A lawyer in the Netherlands advises, negotiates and litigates for you. In some proceedings a lawyer is the only person who may act for you: a claim before the district court (rechtbank), an appeal, a cassation, a divorce petition and applications concerning children and maintenance all require representation by a lawyer. Before the subdistrict court (kantonrechter) you may act for yourself. That court handles claims up to 25,000 euros and all employment, tenancy and consumer disputes, regardless of the amount (Article 93 of the Code of Civil Procedure, Rv).
Three things distinguish a lawyer from other advisers. First, the duty of confidentiality and the associated legal privilege (verschoningsrecht): what you tell your lawyer cannot be extracted from them, not even by a court. Second, the obligation to act only in your interest, with conflicts of interest barred. Third, supervision by the Netherlands Bar (Nederlandse orde van advocaten) and the local dean (deken), with a complaint to the disciplinary council (raad van discipline) if something goes wrong.
O le ā le galuega a se loia mo oe?
E faamatala e se loia lou tulaga, puipui ou manaoga ma taiala oe i faagasologa e fetaui ma lau mataupu. Atonu na e mafatia i ni faaleagaina na mafua mai i se isi tagata, pu'eina e leoleo, pe na o lou mana'o e faamalosia ou aia tatau. I nei tulaga taitasi e aoga se loia, ma i le tele o mataupu tau le va o tagata lautele e oo lava i le avea ma sui e tatau ona fai.
Deadlines, formal requirements and the choice of the right court all affect the outcome of a case. An appeal in a civil case, for example, must generally be lodged within three months of the judgment, and an objection against a government decision within six weeks. A lawyer represents only the interests of their client, unlike a judge or a public prosecutor.
O a ituaiga o taualumaga o loʻo iai?
I mataupu tau le va o tagata lautele e lua auala autū: o le faiga o talosaga (verzoekschriftprocedure) ma le faiga o le vala'aulia (dagvaardingsprocedure). O feeseeseaiga ma le malo e mulimuli i le auala fa'apulega o le tetee ma le apili. E ese fo'i mataupu tau solitulafono, aua na'o le Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar Ministerie) e mafai ona molia se solitulafono. I nei auala ta'itasi e mafai e se loia ona fesoasoani ia te oe, mo se fa'ata'ita'iga e ala i le failaina o se tetee pe e ala i le fai ma sui o oe i le fa'amasinoga.
O le ā e tupu i se faiga o se talosaga?
I se faiga o se talosaga e te talosagaina ai le faamasinoga e faia se faaiuga. O ni faataitaiga o se teteaga, le soloia o se konekarate faigaluega e le faamasinoga laitiiti ma le tuuina atu o se tasi i lalo o le vaavaaiga (curatele). E fuafua i le mataupu, atonu e iai pe leai foi se isi vaega. E tusia e lau loia se talosaga e ausia ai manaoga aloaia uma ma faatulaga lau talosaga i se auala sa'o e mafai ai. Afai e iai se vaega e fiafia i ai pe o se tagata tali mai, e tali atu foi lau loia i lana faamatalaga o le puipuiga.
Ua amata ea e se isi vaega se faiga o talosaga lea o oe o le tagata tali mai pe o se vaega e fiafia i ai? Ona mafai lea e se loia ona fesoasoani ia te oe. E tusia e lau loia lau faamatalaga o le puipuiga ma saunia oe mo le faamasinoga tautala. I le faamasinoga e mafai e lau loia ona tautala mo oe. Afai e te le ioe i le faaiuga a le faamasinoga, e mafai e lau loia ona faila se apili mo oe.
O le ā e tupu i se faiga e vala'auina ai se tagi?
