General Conditions

In order to prevent unclarity we inform you that all instructions are exclusively accepted by Van Benthem & Keulen as an agent and that all activities are carried out under the sole responsibility of Van Benthem & Keulen. Applicability of the stipulations in article 7:404 and article 7:407, second paragraph of the Dutch Civil Code is explicitly excluded. Van Benthem & Keulen is a partnership of private companies with limited liability. A list of the companies is available for inspection at the offices of the partnership.

Van Benthem & Keulen has concluded a professional liability insurance.
We limit our professional liability and that of our attorneys possibly arising in connection with a commission contract to those amounts which in the event are covered and paid out under our professional liability insurance. Should, for whatever reason, no amount be paid out under the above mentioned insurance, in that event any and all liability is limited to an amount of € 100.000,-. If so desired we shall be pleased to provide further information on details of this insurance.

As much as possible, Van Benthem & Keulen will consult with you before instructing any third party and will in any event perform due care when selecting any such third party. While carrying out your instructions, it is possible that parties will be consulted who wish to limit their liability with respect to such consultation. Van Benthem & Keulen assumes and, where applicable, hereby stipulates, that it is entitled to accept such limitations of liability also on your behalf.

Our legal relationship is governed by Dutch law. Only a Dutch court will have jurisdiction to administer justice in any dispute between us.
These general conditions may be invoked by Van Benthem & Keulen, as well as by any person that was involved in the execution of an agreement between us. The foregoing also applies for former partners and former employees who are being held liable after they left Van Benthem & Keulen, and their heirs.
The charges for the activities will be accounted for on the basis of calculation in arrear, based on the fees as mentioned below, to be increased by 8 percent for office costs and VAT.
These rates are applicable according to the years of working experience of the attorney and may be increased during the lifetime of a commission with an increase of the number of years of working experience. Annually, per the 1st of January, the fees are reviewed. This takes place amongst others according to the rise of costs of living as published by the authorities in The Netherlands.
Independently from the foregoing, the costs to be incurred for a case by us, such as e.g. the costs for a process server who may have to be engaged and court registration fees, will be passed on to you. You will receive a statement of fees for activities undertaken in principle shortly after the end of each quarter. Depending on the volume or nature of the activities a statement of fees may also be sent each month. We will appreciate payment of our invoices within fourteen days after the date thereof.

Personal data of clients of Van Benthem & Keulen will be processed in the execution of the instructed actions. In addition such personal data will be added to a databank for the purpose of direct marketing. Should you have any objections to the latter, please inform your contact at Van Benthem & Keulen whereupon we will forthwith remove your personal data from our marketing databank.
If, for whatever reason you should at any moment not be satisfied with our services we would be grateful if you were to inform us of this as soon as possible.
With the aforementioned we have recorded the business aspects of our relationship. Should you have any questions we will gladly furnish you with further details.

If you are not satisfied with our services for any reason we look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.