Dutch law of contracts
Contents of a contract
Contract performance
Legal proceedings
- Court system in the Netherlands
- Civil procedures in the Netherlands
- Going to court in The Netherlands
- Court proceedings
- Debt collection in the Netherlands
- Limitation periods under Dutch law
- Preliminary relief
- Freezing orders in The Netherlands
- Legal proceedings
- Appeal proceedings
- Evidence in Dutch proceedings
- Dutch writ of summons
- Witness hearings
- Conservatory arrest of assets
- Extrajudicial costs under Dutch law
- Director liability under Dutch law
- Preliminary relief in the Netherlands
- Shareholder dispute in the Netherlands
Going to court
- Remedies under Dutch law
- Costs of litigation
- Jurisdiction of the NCC
- Personal jurisdiction
- Commercial dispute resolution
- Arbitration in the Netherlands
- Enforce a Dutch judgment
- Default judgment
- Foreign judgments in the Netherlands
- Applicable law for international contracts
- Mediation under Dutch law
- Jurisdiction in international disputes
- Binding advice
Debt collection
- Civil proceedings in the Netherlands
- Commercial debt collection in the Netherlands
- Compliance in Dutch debt collection processes
- Consumer rights and duties in Dutch debt collection
- Cross-border debt recovery in the Netherlands
- Debt collection in the Netherlands for businesses
- Debt enforcement in the Netherlands
- Debt litigation in the Netherlands
- Debt recovery by a law firm in the Netherlands
Debt collection (continued)
Lawyers in the Netherlands
- Lawyer in the Netherlands
- Ranking lawyers in the Netherlands
- Choosing a lawyer in the Netherlands
- Civil litigation lawyers
- List of lawyers in the Netherlands
- Hiring a Dutch attorney
- Dutch Bar Association
- Dutch lawyer - Jan Willem de Groot
- Costs of a lawyer in the Netherlands
- Lawyer for Dutch court proceedings
- Complaint against a Dutch lawyer
- Foreign lawyer in the Netherlands
Selected lawyers
- Business lawyers in the Netherlands
- Contract lawyers in the Netherlands
- Corporate lawyers in the Netherlands
- Divorce lawyers in the Netherlands
- Dismissal lawyers in the Netherlands
- Employment litigation lawyers
- Family lawyers in the Netherlands
- ICT lawyers in the Netherlands
- Immigration lawyers in Holland
- IP lawyers in the Netherlands
- M&A lawyers in the Netherlands
- Labour lawyers in the Netherlands
- Litigation lawyers in the Netherlands
Employment law glossary (A-D)
- Employment law glossary
- Wages and compensation
- Minimum wage in the Netherlands
- Holiday allowance in the Netherlands
- Thirteenth month salary in the Netherlands
- Overtime pay in the Netherlands
- Equal pay in the Netherlands
- Bonus schemes under Dutch employment law
- Stock options and employee shares in the Netherlands
- Company car policy in the Netherlands
- Salary reduction under Dutch law
- Wage claim in the Netherlands
- Wage payment obligations in the Netherlands
- Expense reimbursement in the Netherlands
- Leave and working hours
- Annual leave under Dutch law
- Maternity leave in the Netherlands
- Paternity leave in the Netherlands
- Parental leave in the Netherlands
- Adoption leave in the Netherlands
- Caregiver leave in the Netherlands
- Emergency leave in the Netherlands
- Working hours under Dutch law
- Flexible working in the Netherlands
- Working from home in the Netherlands
- Night work in the Netherlands
- Rest periods under Dutch employment law
- Contract types and flexible work
- Zero-hours contract in the Netherlands
- On-call contract under Dutch law
- Min-max contract in the Netherlands
- Temporary agency work in the Netherlands
- Payrolling under Dutch law
- Secondment agreement in the Netherlands
- Management agreement in the Netherlands
- Chain rule under Dutch employment law
- Consecutive employment contracts in the Netherlands
- Bogus self-employment in the Netherlands
- Wet DBA and self-employed workers in the Netherlands
- Posted workers in the Netherlands
- Dismissal — additional
- Serious culpable conduct of the employee in the Netherlands
- Serious culpable conduct of the employer in the Netherlands
- Fair compensation in Dutch dismissal law
- Reflection period for settlement agreements in the Netherlands
- Redundancy selection criteria in the Netherlands
- Social plan in the Netherlands
- Outplacement under Dutch employment law
- Garden leave in the Netherlands
- Suspension of an employee in the Netherlands
- Collective redundancy notification in the Netherlands
Employment law glossary (E-H)
- Performance and dossier building
- Written Warning in Dutch Employment Law
- Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) in the Netherlands
- Dossier Building in Dutch Employment Law
- Demotion (Demotie) in Dutch Employment Law
- Changing Employment Conditions in the Netherlands
- Unilateral Change Clause (Eenzijdig Wijzigingsbeding) in the Netherlands
- Good Employer Practices in the Netherlands (Article 7:611 BW)
- Good Employee Practices in the Netherlands (Goed Werknemerschap)
- Sick leave and disability
- Reintegration Obligations in the Netherlands
- The Two-Year Sick Leave Rule in the Netherlands
- The Company Doctor (Bedrijfsarts) in the Netherlands