O isi feeseeseaiga fa'alemalo uma e amata i se tusi samania, lea e te talosagaina ai le fa'amasinoga e faia se fa'ai'uga i se feeseesea'iga ma se isi vaega. O se tusi samania (dagvaarding) o le pepa lea e vala'aulia ai le isi vaega e fa'aali i le fa'amasinoga ma amata ai fa'agasologa. O lau loia e fai ma sui o oe i le fa'amasinoga, ae fesoasoani fo'i ia te oe a'o le'i faia ma a mae'a. E masani ona amata le fesoota'iga ma se loia pe a e mauaina se tusi samania, pe a e mana'o e tu'uina atu oe lava.
Afai e te amata le fa'agasologa o mataupu, o oe o le tagata fai tagi. E muamua fautuaina e lau loia pe talafeagai le alu i le fa'amasinoga i lou tulaga. Afai e te mana'o ai, e fa'afeso'ota'i e lau loia le isi vaega i le tusi e saili se fofo filemu e aunoa ma se fa'amasinoga. Afai e le aoga lena mea, e tusia e lau loia le tusi vala'au, lea e tatau ona ausia ai ni mana'oga aloa'ia. Mai lena taimi, e taulimaina e lau loia fesoota'iga uma ma le isi vaega ina ia sologa lelei le fa'agasologa o mataupu. A'o le'i fa'alogoina e le fa'amasinoga le mataupu i le tautala, e masani lava ona i ai se ta'amilosaga tusitusia lea e tali atu ai itu e lua i le tulaga o le tasi ma le isi.
E fa'aaogā e le fa'amasinoga pepa na fesuia'i i le fa'atalanoaga tusitusia pe a fa'alogoina le mataupu. I le tele o tulaga, e o'o atu itu e lua i se maliliega pe a uma le fa'atalanoaga tusitusia pe a uma fo'i le feutana'iga, ma e le mana'omia se fa'amasinoga. Pe ua o'o atu lau mataupu i se fa'amasinoga ma e te le ioe i le fa'ai'uga? Ona mafai lea e lau loia ona faila se apili mo oe pe afai e talafeagai.
E fa'apefea ona e lu'ia se fa'ai'uga a le malo?
Afai e te lē ioe i se faaiuga a se faalapotopotoga pulega, e pei o le CBR (le pulega o laisene avetaavale Holani) po o lau malo, e mafai ona e faatoai muamua se tetee (bezwaar). O le aso e gata ai e ono vaiaso, e tusa ai ma le mataupu 6:7 o le Tulafono Lautele a Pulega (Awb). E mafai e se loia ona tusia le faasilasilaga o le tetee, iloilo ou avanoa ma faailoa mai finauga e taua. Ona tuuina atu lea e le faalapotopotoga pulega se faaiuga i lau tetee (beslissing op bezwaar). Afai e te lē ioe i lena faaiuga, e mafai ona e faatoai se apili (beroep) i le faamasinoga.
O le fa'amasinoga e fa'alogo i lau apili e fa'alagolago i le mataupu. E mafai ona avea ma fa'amasinoga fa'aitumalo, le Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (CBb), le Central Appeals Tribunal (CRvB) po'o le Pulega Fa'amasino o le Fono a le Setete (RvS). E le o se mea e tatau ona fai se loia i fa'agasologa fa'apulega, ae e mafai ona faila le apili i le fa'amasinoga sa'o ma tali atu i le fa'amatalaga o le puipuiga a le vaega fa'apulega. A mae'a le fa'amasinoga tu'ugutu, ona faia lea o le fa'ai'uga e le fa'amasinoga. Afai e te le ioe i lena fa'ai'uga, e mafai ona toe faia se apili i nisi tulaga.
O le ā e mafai ona fai e se loia i se mataupu tau solitulafono?
