Personal injury as a passenger

Personal injury as a passenger

Bent u als passagier in een auto, op een motor, of in het openbaar vervoer betrokken geraakt bij een ongeval? Het oplopen van letselschade is een ingrijpende gebeurtenis, zeker wanneer...

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Parental Authority: Everything You Need to Know

Parental Authority: Everything You Need to Know

Parental authority gives parents legal responsibility for the upbringing and care of their minor children. Parental authority involves significant rights and obligations, including making decisions about the child’s residence, school...

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Free Aid in Personal Injury

Free Aid in Personal Injury

An accident, an industrial accident or a dog bite can lead to injury or physical complaints, entitling you to compensation. However, what many people do not know is that according...

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Company Accident Temp Worker: who is liable?

Company Accident Temp Worker: who is liable?

Many companies regularly use temporary workers to cope with temporary peaks in workload or for specific projects. Temporary workers offer flexibility, but their position also raises special legal issues, especially...

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Injury and Domestic Help

Injury and Domestic Help

When you get injured in an accident, you may temporarily or even permanently be unable to perform your household tasks. These tasks could range from cleaning to grocery shopping. If...

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Personal Injury in Minors

Personal Injury in Minors

Minors hold a special position within personal injury law, and the lawmakers have built in extra safeguards to protect them. This is due to children being more vulnerable than adults,...

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Accident with a Foreign Vehicle

Accident with a Foreign Vehicle

Have you been hit by a motor vehicle from another country within the European Union in the Netherlands or abroad? Fortunately, all vehicles within the EU are obliged to be...

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Work Accident: What Now?

Work Accident: What Now?

  In short: Employers must take all possible measures to prevent work accidents. If liable, the employer must compensate the employee’s personal injury. Traffic accidents during working hours can also...

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Lawyers with fighting spirit

Lawyers with fighting spirit

Arslan & Arslan Advocaten is an ambitious full-service law firm with offices in Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam. We also have a visiting location in Eindhoven. We are perhaps best...

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Transition fee

Transition fee

The transition payment is a major change compared to the old dismissal law. Since 1 July 2015, every employee whose employment contract is terminated after an employment of at least...

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Fired immediately

Fired immediately

Summary dismissal is a notice of termination for an urgent reason, whereby the employment contract is immediately terminated. The employer does not need permission from the UWV for this. However,...

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Whiplash

Whiplash

Car accidents can often have unpleasant consequences. Whiplash is a common injury to the neck and/or back as a result of an accident. The head makes a sudden, powerful movement...

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Criminal law specialists

Criminal law specialists

Yesterday Melanie Schulpen successfully completed the specialization course of the Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law after an intensive and instructive year. From now on she can officially call herself...

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From now on also in Amsterdam!

From now on also in Amsterdam!

After opening offices in The Hague, Rotterdam and a visiting location in Eindhoven, we now also have a branch in Amsterdam due to the growing demand from the Amsterdam region....

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We are hiring!

We are hiring!

If you have completed your law degree (HBO/WO), SJD, or MER and are eager to work at an ambitious and young firm, we would love to meet you! Our firm...

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Notice fee

Notice fee

An employee whose employment contract for an indefinite period has lasted at least six months must be notified by his employer at least one month in advance whether his contract...

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Chain arrangement

Chain arrangement

The chain arrangement means that a series of fixed-term employment contracts is converted into an employment contract for an indefinite period. This conversion occurs in the following situations: A series...

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In court, now what?

In court, now what?

No one hopes or expects to need the legal assistance of a criminal lawyer. Unfortunately, you don’t always have control over what comes your way. Should it be necessary, the...

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Guilty passenger

Guilty passenger

The innocent passenger or passenger of a motor vehicle that has been involved in a traffic accident always receives compensation for his damage. After all, he is not at fault...

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Don’t be fooled

Don’t be fooled

In administrative law, decisions of the government are central. Government decisions can have far- reaching consequences for you. It is very important that you take immediate action if you disagree...

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Medical errors during childbirth: rights of mother and child

Childbirth is a significant event, both physically and emotionally. Doctors and midwives have a duty to provide the utmost care during pregnancy, childbirth and aftercare. However, when mistakes are made, the consequences can be enormous: permanent injury to mother or child, complications during birth or even death. In this blog, we explain when childbirth can […]

Limitation in medical liability cases: how long can you still file a claim?

When something goes wrong during a medical treatment, many people think they can file a claim at any time. In reality, a limitation period also applies to medical errors: after a certain time, the right to hold the doctor or hospital liable expires. In this blog, we explain step by step how limitation works in […]

Informed consent: When is consent legally valid and when is it not?

Before a doctor performs a medical treatment, the patient must be well informed about what is going to happen, what risks are involved, and what alternatives exist. This is called informed consent. Without proper information, a patient cannot give considered consent. In this blog, we explain what informed consent entails, when consent is valid and […]

Medical liability in the Netherlands: patient rights and route to compensation

When a medical treatment does not go well, this can have serious consequences both physically, emotionally, and financially. Many people then wonder if it was a medical error and if they are entitled to compensation. In this blog, we explain what medical liability entails, when a doctor or hospital can be held liable, and how […]

Dismissal due to economic business reasons and reorganisation: your rights explained

An employer can dismiss employees if the company runs into financial problems or if there is a reorganisation. This is called economic dismissal. Because this has a large impact on employees, strict rules and procedures apply. In this article we explain when economic dismissal is permitted, how the procedure works, and what rights you as […]

Wage Seizure and the Seizure-Free Foot: What You Need to Know

Receiving a letter from a bailiff notifying you of a wage seizure often comes as a big shock. A portion of your salary or allowance goes directly to the creditor. Fortunately, you should never completely run out of income. You have the right to the seizure-free foot. In this article, we explain what wage seizure […]

Holding Someone Liable for Personal Injury

Suffered personal injury? Holding someone accountable is the first step towards compensation. In this guide by Arslan Advocates, you read how to do this carefully — with explanations about evidence, deadlines and free legal assistance. Holding Someone Liable for Personal Injury Have you been a victim of an accident or incident where someone else is […]