Please find below important information about LYND Advocaten and the way we provide our services.
Trade names
LYND and LYND Advocaten are trade names of LYND Advocaten B.V.
Trade Register
LYND Advocaten is registered with the Trade Register of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under number 56789092.
VAT number
VAT number: NL852302757B01
Netherlands Bar and Register of Legal Areas
Any and all attorneys of LYND Advocaten are registered with the Netherlands Bar.
Our lawyers have registered the following principal legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal areas:
- C.J.F. Eveleens Maarse (Freek) – Corporate law
- E.T. Fasseur (Eduard) – Corporate law
- A.M.F. Hakvoort (Anne) – Financial law
- M. van der Holst (Marieke) – Corporate law
- J. van Hunnik (Joost) – Financial law
- A.G.J. Knipping (Arthur) – Employment law
- C.F.J. van Tuyll van Serooskerken (Constant) – Employment law
Third-party funds
LYND Advocaten cannot receive third-party funds (derdengelden) because LYND Advocaten has no access to a third-party funds foundation (stichting derdengelden).
Pricing
Together with our clients, we agree on a fee arrangement that meets their needs and interests. Fees and, if applicable, disbursements and VAT are usually specified in our invoices, save for any fixed fee arrangements. We never charge our clients any non-specified office surcharge.
Invoices are sent monthly, but we can agree to send them with shorter or longer intervals. The payment term for invoices is fourteen (14) days as from the invoice date.
General terms and conditions, applicable law and competent courts
All legal relationships are subject to LYND Advocaten’ General Terms and Conditions, which will be provided free of charge upon request. These General Terms and Conditions contain a limited liability clause.
The legal relationships to which these General Terms and Conditions apply shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Dutch law. Disputes shall be submitted in first instance exclusively to the competent court in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Professional indemnity insurance
All lawyers of LYND Advocaten are insured in accordance with the rules of the Netherlands Bar Association under professional indemnity policies. Our insurance company is HDI Global Specialty SE and our insurance broker is AON Nederland. Insurance policy information is available for our clients upon request.
Ethics and professional standards
LYND Advocaten is committed to the highest ethical and professional standards. These apply to all our people, regardless of role.
People of LYND Advocaten are required to act professionally and in compliance with relevant laws, regulations and the Netherlands Bar Association rules.
These ethical and professional standards include:
- acting with integrity, professionalism and fairness;
- acting in the best interests of each client, including providing a proper standard of service;
- upholding the rule of law and the proper administration of justice;
- behaving in a way that maintains the trust the public has in the provision of legal services;
- maintaining our independence;
- avoiding conflicts of interests and apparent conflicts of interests.
The firm has internal policies intended to help its people comply with these standards and with relevant laws and regulations.
Complaints
LYND Advocaten is committed to providing its clients with commercially focused legal advice of the highest quality. Any client who is unhappy about the advice and assistance that it receives from the firm, including any concerns about an invoice, is entitled to complain.
If you are not satisfied with any of our services, we encourage you to let the lawyers involved know. If you are not comfortable doing so, or this does not achieve the desired result, you can send your complaint in writing by e-mail for the attention of our Complaints Officer, Arthur Knipping via knipping@lynd.nl.
A PDF-file of the firm’s complaints procedure can be downloaded here.