Aangifte Smaad: Filing a Defamation Complaint in the Netherlands
Filing an aangifte for smaad: artikel 164 Sv makes a klacht an aangifte plus a request to prosecute, and artikel 66 Sr gives three months.
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Alimentatie in the Netherlands: 2026 Indexation, LBIO and the Rules
Dutch alimentatie explained: the 4.6 per cent indexation for 2026 under artikel 1:402a BW, LBIO collection, changing an amount and the five year limit.
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AVG in the Netherlands: the Uitvoeringswet AVG and the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens
How the AVG works in the Netherlands: what the Uitvoeringswet AVG adds, what the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens can do, your rights and the 72-hour rule.
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Background Checks in the Netherlands: How the VOG System Works
How Dutch background checks work: Justis, the Wjsg, the two part refusal test, the 2026 fees and the objection route, all from primary sources.
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Belediging in the Netherlands: Artikel 266 Sr Explained
Artikel 266 Sr on eenvoudige belediging: the three modalities, the openbare belangen exception in lid 2, the artikel 267 uplift and the fines.
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Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG): What It Declares and When It Is Refused
What a Dutch VOG declares under artikel 28 Wjsg, what Justis reads, the objective and subjective refusal test, and the bezwaar and beroep route.
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Community Service (Taakstraf) in the Netherlands: Rules and Limits
How the taakstraf works in the Netherlands: the 240-hour maximum, the taakstrafverbod, and substitute detention if the work is not completed.
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Complaint to the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens: Tip, Klacht and the Faster Route
Complaining to the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens: tip versus klacht versus datalektip, the prior-contact rule, the real timelines and the artikel 35 route.
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Consumer Rights in the Netherlands: Debt, Collection, Withdrawal and Warranty
Dutch consumer and debt law: the kantonrechter forum rule (artikel 93 Rv), plus debt restructuring, incasso, loonbeslag, withdrawal and warranty.
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Defamation Law in the Netherlands: Smaad, Laster and Belediging
Dutch defamation law runs on two independent routes: the criminal offences in Titel XVI Sr and a civil claim under artikel 6:162 BW.
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Dismissal in the Netherlands 2026 (Ontslag): Grounds, Routes and Protections
How dismissal works in the Netherlands in 2026: the two cumulative conditions of artikel 7:669 lid 1 BW, the nine grounds a to i, the UWV and kantonrechter routes, and the opzegverboden.
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Drink-Driving in the Netherlands: Limits, Penalties and Bans
Dutch drink-driving law: the 0,5 and 0,2 promille limits under artikel 8 WVW, the criminal penalties, and how a rijontzegging differs from the CBR track.
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Driving Laws in the Netherlands: How Traffic Fines and Bans Work
How Dutch traffic law works: the two enforcement tracks, why a Wet Mulder fine leaves no criminal record, and when an offence turns criminal.
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Drone Rules in the Netherlands: Registration, No-Fly Zones and the AVG
Dutch drone rules explained: the open, specifiek and gecertificeerd categories, when RDW registration is triggered, no-fly zones, and how the AVG applies.
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Dutch Criminal Records: Strafblad, the JDS and What Is Registered
What a Dutch strafblad really is: the justitiële documentatie held in the JDS, what gets registered, how long it stays, and how to ask to see it.
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Dutch DPA Fines Uber EUR 825 Million for Automated Driver Deactivations Under GDPR Article 22
Dutch DPA fined Uber EUR 824,990,000 on August 21, 2026 for violating GDPR Article 22 by deactivating driver accounts with no human review of the decision.
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Dutch Inheritance Law 2026: Erfenis, Wettelijke Verdeling, Debts
Artikel 4:13 BW gives a surviving spouse the whole estate and each child a money claim that is not yet payable. Accepting, rejecting and estate debts.
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Dutch Inheritance Tax 2026: Erfbelasting Rates, Exemptions, Calculator
Erfbelasting 2026: the artikel 24 rates, the EUR 158,669 bracket, the 2026 vrijstellingen, the 80% surcharge on further-degree descendants, a calculator.
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Dutch Neighbour Law (Burenrecht): Boek 5 of the Civil Code Explained
A map of Dutch neighbour law (burenrecht) in Boek 5 of the civil code: nuisance, boundaries, branches, fences, and which court decides a dispute.
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Dutch Non-Compete Clause 2026: Artikel 7:653 BW and the Concurrentiebeding
The Dutch concurrentiebeding in 2026: what artikel 7:653 BW requires, the written motivation on fixed-term contracts, annulment and vergoeding, and why the reform is still only a wetsvoorstel.
