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President Trump’s Decreasing Popularity By this time, probably everyone will have noticed: president Trump’s popularity has even further decreased since he introduced his controversial travel ban. Dutch media already reported that six Iranians were stranded on the Dutch airport Schiphol, as they were traveling from Teheran to the United States. Earlier, a court in Seattle

Mandatory Law and Settlement Agreements in Dutch Law The essence of mandatory law is generally that one cannot simply derogate from such provisions. Nonetheless, the Dutch Civil Code states in article 7:902 that one may derogate from mandatory law by means of a settlement agreement, when this agreement is intended to end an existing uncertainty

WhatsApp in the Professional Environment The smartphone has become an essential part of the Dutch streetscape. It should, however, not become a constant factor; especially not in the professional environment. Recently, a Dutch judge ruled that the use of WhatsApp during working hours falls within the scope of the principle ‘no work, no pay’. In

French Law Now in Effect On January 1, a French law came into force on the basis of which employees may turn off their smartphones outside of working hours and thus may cut off the access to their work email. This measure is a consequence of the increased pressure of always having to be available

B.F. Skinner once said “The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do” This saying is highly applicable to the new phenomenon of the self-driving car and to the way society deals with this product. For instance, one has to start thinking about the influence of the self-driving car on the design

Science Park Law Firm – Expert Legal Support for Startups As a law firm situated at the Science Park in Eindhoven, we attach great value to start-up entrepreneurs. As we wrote yesterday, the government also recognizes the importance of startups, which she confirms with the recent publication of the list of changes that are to

Competitive Economy for National and International Companies The Netherlands has once again proven itself to be a good breeding ground for both national and international companies, as follows from various figures and results of research reports as published by the government just before new year. The economy draws a rosy picture, with a steady growth

Litigation Practices in the Dutch Supreme Court In litigation one can always expect a lot of wrangling and he-said-she-said. To further clarify the case, the court may order the hearing of witnesses. One of the characteristics of such a hearing is the spontaneity. To obtain the answers as unrehearsed as possible, the hearing will take

1. Introduction On May 20, 2015 the European Parliament adopted the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive. On the basis of this Directive, every member state is obliged to establish a UBO register. All UBO’s of a company should be included in the register. As UBO will qualify each natural person that directly or indirectly holds more