- Weena 717, 3013 AM Rotterdam
- Mon - Fri 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
16.1 Elfi Advocaten B.V. subscribes to the complaints and disputes handling scheme for the Dutch Legal Profession.
16.2Any dispute as might possibly arise from the contracting or execution of a commission, including disputes regarding fees, may be settled in accordance with the rules of the Dutch Legal Profession Disputes Committee. By concluding an agreement with Elfi Advocaten B.V. the client accepts the applicability of the complaints and disputes handling scheme for the Dutch Legal Profession.
16.3If the client is discontented with (part of) the handling of its case, it must notify Elfi Advocaten B.V., c/o Complaints Department in writing, stating motivation, before submitting its complaint to the Dutch Legal Profession Disputes Committee.
16.4The client must submit its complaint to Elfi Advcaten B.V. within three months from the time by which client became acquainted with, or could in reason have become acquainted with, the handling or failure to handle that gave rise to its submitting the complaint.
16.5The party hearing and handling the complaint will thereupon enter into consultation with the client and the assigned lawyer in order to consider possible amicable settlement of the dispute. If amicable settlement appears impossible, the party hearing and handling the complaint will set out to the client the course of the subsequent complaints procedure. Within four weeks from the receipt of the complaint, Elfi Advocaten B.V. will formulate a written solution to be sent to the client. If the complaint has not been settled, or settled to full satisfaction within the term set for this purpose, the client may submit its complaint to the Disputes Committee for the [Dutch] Legal Profession.
16.6The client may submit its complaint to the Disputes Committee for the Legal Profession not later than twelve months after the written response from Elfi Advocaten B.V. This possibility expires after this period.
16.7The Disputes Committee for the [Dutch] Legal Profession is competent to judge on complaints regarding the quality of the services provided and the amount of the fees.
16.8Elfi Advocaten B.V. may submit to the Disputes Committee fee statements still due for payment.
Elfi Advocaten believes quality comes through specialisation: We specialised in personal injury law and victim law (bodily and fatal injuries), employment law en social security law. Because our focus on this area of law, we can deliver legal assistance of high quality. Our firm is located right in the centre of Rotterdam. We provide assistance to victims and their loved ones from all over the Netherlands.