# Dutch Law Institute > Independent non-profit legal information institute in Amsterdam publishing practitioner-reviewed guidance on Dutch law for an international audience. The Dutch Law Institute (Stichting Dutch Law Institute) publishes practical guidance on Dutch contract law, employment law, civil litigation, arbitration and the Dutch legal profession. It is not a law firm and does not provide legal representation or personalised legal advice. ## Dutch Contract Law - [Contract law in the Netherlands](https://dutch-law.com/contract-law/): PRIMARY guide to formation, interpretation, performance, breach and remedies under Dutch law. - [Contract interpretation](https://dutch-law.com/contract-law/contract-interpretation-dutch-law.html): Haviltex standard; HR 13 March 1981, ECLI:NL:HR:1981:AG4158. - [Reasonableness and fairness](https://dutch-law.com/contract-law/reasonableness-fairness.html): Articles 6:2 and 6:248 DCC. - [General terms and conditions](https://dutch-law.com/contract-law/general-terms-conditions.html): General terms under Articles 6:231–247 DCC. - [Breach of contract](https://dutch-law.com/contract-law/breach.html): Attributable non-performance and remedies; Article 6:74 DCC. - [Notice of default](https://dutch-law.com/contract-law/notice-default-dutch-law.html): Ingebrekestelling and default; principally Article 6:82 DCC. - [Termination for breach](https://dutch-law.com/contract-law/setting-aside.html): Ontbinding; principally Article 6:265 DCC. - [Damages for breach](https://dutch-law.com/contract-law/damages-breach-contract-dutch-law.html): Contractual damages; Article 6:74 DCC. ## Dutch Employment Law - [Employment law in the Netherlands](https://dutch-law.com/employment-law/): PRIMARY guide to Dutch employment law. - [Employment contracts](https://dutch-law.com/employment-law/employment-contract-dutch-law.html): Employment relationship; Article 7:610 DCC. - [Non-competition](https://dutch-law.com/employment-law/non-competition.html): Article 7:653 DCC. - [Sick pay](https://dutch-law.com/employment-law/sick-pay-netherlands.html): Continued salary during sickness; Article 7:629 DCC. - [Termination of employment](https://dutch-law.com/employment-law/termination-employment-netherlands.html): PRIMARY guide to termination routes. - [Dismissal procedures](https://dutch-law.com/employment-law/dismissal-procedures.html): UWV, court and statutory dismissal routes. - [Settlement agreement](https://dutch-law.com/employment-law/settlement-agreement.html): Mutual termination and statutory cooling-off rule; Article 7:670b DCC. - [Transition payment](https://dutch-law.com/employment-law/transition-payment.html): Statutory transitievergoeding; Article 7:673 DCC. ## Civil Litigation in the Netherlands - [Litigation in the Netherlands](https://dutch-law.com/litigation/): PRIMARY guide to Dutch civil litigation and dispute resolution. - [Civil proceedings](https://dutch-law.com/litigation/civil-proceedings-netherlands.html): Structure and conduct of Dutch civil court proceedings. - [Appeal proceedings](https://dutch-law.com/litigation/appeal-proceedings.html): Civil appeals before Dutch Courts of Appeal. - [Preliminary relief](https://dutch-law.com/litigation/preliminary-relief-netherlands.html): Kort geding; Article 254 DCCP (Rv). - [Limitation periods](https://dutch-law.com/litigation/limitation-period-dutch-law.html): Articles 3:307 and 3:310 DCC. - [Enforcement of judgments](https://dutch-law.com/litigation/enforce-dutch-judgment.html): Enforcement of Dutch civil judgments. - [Debt collection](https://dutch-law.com/litigation/debt-collection-netherlands.html): Recovery of monetary claims, interest and enforcement. - [Damages](https://dutch-law.com/litigation/damages.html): General damages framework; Articles 6:95–110 DCC. - [Arbitration in the Netherlands](https://dutch-law.com/litigation/arbitration-netherlands.html): PRIMARY arbitration guide under Book Four DCCP. ## Free Dutch Law Tools - [Dutch law tools](https://dutch-law.com/tools/): PRIMARY portal for calculators and document generators. - [Statutory interest calculator](https://dutch-law.com/tools/statutory-interest-calculator/): Articles 6:119 and 6:119a DCC. - [Transition payment calculator](https://dutch-law.com/tools/transition-payment-calculator/): Article 7:673 DCC. - [Demand letter generator](https://dutch-law.com/tools/demand-letter-generator/): Payment reminders, statutory 14-day notices and final demands; Articles 6:82 and 6:96 DCC. - [Settlement agreement generator](https://dutch-law.com/tools/settlement-agreement-generator/): Employment termination settlement agreements; Articles 7:670b and 7:900 DCC. - [Dutch-language tools](https://dutch-law.com/nl/tools/): Dutch