Van Steveninck Legal
Terms and conditions
Article 1
Van Steveninck Legal with registered office in The Hague (trade register number 91070317), is sole proprietorship incorporated under Dutch law. Its object is to practice in the legal profession.
Article 2
All services and other activities are carried out by Van Steveninck Legal under a contract for professional services concluded with it, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing. All instructions shall be accepted exclusively by Van Steveninck Legal. In the carrying out of the instructions, Van Steveninck Legal may engage third parties. Van Steveninck Legal shall not be liable for any shortcomings on the part of any third parties engaged by Van Steveninck Legal. Van Steveninck Legal is hereby authorized by the client to accept any third parties’ limitations of liability on client’s behalf.
Article 3
Instructions are carried out by Van Steveninck Legal exclusively for the benefit of the client. Third parties may derive no rights from the instruction and any activities performed in relation thereto.
Article 4
The client indemnifies and holds Van Steveninck Legal harmless from and against any and all claims from third parties as well as any costs to be incurred with respect thereto by Van Steveninck Legal, including the cost of legal aid, arising from the activities performed by Van Steveninck Legal for the benefit of the client.
Article 5
The client grants permission to the processing of personal data within the organisation of Van Steveninck Legal, in accordance with the privacy statement, as published on www.vanstevenincklegal.com.
Article 6
The client can only call upon Van Steveninck Legal for damages resulting from or in relation to the carrying out of an instruction. An instruction to Van Steveninck Legal also entails the waiver of any right, to the extent possible in law (i) to hold Van Steveninck Legal liable, on any grounds whatsoever, for damages resulting from or in relation to the carrying out of an instruction, as well as (ii) to take any legal measures against Van Steveninck Legal, including the levying of attachment.
Article 7
If arising from or in connection with the carrying out of an instruction an event should occur as a result of an act or omission, leading to liability towards the client on the part of Van Steveninck Legal, such liability shall always be limited to the amount paid out in the relevant case under the professional liability insurance taken out by Van Steveninck Legal, increased with the amount of the policy excess payable by Van Steveninck Legal in the relevant case under the insurance agreement.
Article 8
All actions for damages against Van Steveninck Legal shall become time-barred one year after the day on which the client has become acquainted with the existence of damages and the liability in question.
Article 9
Fees shall be payable by the client to Van Steveninck Legal for the carrying out of an instruction, plus disbursements and value added tax and, if applicable, office expenses. Unless otherwise agreed upon, the fees will be calculated on the basis of the number of hours worked, multiplied by the hourly rate to be determined by Van Steveninck Legal.
Article 10
Van Steveninck Legal is authorized to set off any advance that has been paid towards the invoice the client against the oldest outstanding invoice. Van Steveninck Legal does not dispose of a foundation for third party funds (Stichting derdengelden) and Van Steveninck Legal will therefore not receive any third party funds.
Article 11
Invoices from Van Steveninck Legal are payable within fourteen days, without set off or suspension. In the absence of timely payment despite a written request to that effect, Van Steveninck Legal is authorized to charge the client for extrajudicial collection costs.
Article 12
In case of non-payment for the services carried out by or at the instructions of Van Steveninck Legal for the benefit of the client, Van Steveninck Legal is authorized to suspend its services until full payment of the outstanding invoices has been made. Any liability on the part of Van Steveninck Legal for damages that may arise as a result thereof shall be excluded.
Article 13
Van Steveninck Legal has in place a procedure for the handling of complaints, which applies to all of its services. The complaints procedure will be sent upon request and is available on www.vanstevenincklegal.com.
Article 14
With the exception of files to which special statutory holding regulations are applicable, a file shall be kept for at least five (5) years in physical and/or electronic form (starting from the date of the final invoice), after which Van Steveninck Legal has the discretion to destroy the file without further notice.
Article 15
Unless otherwise agreed upon in writing, these general terms and conditions shall apply to all contracts for professional services concluded with Van Steveninck Legal. They shall furthermore apply to all additional and subsequent instructions.
Article 16
The legal relationship between the client and Van Steveninck Legal, as well as any legal relationship that arises from the carrying out of an instruction, on any ground whatsoever, is governed by Dutch law. Disputes will be submitted exclusively to the competent court in The Hague.