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MSLEA: make sure your association and foundation’s articles of association are in order before 1 July 2026

On 1 July 2026, part of the transitional law of the Management and Supervision of Legal Entities Act (MSLEA) will expire. This mainly affects the voting rights of directors or supervisory directors of associations and foundations. When do you need to amend your articles of association?

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Employee or self-employed? When is someone an entrepreneur?

With the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration again enforcing the Deregulation of Assessment of Employment Relationships Act (DBA Act), these questions have become even more important. In a recent ruling on Uber drivers, the Supreme Court provided additional guidance on how to determine whether someone is a self-employed person.

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Heritage Act: protected cultural goods in private ownership

The government has outlined in a letter how it intends to translate the proposals from the Buma Committee’s advice into regulations. What does this mean in practice for private individuals who own art or other cultural goods? But first: what are the rules for exporting protected cultural goods at the moment?

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Heritage Act: new rules to protect privately owned cultural goods

The government has outlined in a letter how it intends to translate the proposals from the Buma Committee’s advice into regulations. What does this mean in practice for private owners of art or other cultural goods? Will this solve the problems of owners?

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It doesn’t make a difference which lawyer at Russell Advocaten I’m seeing, the quality is always high.
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No other law firm is so well-informed.
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