Lexicon

Sometimes a fixed price is agreed upon for the delivery of a service. The supplier can only propose such a fixed price if he has […]

‘Fixed scope’ is a frequently used term in contracts. It reflects the scope of the work. The term is often used in combination with the […]

A guarantee is a promise. The supplier guarantees that the product is good. There are however different types of guarantees. For example, there is a […]

Partijen kunnen in hoger beroep tegen een rechterlijke uitspraak van de rechtbank. Het hoger beroep moet binnen drie maanden na de uitspraak van de rechtbank […]

Hourly invoice is the price mechanism whereby a service is provided at an hourly rate. The supplier charges the hours worked to the customer at […]

ICANN stands for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. It is an international non-profit organization. ICANN was founded in 1998 and is responsible for […]

“Bad faith” is a concept from civil law and comes from the Latin term rogue. An act of bad faith means that the person who […]

“In good faith” is a legal concept in civil law and originates from the Latin term bona fide. A good faith act means that the […]

In legal terms, an infringement means an infringement of a right. This means that the rightholder is disturbed in the exercise of his right. Common […]

The internet appears to be an almost indispensable invention in today’s society. The Internet has been open to the public since 1993, and has been […]

Sometimes a legal act is voidable. This means that a legal act can be declared invalid by a party. For example, a legal act is […]

The legal consequence is the effect that the law attaches to certain facts or actions. If a specific action has the intention of a legal […]

The legal nature of a so-called legal person was created to allow organizations to participate in legal transactions as a legal subject. Therefore, a legal […]

Defamation is a statement that affects the honour and good name of someone. If this statement is not true (and therefore a lie), it is […]

The limiting effect of reasonableness and fairness is a synonym of the derogating effect. For more information see derogating effect. 

A natural person is a person (of cells and blood) who can be a bearer of rights and duties. The existence of a natural person […]

Negotiation is the process by which at least two parties try to reach an agreement through proposals and counter-proposals. Negotiations can, for example, take place […]

Van een oneerlijke handelspraktijk (OHP) is sprake wanneer een bedrijf de consument misleidt of agressief benadert bij het aanbieden van diensten of producten. De Wet […]

A private deed is a written document drawn up and signed between the parties. Unlike the authentic deed, the private deed was not drawn up […]

Reasonableness and fairness are socially acceptable standards that can have an additional effect or restrictive effect (derogating effect) on statutory regulations or provisions from an […]

Service is understood to be a non-physical good. When providing services, a supplier provides a specific service to the customer at a specific rate. IT […]

A settlement is a type of contract agreement that ends or prevents a legal dispute. A settlement is sometimes also referred to as an agreement.

A summons is an urgent request to fulfil a legal or contractual obligation within a certain period. A letter that says “summation” is called a […]

TLD stands for Top-Level Domain. A top-level domain (also known as TLD) is the “highest level domain”. It concerns the extension that is (usually) displayed […]

A top-level domain (also known as TLD) is the ‘domain name on the highest level’. It concerns the extension that is (usually) displayed to the […]