Erasmus School of Law
Erasmus School of Law

Law & Business

Law & Business

Our Law & Business department is at the heart of the faculty motto 'Where law meets business' and is characterised by a strong focus on classical Dutch law, including its European influence on it, and legal practice on the one hand, and a focus on legal economy on the other. The basic principle is that both movements, the legal and the legal economic, can serve each other and thus lead to fruitful cooperation in the field of education and research.

Our team

Our research

News

Mass claims following population screening data breach: a test case for the WAMCA

Mass claim after population screening data breach is a potential test for WAMCA: collective strength for privacy?
  • Thursday 11 Sep 2025
  • In the media
Xandra Kramer voor In the Spotlight

Consumer mass claim encounters legal hurdles

Xandra Kramer, Professor of Private Law, says there are legal reservations about the success of collective procedures such as the mass claim against Booking.com
  • Monday 30 Jun 2025
  • In the media
Xandra Kramer voor In the Spotlight

In conversation with Larisa Munteanu: Where Law Meets Business - and Cybersecurity

As part of our Where Law meets (your) Business series, we showcase the many ways people at Erasmus School of Law put their expertise to work.
  • Friday 20 Jun 2025
  • Interview
Where Law Meets Business, a photo of Larisa Munteanu

Towards an integrated implementation of EU sustainability legislation

How an integrated approach helps companies comply more efficiently with complex EU sustainability regulations.
  • Monday 16 Jun 2025
  • General
Expert werkgroep geïntegreerde implementatie EU-duurzaamheidswetgeving

When parents are liable for damage to their child and when they are not

Hilde Verweij-Hoogendijk, a PhD candidate at Erasmus School of Law, explains in this article what her doctoral thesis is about.
  • Friday 13 Jun 2025
  • General
Hilde Verweij-Hoogendijk

Rental agreement under scrutiny: When is a rent increase unfair?

Martien Schaub offers a critical analysis of a ruling of the Dutch Supreme Court concerning unfair rent increase clauses in tenancy agreements.
  • Wednesday 11 Jun 2025
  • Publication
Martien Schaub looks into the camera.

Online privacy: A genuine promise or a strategic move?

Julia Krämer investigates how Apple and Google, under the guise of privacy, use PETs to maintain or even strengthen their power.
  • Wednesday 4 Jun 2025
  • General
Julia Kramer

Forthcoming European regulation: who bears liability in cases of online payment fraud?

Advice on new EU rules: who is liable when a fraudster impersonates your bank?
  • Wednesday 28 May 2025
  • General
van Praag en Jansen

Towards improved handling of compensation claims in criminal proceedings?

Research into how norm-setting can improve compensation assessment in criminal proceedings, resulting in eleven recommendations for clarity and consistency.
  • Monday 14 Apr 2025
  • Publication
Een hand met euro biljetten

Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko reappointed as Professor of Quantitative Empirical Legal Studies

As of 1 January 2025, Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko has been reappointed as Professor on the joint chair of Quantitative Empirical Legal Studies.
  • Friday 28 Feb 2025
  • Appointment
Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko

Events

Inaugural Event of the European Civil Justice Centre

Launch of the European Civil Justice Centre: an event uniting scholars, policymakers & practitioners to shape Europe’s civil justice future through access & inn
  • Thursday 27 Nov 2025, 09:15 - 14:30
  • Symposium
Vijver op Campus Woudestein met daarachter het Erasmus Building

  • Department chair

    A.R. (Ruben) Houweling
    Email: r.houweling@law.eur.nl

    Portfolio holder Research

    K.K.E.C.T. (Koen) Swinnen
    Email: swinnen@law.eur.nl

    Portfolio holder Education

    J.G.C.M. (Annika) Galle
    Email: galle@law.eur.nl

    Operations Manager

    W.A. (Wendie) de Vries-Zinsmeister
    Email: w.a.devries@law.eur.nl

    Steward

    S. (Sidney) da Luz
    Email: daluz@law.eur.nl

  • Visiting address:

    Erasmus School of Law
    Department Law & Business

    Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
    Sanders building (L), 7th floor
    3062 PA Rotterdam

    Post address:

    Erasmus University Rotterdam
    Erasmus School of Law – Department Law & Business

    Mailbox 1738
    3000 DR Rotterdam
    The Netherlands

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