If you have suffered personal injury due to someone else’s actions, for example in a traffic accident or an industrial accident, you are entitled to full compensation. Then you can think of loss of income, costs you incur in connection with your injury and a reasonable amount of compensation, but also the costs of your lawyer. It is a persistent misconception that a personal injury lawyer is expensive. Engaging a lawyer even saves money, according to recent research by the Free University of Amsterdam.
Lawyers offer the highest quality
Lawyers are covered by the Lawyers Act, are required to be registered with the Dutch Bar Association and must comply with the quality requirements and disciplinary law of the legal profession. Personal injury lawyers are also accredited by the LSA specialization association. High quality often comes with a downside, namely with decent rates.
You do not have to pay your lawyer yourself
Fortunately, that does not mean that a specialized personal injury lawyer is unaffordable for you. Everyone can use our services, because the liable insurer must pay our costs. Article 6:96 of the Dutch Civil Code stipulates that the liable party must also reimburse the costs that serve to determine the damage suffered by the victim. This means that engaging a specialized personal injury lawyer will cost you nothing.
A lawyer provides higher compensation
Scientific research by the Free University of Amsterdam has shown that the involvement of a legal assistance provider in personal injury cases is indispensable. The study showed that victims who did not use a representative received two to four times less compensation than victims who did call on a representative. Engaging a lawyer therefore does not cost any money, it actually saves you money.
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You read that right, the help of a specialized lawyer costs nothing in most cases. Would you like to know more and submit your personal injury case to us? Feel free to contact us without obligation.