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Surviving the economic storm

Bird & Bird
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Netherlands
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July 17 2009

In business you may take risks but in this time of economic downturn it is even more important to know your potential risks and liability

Dutch Unfair Commercial Practices Act comes into force

Bird & Bird
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Netherlands
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November 11 2008

On 15 October 2008 the Unfair Commercial Practices Act (Wet oneerlijke handelspraktijken) entered into force

Dutch Consumer Authority granted power to publish company name in case of alleged infringement

Bird & Bird
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Netherlands
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August 8 2008

Recently, the Dutch State Secretary of Economic Affairs published his ‘Instruction to the Dutch Consumer Authority for Information Provision to Consumers’

Legislative proposal for simplified Dutch BV-Law

Bird & Bird
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Netherlands
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July 16 2008

The demand of the Dutch business practice for a more competitive Dutch company with limited liability, and the developments in various European countries, have led to the legislative proposal “Simplification and flexibilisation of BV-Law”, which was submitted to the Dutch parliament on 31 May 2007

Employment agreement or independent contractor?

Bird & Bird
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Netherlands
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February 5 2008

We continue to see numerous cases wherein the legal status of a contract is in dispute: employment agreement or independent contractor?

Investigations into company affairs: the Dutch Supreme Court ruling in the ABN-AMRO case

Bird & Bird
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Netherlands
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September 7 2007

A recent Supreme Court ruling in The Netherlands has limited the scope of the procedure by which a company’s management policy may be scrutinised by the Court