Lexicon

Force majeure is the term used in English (often in contracts) to indicate a so-called higher power. For more information see force majeure.

If a fault in the fulfilment of an obligation cannot be attributed to the debtor, this is a case of force majeure. A fault is […]

General terms and conditions are stipulations that are intended to form part of several agreements. The “normal” agreement then contains specific provisions about what has […]

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 […]

De Haviltex-formule of haviltexen houdt in dat bij de uitleg van een overeenkomst niet alleen naar de letterlijke bewoordingen van de overeenkomst moet worden gekeken, […]

Hosting is a service in which companies or individuals are “rented out” a certain amount of storage space and memory of a server. Customers can […]

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 […]

The ICT – Office conditions are industry conditions for ICT suppliers. Nederland ICT The ICT – Office Conditions have been drawn up by Nederland ICT, […]

Intangible damage is damage that is not financial loss. This includes for example reputation damage and damage caused by damage to honour and reputation. In […]

Indirect damage is a term that often occurs in contracts. In particular in the sense of a limitation of liability: “The Supplier is not liable […]

Interruption is an interference with the limitation period. If a limitation period is interrupted, the limitation period starts again afterwards. When is that the case? […]

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 […]

Termination of an agreement that does not comply with the rules laid down for such termination is an “irregular termination”. Consider a cancellation without observing […]

The term ‘Joint and several liability’ means that a debtor – even if there are several debtors – can be forced to fulfil the entire […]

Key performance indicators (abbreviated: KPIs) are variables that can be used to measure and analyze essential performance. SLA A good SLA contains service levels associated […]

KPIs is short for Key Performance Indicators. For more information see Key Performance Indicators.

The law of obligations is an area of ​​private law. This jurisdiction deals with all types of commitments. It encompasses both contract law and all […]

A legal act is an act of fact particularly aimed at a specific legal consequence. One-Sided or Multi-Sided A distinction can be made between a […]

A Letter of Intent (LOI) is a written overview of the most important conditions of a yet to be concluded business agreement. A Letter of […]

Liability is the legal obligation to compensate for damage caused by an attributable tort or breach of contract. Liability is regulated in liability law. Types […]

According to Section 6: 196c of the Dutch Civil Code, providers can be liable for the information they store. The law distinguishes between the access […]

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 […]

A license agreement is an agreement that grants a right of use to a particular object. Licenses are often granted with regard to for example […]

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

LOI is short for Letter of Intent. For more information see Letter of Intent.