Information in accordance with the services act
Vanhoucke Law / Your lawyers and their firm
You are entrusting your file to one of the lawyers of Vanhoucke Law as registered with the bar of Antwerp, Belgium. Your lawyer’s firm is located at Anselmostraat 2, 2018 Antwerp, and can be reached by email at info@vanhoucke-law.be.
Your lawyer exercises his/her profession as a partner of the Vanhoucke Law BV, with registered offices at Anselmostraat 2, 2018 Antwerp, and with enterprise number 0759.760.220, an association in the sense of the Regulations of the Order of Flemish Bars of 8 November 2006 concerning collaborations between lawyers and concerning single-member companies of lawyers.
Your lawyer’s professional indemnity is insured by the Order of Flemish Cars and its broker Vanbreda Risk & Benefits with the joint-stock company (NV) AMLIN EUROPE. Under the conditions of the policy, this professional indemnity policy provides cover for the consequences of acts committed throughout the entire world, and for activities your lawyer performs from his/her firm located in Belgium. However, not insured are the claims lodged against your lawyer in the US or Canada, or under the legislation or the legal authority of the US or Canada. The insurance offers a guarantee of €1,250,000 per claim.
Vanhoucke Law / Your lawyers and their service
Among other services, you can turn to your lawyer for legal advice and assistance, and representation in disputes in court and arbitration institutions. The prices of the services are by preference established prior to the services commencing. Guideline rates can be found at: FEES AND COSTS.
The terms and conditions and provisions employed by Vanhoucke Law can be consulted at: TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The agreement that you enter into with your lawyer is subject to Belgian law, and in the event of any disputes only the courts of Antwerp, Antwerp department, are authorised, subject to any compelling statutory regulation otherwise.
Vanhoucke Law / For information or in the event of complaints
Provide us your immediate comments if our services fail to meet your full satisfaction.
Should you wish to receive any further information or if you have a complaint, you can reach your lawyer by normal post at the address Anselmostraat 2, 2018 Antwerp, by fax at 03/238.06.48 or by email at info@vanhoucke-law.be, or by telephone at 03/238.77.99.
Ligeca is the Law Professional Consumer Disputes Ombudsman Committee.
The ombudsman service attempts to resolve problems between lawyers and their clients outside court. Any client dissatisfied with his/her lawyer’s services is able to lodge a complaint with the ombudsman service.
Go to http://oca.ligeca.be/ for more information.