Jonker Abeln Advocaten
Areas of Expertise
General Commercial and Corporate Practice covering Insurance Law, Banking Law, Product Liability and Commercial Trade Disputes, I.T. Law, Debt Collection, Litigation and Arbitration, Property, Planning and Environmental Law, Labour Law, Company/Commercial, Commercial Contracts, Shipping, Freight and Aviation Law, Insolvency Law.
Ability to Represent Clients throughout the Country
All lawyers in the Netherlands are allowed to conduct cases in any Court except the Supreme Court. The Cantonal Court will deal with cases under € 5.000,-- plus employment and leasehold property cases.
The Regional Court will deal with cases above € 5.000,-- and appeals from the Cantonal Court. The Court of Appeal hears appeals from the Regional Court. The Supreme Court deals only with legal technicalities.
Practice Areas of the Partners
Janhein Berkvens
born 1946; studied at Amsterdam University, admitted, 1971. Practice at Amsterdam and Curacao (1977-1988).
Practice Areas:
Commercial Law; Contracts.
Sits as Deputy Judge in the Courts of Den Haag and Arnhem.
Rutger Jonker
born 1952; studied at Delft Technical University and Rotterdam (Erasmus) University; admitted, 1978.
Practice Areas:
Family Law; Liability; a.o. in Sports; Contracts; Commercial Law; Litigation;
Member of Society for Insurance Law.
Rob Edens
born 1965; studied at Amsterdam University; admitted, 1996.
Practice Areas:
Labour Law; Property; Family Law; Debt Collection; Litigation.