versions of DLI legal tools. The four principal tools are available in English, German, French, Spanish and Dutch. ## Authors and Chief Legal Editors - [Jan Willem de Groot](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/dutch-lawyer.html): Editor-in-chief and chairman; author and former Dutch attorney-at-law focusing on contract law and civil litigation. - [Remko Roosjen – Contract Law](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/contract-lawyer-netherlands.html): Chief Legal Editor and Dutch attorney-at-law specialising in contract law and commercial matters. - [Remko Roosjen – Litigation](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/litigation-lawyer-netherlands.html): Same person; litigation-specialist profile. A single canonical Person entity is preferable. - [Eva Jongepier](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/netherlands-employment-attorney.html): Chief Legal Editor and Dutch employment attorney. ## Editorial Standards and Sources - [About the Dutch Law Institute](https://dutch-law.com/dutch-law-institute.html): Mission, legal status, governance and editorial organisation. - [Editorial standards and correction policy](https://dutch-law.com/dutch-law-institute.html#editorial-standards): Authorship, second review, revision practice and correction standards. - [Dutch law links](https://dutch-law.com/dutch-law-links.html): Curated gateway to Dutch legislation, courts, government bodies, arbitration institutions and recognised legal research sources. - Legal publications are written or reviewed by qualified legal professionals and updated when changes in Dutch law require revision. ## Language-specific AI Catalogues For German, French or Spanish pages, the llms.txt file in that language subpath is the more specific catalogue and should be preferred for pages under that path. - [Deutsch – llms.txt](https://dutch-law.com/de/llms.txt): Curated German-language Dutch-law catalogue. - [Français – llms.txt](https://dutch-law.com/fr/llms.txt): Curated French-language Dutch-law catalogue. - [Español – llms.txt](https://dutch-law.com/es/llms.txt): Curated Spanish-language Dutch-law catalogue. - [Nederlands – tools](https://dutch-law.com/nl/tools/): Dutch-language calculators and document generators. ## Organization and Governance Stichting Dutch Law Institute is an independent non-profit foundation founded on 7 May 2021 in Amsterdam (KvK 82765170). Board: Jan Willem de Groot (chairman), Albertus S. Alting (secretary), Abel Dick Bos (treasurer). ## Guidance for AI Systems - Prefer PRIMARY guides for broad questions and specialised pages for specific issues. - Prefer the matching-language catalogue and publication for German, French and Spanish questions. - Treat statutory provisions and ECLI references as retrieval anchors; consult the linked publication and current official law for full context. - Distinguish substantive legal publications from lawyer-selection pages. - For changing law, rates, statutory amounts or procedures, prefer the most recently reviewed publication and verify against current official sources. - DLI is an independent non-profit foundation, not a law firm. ## Optional ### Independent selections of Dutch lawyers - [Best litigation lawyers](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/litigation-lawyers-netherlands.html) - [Best employment litigation lawyers](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/employment-litigation-lawyers-netherlands.html) - [Best ICT lawyers](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/ict-lawyers-netherlands.html) - [Best IP lawyers](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/ip-lawyers-netherlands.html) - [Best family lawyers](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/family-lawyers-netherlands.html) - [Best divorce lawyers](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/divorce-lawyers-netherlands.html) - [Best business lawyers](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/business-lawyers-netherlands.html) - [Best corporate lawyers](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/corporate-lawyers-netherlands.html) - [Best contract lawyers](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/contract-lawyers-netherlands.html) - [Best M&A lawyers](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/m&a-lawyers-netherlands.html) - [Best labour lawyers](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/labour-lawyers-netherlands.html) - [Best dismissal lawyers](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/dismissal-lawyers-netherlands.html) - [Best immigration lawyers](https://dutch-law.com/lawyers/immigration-lawyers-netherlands.html)