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Emilie van Kempen
Emilie started working as an attorney-at-law in 2001, focusing on litigation at the District Court and court of Appeal, She is specialized in (international) contracts and (European) labour law. After working as a Legal Counsel at a big IT player on the european market (Infotheek), where she also focused on IT- and privacy law, the wish to be able to litigate took the upperhand and she returned as an attorney-law to strenghten our team. Now she can work as an attorney-at-law, legal counsel and interim.
In summary:
- (international) contracts,
- IT- and privacy law,
- (European) labouw law,
- contracts and litigation.
Emilie is a member of the The Hague Association of Labour Law lawyers and as member of the Dutch Young Bar Association she provided the course labour law as part of the professional training for lawyers.
Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister)
Emilie has registered the following principal (and secondary) legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):
- Labour law
- Collective dismissal
- International labor law
- employee participation
- Law of obligations
- Contract law
- Agency
- Distribution
Based on this registration, she is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.
Articles from Emilie
| 21 August 2026 | New rules on the sharing of digital evidence |
| 14 May 2025 | Accessibility Directive/ European Accessibility Act (EAA). |
| 14 September 2023 | Director personally liable for improper dismissal |
| 02 January 2020 | I understand that you prefer to sit on your boyfriend's head |
| 10 January 2019 | Right of access to personnel files |
| 02 January 2019 | Pledge on software |
| 25 September 2017 | What about the zero-hour employment contract? |
| 16 April 2014 | The added value of an IT lawyer |
