NL: Preliminary questions on unfair rent increase clauses

  In our newsletter of September last year, we wrote about a recent ruling by the Amsterdam District Court in which it was ruled that the agreed rent increase clause (in the case of renting out residential accommodation) is unfair on the basis of the European Unfair Terms Directive. ThisZobrazit více

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Warwick Legal Network
März 18th, 2024

USA: Hot in the Shade: Inside Durham’s New Tree Preservation Rules for Developers

  On September 5, 2023, the City of Durham adopted a text change to its Unified Development Ordinance (“UDO”), which sets new rules for phased development and tree preservation for new developments. These changes, which were in part modeled on the Town of Cary’s grading ordinance, will significantly affect futureZobrazit více

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Warwick Legal Network
März 14th, 2024

Austria: 12 new municipalities restricting second homes in the province of Salzburg since 1.3.2024

  The Salzburg Spatial Planning Act stipulates that the use of a dwelling as a second home is restricted in those municipalities in which the proportion of dwellings that are not used as a main residence exceeds 16% of the total housing stock in the municipality. Every 5 years, theZobrazit více

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Warwick Legal Network
März 14th, 2024

UK: To share, or not to share? Parental leave edition

  This International Women’s Day, we want to highlight your right to choose how you and your partner share your childcare. In April 2015, Shared Parental Leave was introduced in the UK to give parents greater flexibility on how they share statutory leave between them following the birth or adoptionZobrazit více

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Warwick Legal Network
März 11th, 2024

NL: The end of the non-compete clause?

  It has been a topic of discussion for years that there is improper use of the non-competition clause. Reason enough for the government to investigate the effect of the clause in practice in its entirety. The study was completed in 2021 and identified a clear problem: the use ofZobrazit více

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März 8th, 2024