Rates and Conditions

Rates

We are clear about our rates. You can hire us for € 190.00 per hour excluding VAT (including VAT this amounts to € 229.90 per hour). We do not charge office expenses because we believe that this should be included in the price.

Certificate / Financed legal aid

Do you have a low income and low assets? Then you may qualify for legal aid, also known as a ‘certificate’. This means that the government pays most of the bill. In most cases, you only have to pay a limited personal contribution. The amount of the personal contributions depends on the level of your income and the area of law. The lowest personal contribution is only € 167.00 per case. More information about the amount of the personal contribution can be found  here.

Did you know that in some cases you can receive special assistance from your municipality for your personal contribution? This is also possible if you do not have a social security benefit but do have an income around the social security level.

Whether you are eligible for a certificate is not solely determined by your income and assets. The Legal Aid Board also sets substantive standards. It is stated that you should be able to solve some problems independently, without the help of a lawyer. Lawyer Linda Elbertse regularly works on the basis of a certificate and can tell you exactly whether you qualify for a certificate for your legal issue.

This firm works with the Legal Aid Board on a High Trust basis. More information about High Trust can be found here.

Organization, general terms and conditions, office complaints procedure and privacy

Law Firm Elbertse is officially named ‘Advocatenkantoor Elbertse’. The company is a Dutch sole proprietorship, in the Netherlands known as an ‘eenmanszaak’. Law Firm Elbertse is owned by lawyer Linda Elbertse. Linda Elbertse is registered as a lawyer with the Dutch Bar Association and is bound by the corresponding rules of conduct. You can find those rules  here. Lawyer Linda Elbertse has professional liability insurance.

Our general terms and conditions apply to our work. These can be found here.

We use an office complaints policy. You can find this  here.

You can find the privacy policy  here.

Trust Account

Law Firm Elbertse doesn’t have a trust account.