What is compensation for pain and suffering? When you experience a negative event, you feel bad. If you are injured in a traffic or work accident, you experience pain, stress, and discomfort. If someone insults you and spreads lies about you, you are naturally angry. The same is true when someone violates your privacy. You […]
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Introduction When you have suffered damage, you naturally want to recover it from the liable party. You need help with that, so you start looking for an expert advocate. A lawyer who will help you assess your damages and negotiate with the liable party. But what does this expert assistance cost? The law The law […]
Personal injury to children When a child suffers personal injury, due to a collision or sexual abuse, for example, it can have far-reaching psychological and social consequences. It can also have major consequences for further (study) careers and the job market. After all, a child is vulnerable. That is why Dutch law offers additional legal […]
Contention: low-speed collision in personal injury case Suppose the injured party is rear-ended at less than 5 km/h. Injured person starts a personal injury case against the rear-end collider. Can the low-impact collision be a relevant circumstance in determining and settling the injured party’s personal injury claim? We can find the answer to this question […]
A victim’s rights (as well as obligations). Every person is different. Everyone has had their own experiences. This means that the consequences are different for each victim of a sexual or violent crime: what is a skirmish for one person is a serious assault for another. This difference in experience also determines how a victim […]
Work accident: No liability recognised? BGK still to be borne by employer. Introduction When someone suffers an accident in the performance of his work, his employer is in principle liable, unless the employer can prove that he has fulfilled his duty of care under Section 7:658 of the Dutch Civil Code. This article implies a […]
Acquittal: The court states that sexual assault cases are typically characterized by the fact that there were only two people present at the (alleged) sexual acts, namely the alleged victim and the alleged perpetrator. This sentence is the verdict in the case at hand. The case is as follows: The client gave birth to a […]
The broad scope of employer liability In this blog, I will specifically discuss employer liability in the context of company outings and will answer the following question: If an employee suffers personal injury during a company outing, can they hold their employer liable? The duty of care in the event of workplace accidents The employer […]
Under Dutch law, an employer who does not want to renew a fixed-term contract is required to inform the employee in writing at least one month before the contract ends. If the employer does not do this, the employee is entitled to the so-called notice payment. This compensation is up to a maximum of one […]
From June 11 to July 11, 2021, the European Championship (EC) took place. The mood was good with the football commercials from various supermarkets and the orange flags that were hung everywhere in the Netherlands. But what happens if a footballer gets injured during such a game? In the case of a sporting event, there […]