- Second Opinion in Sick Leave Disputes (Netherlands)
- UWV Expert Opinion (Deskundigenoordeel) in the Netherlands
- WIA Disability Benefit in the Netherlands
- Occupational Health and Safety in the Netherlands (Arbowet)
- Return to Work Obligations in the Netherlands
- Sick Leave Notification Rules in the Netherlands
- Reasonable Accommodation in Dutch Employment Law
- Discrimination and protection
- Discrimination in Employment in the Netherlands
- Workplace Harassment in the Netherlands
- Whistleblower Protection in the Netherlands
- Equal Treatment Legislation in the Netherlands
- Employer Liability for Workplace Accidents in the Netherlands
- Employee Privacy and GDPR in the Netherlands
- Monitoring Employees in the Netherlands
- Employee Data Protection in the Netherlands
- Employment contract clauses
- Non-Solicitation Clause (Relatiebeding) in the Netherlands
- Confidentiality Clause in Dutch Employment Law
- Penalty Clause (Boetebeding) in Dutch Employment Law
- Study Costs Reclaim Clause in the Netherlands
- Employee Intellectual Property Rights in the Netherlands
- Employee Inventions in the Netherlands (Rijksoctrooiwet)
- Relocation Clause in Dutch Employment Law
- Prohibition on Additional Work (Nevenwerkzaamhedenbeding) in the Netherlands
Employment law glossary (I-L)
- Collective employment law
- Collective labour agreement in the Netherlands (CAO)
- Trade union rights in the Netherlands
- Strike action under Dutch law
- Works council consent rights in the Netherlands (instemmingsrecht)
- Works council advisory rights in the Netherlands (adviesrecht)
- European Works Council in the Netherlands
- Employee participation in the Netherlands (medezeggenschap)
- Social partners and the poldermodel in the Netherlands
- International employment
- Expat employment law in the Netherlands
- The 30% ruling in the Netherlands
- Work permit in the Netherlands (TWV/GVVA)
- Highly skilled migrant scheme in the Netherlands (kennismigrant)
- Applicable law to an employment contract in the Netherlands
- Jurisdiction in employment disputes in the Netherlands
- International employment contract in the Netherlands
- Cross-border employment in the Netherlands
- Employment procedures
- Subdistrict court (kantonrechter) in Dutch employment law
- Mediation in employment disputes in the Netherlands
- Interim injunction in Dutch employment law (kort geding)
- Appeal in Dutch employment cases (hoger beroep)
- Settlement agreements
- Negotiating a settlement agreement in the Netherlands
- Final settlement payment in the Netherlands (eindafrekening)
- Non-disparagement clause in Dutch employment law
- Reference letter in Dutch employment law (getuigschrift)
- Release of claims in Dutch employment law (finale kwijting)
- Unemployment benefits after a settlement agreement in the Netherlands
- Fictitious notice period in the Netherlands (fictieve opzegtermijn)
- Compensation in a settlement agreement in the Netherlands
Employment law glossary (M-P)
- Summary dismissal
- Urgent reason for dismissal in the Netherlands (dringende reden)
- Requirements for immediate dismissal in the Netherlands
- Theft by an employee in the Netherlands
- Fraud by an employee in the Netherlands
- Insubordination and work refusal in the Netherlands
- Contesting summary dismissal in the Netherlands
- Damages after summary dismissal in the Netherlands
- Interim measures in dismissal cases in the Netherlands
- If you are an employee
- Received a settlement agreement in the Netherlands — what now?
- Forced to resign in the Netherlands — know your rights
- Constructive dismissal in the Netherlands
- Unfair dismissal claim in the Netherlands
- Wrongful termination compensation in the Netherlands
- Deadlines for contesting dismissal in the Netherlands
- Dismissed during sick leave in the Netherlands — what to do
- Employer breach of contract in the Netherlands
- Forced to accept a demotion in the Netherlands
- Calculate your transition payment in the Netherlands
- If you are an employer
- How to dismiss an employee in the Netherlands — step by step
- Dismissal for poor performance checklist in the Netherlands
- What does dismissing an employee cost in the Netherlands?
- Risks of summary dismissal for employers in the Netherlands
- Restructuring and redundancy rights in the Netherlands
- Negotiating a severance package in the Netherlands
- Costs and procedures
- Cost of an employment lawyer in the Netherlands
- Legal aid for employment law in the Netherlands
- Employment law consultation in the Netherlands — what to expect
- How long does an employment court case take in the Netherlands?
Employment law
Termination
- How can you terminate employment?
- Termination of employment
- Termination of employment contract
- Dismissal procedures
- Employee termination
- Termination by mutual consent
- Dismissal ill employee
- Summary dismissal
- Dismissal protection
- Dismissal payment
- Statutory notice period
- Settlement agreement
- Transition payment
- UWV dismissal procedure
- Dismissal for poor performance
- Dismissal for a disrupted relationship
- Dissolution of employment contract
- Dismissal prohibitions