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Legal Updates are short news items about current legal developments. This is just a selection of Legal Updates. For a complete overview of all Legal Updates (Dutch only) visit our Dutch site.

Care home allowed to close its doors during Covid-19 outbreak

Care home allowed to close its doors during Covid-19 outbreak

The District Court of North Holland recently issued a decision in interim relief proceedings in a...

Implementation of the Directive with regard to cross-border distribution of collective investment undertakings is taking shape: from pre-marketing to de-notification

Implementation of the Directive with regard to cross-border distribution of collective investment undertakings is taking shape: from pre-marketing to de-notification

Implementation of the Directive with regard to cross-border distribution of collective investment...

nationaal bestuursprocesrecht

European Court of Justice: domestic administrative procedural law contrary to the Aarhus Convention

The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) of 14 January 2021 had been...

Can employers require employees to get vaccinated?

Can employers require employees to get vaccinated?

Although the Netherlands was one of the last countries in the race to administer the first...

Brexit and the transfer of personal data

Brexit and the transfer of personal data

On 24 December 2020, the European Union and the United Kingdom (‘UK’) reached an agreement on the...

cyclist is hit while holding a mobile phone in her hand

Own fault, if a cyclist is hit while holding a mobile phone in their hand?

Since 1 July 2019, cyclists have not been allowed to app or phone while riding their bikes. Nor may...

De Wet Franchise treedt per 1 januari 2021 in werking

The Franchise Act enters into force on 1 January 2021

Last Friday, 3 December 2020, it was announced that the Franchise Act (Wet Franchise) will enter...

Dutch Senate passes landmark restructuring bill

Dutch Senate passes landmark restructuring bill

On Tuesday 6th October 2020, the Dutch Senate passed the Act on Court Confirmation of Extrajudicial...

Corporate VBK

Attributing the knowledge of a director to the company

All the acts of a company are carried out by natural persons. For example, a company can enter into...

fees charged for accessing personal data

DDPA imposes fine for fees charged for accessing personal data

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (‘DDPA') has imposed an administrative fine of EUR 830,000 on...

coronavirus noodmaatregel overbrugging werkbehoud

More detail about the Provisional Work Retention Emergency Measure

This week the Dutch government has introduced a far-reaching measure: the “Provisional Work...

Coronavirus could constitute force majeure

Coronavirus could constitute force majeure

There are updates on the coronavirus in the news on a daily basis. The spread of the coronavirus...

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