agreements: What is a License Agreement? (Part 1)

In part 1 of this blog series, we will describe the nature of a license agreement: what does a license agreement entail and what rights can be licensed?

Cross-border employment: Posting workers across borders - the issues to consider

With the current tight labour market, it is increasingly common in practice for Dutch employers to temporarily use foreign workers to cover certain peak...

The intra-corporate transfer

In this fifth blog, we will discuss the residence permit for an intra-corporate transferee (ICT).

License Agreements: The Scope of Application (Part 2)

In part 2 of this blog series, we delve into the scope of license agreements. In particular: Are there geographical boundaries to licenses and can licenses be...

Pensions in the case of takeovers: the relevance of literature research

It is with remarkable frequency that pensions appear to be an inadequately considered item in the case of mergers and acquisitions. It is remarkable because...

Protection of luxury brands in the Netherlands

The mere branding of luxury goods does not suffice to protect the luxurious image of goods. Registration, enforcement and contracts are key...

Essential start-up personnel

In this eighth (and final) blog, we will discuss the pilot for essential start-up personnel.

Cross-border employment: The applicable employment law in case of cross-border employment

The moment an employee comes to work in the Netherlands from abroad and vice versa, the question arises which employment law applies in that case. You may have...