Pension Law
We are engaged in advising, litigating and drawing up contracts with regard to general pension law. We are particularly involved in changing pension schemes and advising on pension aspects in acquisitions.
Renzo Ter Haseborg
partner/lawyer
News
The growing tensions between the interests of suppliers and resellers in the era of the ‘Omnichannel strategy’
In issue 3 (September 2016) of the “Tijdschrift voor internetrecht” (Magazine for internet law; https://denhollander.info/Internetrecht), Silvie Wertwijn and Tessa de Mönnink have published an article dealing with the growing tensions between the interests of suppliers and of resellers in the era of “omnichannel strategy”. Using the following link you can download and read the full article.
The latest on hyperlinking
Websites often contain hyperlinks giving access to content elsewhere on the Internet. Can you post such a hyperlink without any risk? Following a recent decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), one should tread carefully as hyperlinking may well infringe copyrights.
Contracts & distribution
The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has imposed a € 500,000 on web shop owner T.O.M. bv. and its two directors for violating the rules on reimbursing cancelled orders. T.O.M. bv sells internet-bikes, internet-toys, internet-sportclubs and internet-sportcasuals.
Changes to the civil servants’ legal status are in offing
On 8 November 2016, the Upper Chamber of the Dutch Parliament (de Eerste Kamer) passed the bill “normalising the legal status of civil servants”. It aims at simplifying and modernising the administrative legal status. Traditionally – since 1929 – the civil servant´s legal status has been properly taken care of because of the government´s need for an effective civil administration.
Employee dysfunctioning: How can you prove it?
For some time now, the WWZ (Employment and Social Security Act) has been applicable law, but various parts are still unclear in their application. For example, in a procedure leading to the termination of an employment contract because of – say – dysfunctioning, what evidence should an employer submit?