Legal Updates

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.

The new Act on Transparent and Predictable Employment Conditions

Five most frequently asked questions about the Transparent and Predictable Employment Conditions Act

Next Monday, 1 August 2022, the new Transparent and Predictable Employment Conditions Act enters...

Theme (sexually) transgrassive behaviour

Dutch Supreme Court rules on transgressive behaviour in a dependency situation

On 24 June 2022, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled (ECLI:NL:HR:2022:950) that there is no room for the...

Theme (Sexually) Transgressive behaviour at work

Driving instructor rightly summarily dismissed for sexually transgressive behaviour

On 17 February 2022, the 's-Hertogenbosch Court of Appeal handed down its ruling on sexually...

Theme (Sexually) Transgressive behaviour at work

Transgressive behaviour at staff party insufficient for summary dismissal

On 10 February 2022, the District Court of East Brabant ruled on a highly topical issue, that of...

EU recognition of the Dutch public restructuring procedure

EU recognition of the Dutch public restructuring procedure

The Dutch Act on Court Confirmation of Extrajudicial Restructuring Plans (Wet homologatie onderhands...

Dutch Act on Improving Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards came into effect on 1 January 2022

Dutch Act on Improving Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards came into effect on 1 January 2022

In the Legal Update 'The Dutch Senate approves gender quota for large companies' of 30 September...

Employees protected when applying a pre-pack

Attorney General of the CJEU: Employees protected when applying a pre-pack

Pre-packs have been keeping the Dutch legislature and case law quite busy in recent years. For some...

Who bears the risk of the price increase for raw materials?

Who bears the risk of the price increase for raw materials?

Introduction Most entrepreneurs will not have escaped noticing the considerable increase in price of...

Bill implementing EU directive on transparent and predictable working conditions

Bill implementing EU directive on transparent and predictable working conditions

On 11 November 2021, the bill (Wetsvoorstel) implementing the EU Directive on transparent and...

The Dutch Senate approves gender quota for large companies

The Dutch Senate approves gender quota for large companies

On 28 September 2021, the bill (Wetsvoorstel) to improve gender diversity on corporate boards was...

Uber drivers are employees and are subject to the Taxi Transport Collective Agreement

Uber drivers are employees and are subject to the Taxi Transport Collective Agreement

On 13 September 2021, the Amsterdam District Court ruled that all drivers offering their services...

The liability expiry date for individual parts of a product

The liability expiry date for individual parts of a product

Under Article 6:185 of the Dutch Civil Code (“DCC”), a manufacturer can be held liable for damage...

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