Arslan Advocaten in Amsterdam: office, directions and opening hours

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Arslan Advocaten has an office in Amsterdam at Pieter Calandlaan 769, 1069 SC Amsterdam. You can call 020 747 00 55 (from abroad +31 20 747 00 55), Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:30. It is a full office of the firm and handles personal injury, employment, tenancy, family, criminal and business law, and you can be helped in Dutch, Turkish, Polish and English.

Where is Arslan Advocaten in Amsterdam?

The Amsterdam office of Arslan Advocaten is at Pieter Calandlaan 769, 1069 SC Amsterdam, and can be reached on 020 747 00 55.

You can come here for a first meeting, for follow-up appointments, for handing in and going through documents and for consultation shortly before a hearing.

You can view the location on Google Maps.

How do I get to the office?

If you would like to know the easiest way to get there by car or public transport, or where best to park, ask via the contact page or by telephone. Directions, stops or parking rates are deliberately not published here, as they may already be out of date tomorrow; you are better served by a current answer than a plausible one.

When is the office in Amsterdam open?

The office at Pieter Calandlaan is open Monday to Friday, from 09:00 to 17:30. Within those hours you can call 020 747 00 55 and appointments are scheduled.

Outside those hours you can submit your question via the contact page. Messages received in the evening or at the weekend are dealt with on the next working day.

If you have a case that cannot wait a day (think of an arrest, an imminent eviction or a summary dismissal that has just been given), say so explicitly at your first contact. Urgent matters are handled differently from a regular request, but the office does need to know that it is urgent.

Can I visit without an appointment?

It is best to make an appointment first, because lawyers spend a large part of the week in court or in meetings. If you walk in without an appointment, there is a real chance that the lawyer you need is simply not there at that moment.

Making an appointment takes little effort. Call 020 747 00 55 during opening hours, or leave your details and a short description of your case via the contact page. You will then be called back to arrange a time.

Scheduling in advance also has a practical advantage: it is immediately checked which lawyer suits your case. A tenancy dispute, a criminal case and a divorce go to different people. If you walk in without an appointment, that sorting only starts when you are already standing there.

Only want to drop off documents? Let the office know by telephone in advance, so that you can be sure they end up in the file with the right person.

Which areas of law does the office in Amsterdam handle?

The Amsterdam office handles cases across the firm’s full range: personal injury, employment law, tenancy law, family law, criminal law and business law. Below is a short description of each area, with a link to the page where it is explained in more detail.

• Personal injury. You have been injured through someone else’s actions: in a road accident, an accident at work, a medical error or a fall. The lawyer holds the liable party to account and recovers your loss, both your financial loss and compensation for pain and suffering (smartengeld). For information specific to this city, see our page for a personal injury lawyer in Amsterdam.
• Employment law. The relationship between employer and employee: dismissal, a settlement agreement, a conflict at work, unpaid wages or long-term illness. Both employees and employers can contact the firm. Short time limits often apply.
• Tenancy law. Your home or business premises: termination of the lease, defects and overdue maintenance, rent increases, nuisance or a threatened eviction. Landlords can also be assisted.
• Family law. Divorce, maintenance, the division of joint property, parental authority and contact arrangements with children. Cases in which the legal and the personal are closely intertwined.
• Criminal law. Assistance if you are a suspect: at a police interview, an arrest, a summons or a hearing. Victims can also be assisted in criminal proceedings.
• Business law. The legal side of running a business: contracts, partnerships, debt collection and disputes with suppliers or customers.

Arslan Advocaten also has information in English on insurance law and administrative law.

Not sure which area of law your issue falls under? You do not need to know. Describe what has happened; the firm will determine who handles your case.

You can see who works at Arslan Advocaten, and in which role, on the team page.

What does a first meeting cost?

What a first meeting costs depends on your case and the funding that goes with it, so ask in advance and you will know where you stand before anything is set in motion. There should be no uncertainty about money, certainly not at the start.

In practice, there are different ways in which a case is funded: an hourly rate, a price agreed in advance for a clearly defined piece of work, subsidised legal aid (through the Legal Aid Board, Raad voor Rechtsbijstand, if you qualify), or payment by an opposing party or insurer. In personal injury cases where liability has been established, the reasonable costs of legal assistance in principle count as recoverable loss (Article 6:96(2) of the Dutch Civil Code) and are then usually paid by the liable party’s insurer; if liability has not been established, this does not happen automatically.

You will hear at the first contact which route applies to you and what that means in concrete terms. Ask about it explicitly if it does not come up by itself: call 020 747 00 55 or use the contact page.

Do you have legal expenses insurance? Mention it straight away. In many cases you may choose your own lawyer, particularly once legal proceedings are started, and it is useful to arrange this properly from the start rather than afterwards.

What should I bring to a first appointment?

Bring everything that relates to your case, including documents you think do not matter, plus valid proof of identity.

A short timeline is the most underestimated item. Half a page with dates and events in order saves a lot of time in the first meeting, and dates matter because time limits start to run from a specific day.

Do you not have everything? Come anyway. Missing documents can be added later; postponing an appointment because one document is missing usually costs you more than it gains, especially if a time limit is running.

In which languages can I be helped?

At Arslan Advocaten you can be helped in Dutch, Turkish, Polish and English. You do not need to bring a family member or acquaintance to translate.

In legal matters, nuance counts: what exactly was said, what exactly was agreed, what you did and did not sign. If you can tell your story in your own language, you tell it more completely, and those details often determine the outcome.

When you make the appointment, let us know which language you would like the meeting to be held in, so that this can be taken into account in the planning.

How quickly can I be seen?

How quickly you can be seen depends on the urgency of your case and the diaries that week, so call 020 747 00 55 and simply ask, rather than relying on an estimated period on a website. No waiting time in days is stated here: it would be correct today and no longer next month.

What does give some certainty is this: cases with a hard deadline come first. Think of a summons with a hearing date, a summary dismissal, an announced eviction, or a time limit for lodging an objection or appeal. Mention that date at your first contact: that is the information on which an appointment is scheduled.

And a practical point: do not wait because you first want to work out for yourself how strong your position is. It is precisely in the first days that choices are made that cannot be reversed later, such as signing a settlement agreement or making a statement.

Can I also go to another office?

Yes. Arslan Advocaten also has offices in The Hague (Paletplein 80 and Goeverneurlaan 445), Rotterdam, Utrecht, Tilburg and Eindhoven. If you live or work closer to one of those places, or it suits you better for another reason, your appointment can take place there.

The addresses and telephone numbers of the other offices are on the contact page. Not sure which location is most convenient? Call the Amsterdam number and explain your situation.

How do I contact the office in Amsterdam?

Call 020 747 00 55 during office hours, or leave your details via the contact page.

• Address: Pieter Calandlaan 769, 1069 SC Amsterdam (map)
• Telephone: 020 747 00 55
• Email: [email protected]
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:30
• Contact form: arslan.nl/en/contact

In addition to Dutch, the firm also speaks Turkish, Polish and English.