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Dutch Notice Periods (Opzegtermijn) 2026: Artikel 7:672 BW and a Checker
Dutch notice periods in 2026: the artikel 7:672 BW employer scale of one to four months, the one month employee term, the UWV deduction, and what irregular notice costs.
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Dutch Severance Pay 2026: Transitievergoeding Formula and Cap
Dutch severance pay 2026: the artikel 7:673 BW formula, the EUR 102,000 cap or twelve months' loon where higher, what counts as loon, worked examples.
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Dutch Sick Pay 2026: Loondoorbetaling bij Ziekte and the Ziektewet
Dutch sick pay in 2026: the 70 percent and 104 weeks of artikel 7:629 BW, the 52 week minimum wage floor, the loonsanctie third year, and who falls under the UWV Ziektewet instead.
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Dutch Speeding Fines 2026: Boete te Hard Rijden Tariffs and Bans
Dutch speeding fines 2026: how the boete te hard rijden tariff works by speed and road type, the criminal threshold, and how to object.
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Dutch Succession Law (Erfrecht): Wills, Estates and Probate
How Dutch succession works: Boek 4 BW, the four groups of heirs, wills before a notaris, the verklaring van erfrecht and which authority decides what.
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Dutch Traffic Fines (Verkeersboete): How the Wet Mulder Works
How a Dutch traffic fine works: the Wet Mulder, who pays a camera fine, the EUR 9 fee, how to object, and what late payment adds. No criminal record.
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Dutch Wills 2026: Testament, Codicil and the Central Register
A Dutch will needs a notarial deed under artikel 4:94 BW. What a codicil may cover, why funeral wishes fall under the Wet op de lijkbezorging, and the CTR.
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Echtscheiding: How Divorce Works in the Netherlands in 2026
Dutch divorce in 2026: the single ground of duurzame ontwrichting, why an advocaat must sign, the ouderschapsplan and the six month registration deadline.
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Employment Law in the Netherlands (Arbeidsrecht): Dismissal, Notice, Severance and the Courts
A map of Dutch employment law in 2026: why there is no at-will dismissal, the nine grounds in artikel 7:669 BW, the UWV and kantonrechter routes, notice periods, the transitievergoeding and the bedenktijd.
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Family Law in the Netherlands (Familierecht): Divorce and Alimentatie
A map of Dutch family law in 2026: how each kind of relationship ends, how kinderalimentatie and partneralimentatie differ, and which body decides what.
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Fences in the Netherlands: Schutting Rules, Height and Distances
Dutch fence rules: the right to enclose under artikel 5:48 BW, the 5:49 scheidsmuur, planting distances and why the height limit is set locally.
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Filing a Police Report in the Netherlands (Aangifte Doen)
How to file a police report in the Netherlands: aangifte, melding and klacht under artikel 161 to 167 Sv, plus beklag to the gerechtshof.
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How to Apply for a VOG in the Netherlands: Routes, Costs and Timing (2026)
How a VOG application works in 2026: why the organisation starts it, the digital and gemeente routes, EUR 33.85 and EUR 41.35, and the real deadlines.
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Huisuitzetting: How Eviction Works in the Netherlands (2026)
Dutch eviction (huisuitzetting): a landlord cannot self-evict, only the kantonrechter and a gerechtsdeurwaarder can, and there is no winter eviction ban.
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Huurbescherming: Dutch Tenant Protection Explained (2026)
Dutch tenant protection (huurbescherming): security of tenure, notice periods under artikel 7:271 BW and the nine grounds a landlord needs to end a lease.
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Huurcontract Opzeggen: Ending a Dutch Lease as a Tenant (2026)
Huurcontract opzeggen: a tenant ends a Dutch lease with no reason under artikel 7:271 BW. The notice period, the form, and why a landlord needs a ground.
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Huurrecht: Dutch Tenancy Law Explained (2026)
Dutch tenancy law (huurrecht) explained: Book 7 BW, self-contained vs room, the three 2026 rent segments, contract types, deposit and service charges.
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Incasso in the Netherlands: Collection Costs, the 14-Day Rule and the Staffel
Dutch debt collection (incasso): the 14-day aanmaning under artikel 6:96 BW and the Besluit BIK staffel, with its EUR 40 minimum and EUR 6,775 cap.
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Kinderalimentatie: How Dutch Child Maintenance Is Calculated in 2026
How Dutch child maintenance works in 2026: the duty in artikel 1:404 BW, the behoefte and draagkracht steps, and why the table amount is not the bill.