I Netherlands, e suʻesuʻe ma molia e le Public Prosecution Service ni solitulafono. Afai e te mauaina se tusi samania mai le Public Prosecution Service, e masalomia oe i se solitulafono pe a uma se suʻesuʻega muamua. E le o se mea e manaʻomia se loia i mataupu tau solitulafono, ae e fautuaina le faafaigaluegaina o se tasi. E mafai ona faigata faaletulafono mataupu tau solitulafono ma o le iloiloina o le faila o le mataupu e manaʻomia ai le poto masani. I nisi mataupu e mafai ona e faila se tetee (bezwaarschrift) faasaga i le tusi samania i le faamasinoga itumalo i totonu o le valu aso, lea e ono taofia ai se faamasinoga. E faasaga i se poloaiga faasalaga (strafbeschikking) e mafai ona e tetee i totonu o le sefulufa aso.
I le tele o tulaga, o se faamasinoga solitulafono e fai ma faamasinoga faalauaitele. O lau loia e fai ma sui o oe i lena faamasinoga. Afai na faia ni mea sese i le taimi o le suesuega, e mafai e lau loia ona laga ia mea sese, lea e mafai ona aafia ai faamaoniga ma le iuga. Afai e te le ioe i le faaiuga a le faamasinoga, e mafai e lau loia ona faila se apili.
E masani ona mafai e se loia ona fesoasoani ia te oe a'o le'i mauaina se tusi samania. Mo se fa'ata'ita'iga, e mafai e lau loia ona fesoasoani ia te oe i le taimi o se fa'atalanoaga a leoleo pe fautuaina oe e uiga i le solitulafono ua masalomia oe.
E fa'apefea ona fesoasoani se loia i tua atu o le fa'amasinoga?
You do not need a court case to benefit from a lawyer. A lawyer can also help you outside the courtroom, for example by writing a letter to a business partner or to the other party in a dispute. Such a letter states your position clearly and addresses the core of the problem. If the other party does not perform a contract, your lawyer can send a formal notice of default (ingebrekestelling) under Article 6:82 of the Dutch Civil Code (BW), which is often required before you can claim damages or dissolve the contract.
What can we do for you as your lawyer?
O matou loia i totonu Eindhoven ma Amsterdam act in civil, administrative and criminal cases; see also our loia lautele itulau.
- We assess your position and the deadlines that apply, such as the six-week objection period or the three-month appeal period.
- We send a letter of demand or a notice of default to the other party.
- We draft and issue a summons or a petition and represent you before the district court.
- We draft a notice of objection against a government decision and file the appeal with the competent court.
- We assist you during a police interview and at the criminal hearing.
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- E fautuaina, feutaga'i ma finau se loia i le mataupu, ma e galue i taimi uma mo le lelei o le tagata o lo'o ia te ia.
- I mataupu fa'asivile, e mana'omia le tu'uina atu o se loia o se sui i luma o le fa'amasinoga fa'aitumalo, i apili ma le fa'amutaina o le mataupu, ma i mataupu tete'a; i luma o le fa'amasinoga fa'aitumalo laiti e mafai ona e faia lau gaioiga mo oe lava.
- O mataupu tau le va o tagata lautele e mulimuli i se faiga o talosaga po o se faiga o samania; o faaiuga a le malo e luʻitauina e ala i teteega ma apili.
- I mataupu tau solitulafono e lē o se mea e faamalosia se loia ae e fautuaina, mai le faatalanoaga a leoleo e oo i se apili.
- E mafai foi e se loia ona fesoasoani ia te oe i fafo atu o le faamasinoga, mo se faataitaiga i se tusi e faamatala ai lou tulaga.
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When is a lawyer compulsory in the Netherlands?
In civil cases before the district court, in appeal and cassation, and in divorce cases. Before the subdistrict court, which handles claims up to 25,000 euros, you may act for yourself.
Do I need a lawyer to object to a government decision?
No. A lawyer is not compulsory in administrative proceedings. The objection must be filed within six weeks (Article 6:7 Awb).
Is a lawyer compulsory in a criminal case?
No, but it is advisable. An arrested suspect may consult a lawyer before the first police interview, and against a penalty order you can object within fourteen days.
