Accident Abroad?

Were you involved in a traffic accident abroad and did you sustain injuries? In all likelihood, you are entitled to compensation for your personal injury. Arslan Advocaten will assist you free of charge in holding the opposing party liable and recovering your personal injury damages.

What to do after the accident?

Below are a number of important points to keep in mind after you have been involved in an accident:

1. Your health; first ensure a safe situation. In the event of a serious accident and severe injuries, contact the police and ambulance immediately.
2. If the situation is safe; take photographs of both vehicles and their locations. Then try to complete the accident report form together with the other party or parties involved.
3. If you have persistent complaints, you should contact your general practitioner, the out-of-hours GP service, or the Emergency Department.
4. Report the damage to your own insurance company. Share the completed accident report forms with them.
5. Report the damage to Arslan Advocaten by contacting one of our offices or via the contact form.
6. Arslan Advocaten will subsequently take over the further handling of your claim, so that you can focus entirely on your recovery.
7. For more information, consult our step-by-step plan at www.arslan.nl.

Who is liable for the accident?

The general traffic rules determine the liable party. If the opposing party performed a special manoeuvre (merging, exiting, entering or leaving driveways), they must give priority to all other traffic. In most cases, the opposing party is then liable for the accident. Also in the case of frequent rear-end collisions, the opposing party is generally liable. The opposing party must maintain sufficient distance to be able to bring the vehicle to a stop in time.

Who is liable for the accident abroad and how is this regulated?

In general, the law of the country where the accident occurred applies, unless both vehicles are registered with a Dutch licence plate under the Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Traffic Accidents. However, there are also a number of exceptions included in the Hague Convention on Traffic Accidents:

1. a) when only a single vehicle is involved in the accident and this vehicle is registered in a State other than the one in whose territory the accident occurred, the internal law of the State of registration is applicable to liability,
2. b) when two or more vehicles are involved in the accident, the provisions under a) shall only apply if all vehicles are registered in the same State.

Sections a and b of this article are essential for liability. If both vehicles are registered in the Netherlands, the internal law of the State of registration applies. Your claim will then be handled under Dutch law. Every foreign insurer has a representative in the Netherlands. The Dutch representative of the foreign insurer will then handle the case and compensate you for the damages you have suffered and will suffer.

The importance of an expert personal injury lawyer!

It is important that you are assisted by an expert party, so that everything is handled properly and you receive the compensation to which you are entitled. Engaging Arslan Advocaten is therefore of added value for you, because:

• we hold the opposing party liable on your behalf;
• we collect the necessary medical information (to demonstrate the connection between the accident and your injuries);
• we calculate your personal injury damages;
• during the handling of your personal injury case, we claim advance payments from the liable party for you.
• we take your worries away, so that you can focus entirely on your health.

Our services are entirely free of charge for you, because we recover our costs from the liable party. So you do not need to worry about that. Our help is free!