Abdi Youssuf: the most driven mentor

As of October 1, 2024, Marcella de Haan has started as an attorney partner at Ekelmans Advocaten. We are very pleased to have Marcella join our team. She can now put her years of experience as a lawyer in insurance and liability law to work for clients of our firm. We are looking forward to working with Marcella again: she had previously worked in our office as an insurance and liability lawyer.

The Supreme Court on 5 July 2024 referred questions to the CJEU on the interpretation of the term ‘driver’ in European rules on WAM insurance. In this case, lawyer Marieke van der Keur is conducting the cassation proceedings on behalf of the WAM insurer.

In the Netherlands, there are more than 700 locations officially designated as safe places to swim. Many more places are expected to be unofficially used for recreational swimming. Although over 90% of the Dutch master the basics of swimming, swimming in outdoor areas has been proven to remain a risky activity. In this article Diederik Hulsbergen will share an insight in recent Dutch case law on liability for owners of outdoor areas that are used for recreational swimming.

The Legal 500 ranks Ekelmans Advocaten. ‘a highly competitive firm with no match regarding corporate/insurance work. The team understands the commercial and practical aspects of the insurance industry like no other.’ We thank our clients for these and other recommendations and for their trust! It inspires and encourages us to deliver our best. Legal 500 specifically mentions Frank Schaaf, Fleur van Kersbergen, Daan Spoormans, Astrid van Noort and Jan Ekelmans as recommended and key lawyers.

The Dutch insurance market employs co-insurance with ‘to-follow’ clauses, ensuring consistent coverage decisions among insurers to avoid coverage gaps. To what extent is a following insurer bound by the decisions of a lead insurer?

We are very pleased to announce the arrival of Taraneh Riyazi. She started as a partner at Ekelmans Advocaten on 1 January 2024. She has more than 20 years of experience as a lawyer and is skilled in cassation as well as insurance and liability law.