Lexicon

A judge can attach a penalty to a conviction. This is also referred to as a penalty order. The convicted party must then pay a […]

An act is a rule of conduct drawn up and written by the government. The act largely consists of rules but also includes jurisprudence and […]

The additional effect means that the reasonableness and fairness supplement to what has been agreed upon between the parties if the parties have not arranged […]

‘Agreement’ is another word for the more commonly used “settlement”. For more information see ‘settlement‘.

An authentic deed is a written document drawn up and signed between the parties at the notary. Moreover, a deed drawn up by a judge […]

b2b (Business-to-Business) is an indication that is used when companies do business with each other. This is, for example, different from trade between a company […]

B2c (Business-to-Consumer) is a designation used for trade between a professional company and a consumer. This is, for example, different from companies that do business […]

A bailiff is a public official who is charged with a number of activities by law. Activities The bailiff carries out activities such as issuing […]

Bankruptcy is a state in which a debtor can find himself after bankruptcy has been filed by the debtor or creditors. In the event of […]

Binding advice is a form of SGOA in which the parties agree to seek advice from an independent third party. The parties agree in advance […]

“Bringing a case” means initiating legal proceedings. Legal proceedings are brought by serving the summons to the other party (summons procedure) or by submitting the […]

The Burgerlijk Wetboek (BW) is the code in which civil law is regulated in the Netherlands. It, among other things, regulates contract law, liability law, […]

Cassation is an appeal to the Supreme Court against a judgment of a court or a court of appeal. Often this will be a decision […]

Consumentenbescherming of consumentenrecht betreft het geheel van regelgeving waarbij wordt beoogd de positie van de consument te versterken. Het idee hierachter is dat een consument meestal […]

The Council of State is an advisory body to the government and parliament and is also the supreme judicial body in administrative law.

A court order is the judge’s decision of a case. A court decision is also called a verdict. A judgment from a higher court – […]

Customization is a product specially developed to the customer’s wishes. In ICT law it is relevant whether something concerns custom work or standard work because […]

The derogating effect of reasonableness and fairness means that a rule applicable between the parties will not apply if that application is unacceptable according to […]

There is a dispute when parties have a serious disagreement. If the parties cannot resolve this dispute among themselves, they can ask an independent party […]

DNS stands for Domain Name System. The DNS is a large address book for the internet. The system and network protocol are used on the […]

Escalatie is het (geleidelijk) verergeren van een conflictsituatie. Idealiter komen partijen tot een oplossing van het conflict voordat het conflict is geëscaleerd. In sommige gevallen […]

Prescription means that after a certain period of time, the claim is no longer legally enforceable. The statute of limitation has been created to serve […]

Final discharge is a term commonly used in a settlement agreement. If the parties grant each other (mutual and final) discharge, this means that the […]

A fine is an amount due that is the result of an act contrary to the law or a contract. If a penalty is due […]

Fixed fee is de Engelse benaming voor de vaste prijs. Ook in Nederland wordt deze term regelmatig gebruikt. Voor de betekenis zie vaste prijs.