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Knife Law in the Netherlands (Messenwet): What Is Prohibited
Dutch knife law under the Wet wapens en munitie: which knives are banned, which may be owned but not carried, penalties, and the pending national ban.
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Legitieme Portie 2026: The Dutch Forced Share Explained
Only descendants are legitimarissen under artikel 4:63 lid 2 BW, never the spouse. The Dutch forced share is a claim in money and lapses after five years.
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Neighbour Security Cameras in the Netherlands: Camera bij Buren
When a home camera loses the household exemption under artikel 2 lid 2 onder c AVG, the AP camera rules, and the civil route against a neighbour's camera.
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Netherlands Criminal Law: Reporting, Sentencing and Weapons
Netherlands criminal law: filing a police report (aangifte), community service (taakstraf), and knife rules under the Wet wapens en munitie.
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Netherlands E-Step Laws: RDW Approval, Kenteken, Insurance (2026)
Most e-steps sold in Dutch shops are illegal in public. See the RDW approval, kenteken plate, WA insurance, age, helmet, and penalty rules for e-steps in the Netherlands.
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Netherlands Law Explained: Codes, Courts and Citations (2026)
How Dutch law is organised: the Boeken of the Burgerlijk Wetboek, which court decides what, how citations work, and the figures that reset each January.
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Noise Nuisance From Neighbours in the Netherlands (Geluidsoverlast)
How to deal with a noisy neighbour in the Netherlands: the gemeente and APV, the police, your landlord, and the civil nuisance test of artikel 5:37 BW.
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Ontslag op Staande Voet 2026: Summary Dismissal in the Netherlands
Summary dismissal in the Netherlands (ontslag op staande voet): the three cumulative requirements of artikel 7:677 lid 1 BW, the dringende redenen a to l, the two month deadline and the WW consequence.
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Overhanging Branches in the Netherlands: Artikel 5:44 BW
Overhanging branches under artikel 5:44 BW: demand removal, then cut the overhang after a written aanmaning. Encroaching roots need no warning.
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Partneralimentatie: Dutch Spousal Maintenance Duration 2026
How long Dutch partneralimentatie lasts: artikel 1:157 BW lid by lid, the three exceptions, the longest wins rule and the three month extension window.
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Privacy Law in the Netherlands: the AVG, the AP and the Right Route
Dutch privacy law runs on the AVG and the Uitvoeringswet AVG, supervised by the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens. Which body decides what, and where to go.
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Property and Neighbour Disputes in the Netherlands
Dutch neighbour and property disputes: noise, boundaries, overhanging branches, and fences under burenrecht in Boek 5 of the civil code.
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Property Boundaries in the Netherlands: Erfgrens and the Kadaster
How Dutch law fixes a property boundary (erfgrens): artikel 5:46 and 5:47 BW, the Kadaster grensreconstructie and going to the rechtbank.
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Recording and Surveillance Law in the Netherlands: Sr and AVG
Dutch recording law runs on two tracks: the criminal offences in artikel 139a to 139g Sr, and the AVG, which applies from the moment of recording.
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Recording Conversations in the Netherlands: Gesprek Opnemen
Dutch law on recording a conversation: only the recording limb of artikel 139a Sr requires you to be a non-participant. The camera and AVG limits.
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Recordings as Evidence in the Netherlands: Artikel 152 Rv
Artikel 152 Rv leaves evidence free and its weight to the judge. How Dutch civil courts treat an unlawfully obtained recording, and when it is excluded.
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Red-Light Fine in the Netherlands: EUR 320 in 2026 Explained
The 2026 Dutch red-light fine is EUR 320 for a car (feitcode R602) plus EUR 9 admin. How the Wet Mulder fine works, who pays, and how to object.
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Rent Increase in the Netherlands 2026: Huurverhoging Caps
The 2026 Dutch rent increase caps: 4.1 percent social, 6.1 percent middenhuur, 4.4 percent free sector, the two-month notice and how to object.
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Right of Withdrawal in the Netherlands: 14-Day Bedenktijd for Online Purchases
The Dutch 14-day right of withdrawal for online purchases: when it starts, the 12-month extension, the exceptions, and the 14-day refund rule.
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Rijontzegging: the Dutch Criminal Driving Ban Explained
How a Dutch driving ban (rijontzegging) works under artikel 179 WVW 1994, and how it differs from police seizure and the CBR fitness track.
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Schuldsanering (WSNP) in the Netherlands: Duration, Admission and the Schone Lei
Dutch debt restructuring (schuldsanering, WSNP): the 18-month term under artikel 349a Fw, the rechtbank admission test, and the schone lei at the end.
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