Lexicon

A mandate agreement in which one party, the agent, commits itself to perform legal acts for the agent, towards the other party, the principal, is […]

Material or tangible damage is financial damage. This includes immediate losses as well as a loss of profit. The opposite of material damage is intangible […]

Partijen zijn in beginsel gehouden de verplichtingen die zij over en weer in het contract hebben neergelegd na te komen. Indien één van de partijen […]

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 […]

If a result does not meet the expectations, there may be so-called non-compliance. This requires that the result, having regard to the nature of it […]

A notarial deed is a written document drawn up and signed by the parties at the notary. A notarial deed is an official deed and […]

It is annoying if someone does not fulfil their contractual obligations. Depending on the case, a notice of default is required to take action against […]

The notice period is the period that the parties must observe when terminating the agreement.

An obligor is another word for a debtor. For more information, see debtor.

Bij een opdracht verricht de opdrachtnemer werkzaamheden voor de opdrachtgever zonder dat sprake is van een arbeidsovereenkomst. De overeenkomst van opdracht wordt geregeld in artikel 7:400 […]

Outsourcing is de term die wordt gebruikt wanneer een organisatie een activiteit uitbesteedt aan een derde partij. Met outsourcing in de IT wordt meestal bedoeld het overbrengen van een […]

Een overeenkomst is een meerzijdige rechtshandeling. Dat wil zeggen dat één of meer partijen een verbintenis aangaan met één of meer andere partijen. Overeenkomsten komen tot stand door […]

A penalty clause is a provision in which it is stipulated that if a party fails to fulfil its obligations, a penalty is due. Moderation […]

An obligation to provide information applies to general terms and conditions: the user of the general terms and conditions must offer the other party a […]

The person who has suffered a breach of contract or a wrongful act is entitled to compensation. It is, however, possible that part of the […]

By means of a power of attorney, a proxy can grant an authorized representative the power to perform certain legal acts on his or her […]

The pre-contractual phase is the phase of negotiations that precedes the actual conclusion of a contract. There is no offer and acceptance yet. The relations […]

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 […]

The producer is responsible for the safety of his or her product. If a product is defective and causes damage, the producer is liable for […]

If you do not know who the person behind a certain wrongful act is, it is difficult to hold this person liable. Therefore, in some […]

In addition to, for example, the increasing popularity of SaaS (Software-as-a-Service), the software can also be “just” licensed. Software is not a matter (a physical […]

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 […]

The term renegotiation refers to the process of renegotiating something. By renegotiating, the contract terms created by previous negotiations can be changed.

A result obligation is a contractual obligation to achieve a certain agreed result. Opposite to the obligation to achieve results is the obligation to make […]

SaaS is short for Software-as-a-Service. See Software-as-a-Service for the detailed meaning.