Employee confidentiality and business secrets

Employee confidentiality and business secrets

Although the protection of trade secrets is defined in the Trade Secrets Act, the company itself must take active steps to protect trade secrets. The legal sanctions of reparation, injunction and damages are only available once the damage has already been done. At that stage,...
The shareholders' agreement and its main terms and conditions

The shareholders' agreement and its main terms and conditions

A shareholders' agreement is usually advisable when there is more than one shareholder in a limited company. The provisions of the Companies Act and the Articles of Association are usually not sufficient to cover or regulate the relationship between the company and its shareholders or the...
Termination of employment by agreement

Termination of employment by agreement

Normally, termination of an employment contract is agreed when the employer is considering terminating or cancelling the employment contract. The advantage of an agreement is that the issues relating to the termination of the employment relationship can be resolved by mutual agreement, without the...
Contract mediation and negotiation

Contract mediation and negotiation

Freedom of contract and the binding nature of contracts are key, classical principles of contract law. In a nutshell, freedom of contract means that the contracting parties are free to conclude contracts of their choice with the other party to the contract...
Shareholders' agreement when setting up a limited company

Shareholders' agreement when setting up a limited company

In a previous blog post, we have already described in more detail the content of the shareholders' agreement and the matters that can be agreed in the shareholders' agreement. In this article, we explain in more detail why the formation of a limited liability company with partners...