Tag Archive for: Martijn Dellebeke

Lawyers and alcohol? Not always a good combination

There are many rules governing alcohol in the Netherlands, from how old you must be to consume it to restrictions on how much you can consume before driving. There are also laws covering who can serve alcohol, where alcohol may be served and even when serving alcohol is permitted. But regulations don’t end there. Lawyers and other service professionals face extra requirements that don’t just cover how they represent their clients, but also how they should and should not behave on their own time.

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European recommendations on bankruptcy and insolvency

A whole raft of changes are being made to bankruptcy law. The European Commission has published recommendations on a new approach to business failure and insolvency. These recommendations were published on the Commission’s website on 12 March 2014.

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Jurisdiction over international consumer purchases

Which court has jurisdiction over disputes when a consumer purchases an item abroad? What does this mean for your rights as a consumer?

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