Our approach to personal injury and compensation
An accident resulting in injury …… something you didn't ask for. In any case, it involves a lot of hassle: medical treatments, pain, and things you can no longer do. You might even be unable to work for a while. And then what?
Sooner or later, you'll realize you've incurred significant additional costs, or that you're losing income. Then it's good to know you legal assistance can seek
Assistance that costs you nothing, because it must also be reimbursed by the other party. Separate and apart from your own compensation.
Van der Toorn Personenschade is the party you are looking for, providing the help you so desperately need. 100% free of charge.
If you have been the victim of an accident and personal injury , you would want a party that expert, honest and transparent, ?
We'll stand up for your interests and ensure you receive all the time and attention you need. Together, we'll secure the fairest, maximum compensation possible. And you won't pay us a thing!
How we work for you
for youstep-by-step plan for personal injury”
This provides you with clarity and structure, so that you always know “where you stand” and what will happen next.
Like no other, Van der Toorn Personal Injury puts you as a personal injury victim first.
Our services are aimed at giving you as much certainty and relieving you of all your worries about recovering your personal injury damages.
Method (step-by-step plan) for personal injury
- Always ask for free advice first. It's free!
- First contact & visit at your home
- Hold the other party liable & first advance payment of financial damages
- Medical assessment, disability, and further financial damages
- Follow-up process for personal injury, compensation and advances
- Preparatory phase (final) settlement
- Actual (final) settlement phase
You see: you always know what's going to happen and why something is necessary. We're there for you from start to finish. Expert, reliable, and passionate, we fight for your interests. That's just who we are.
Always hire a personal injury agency
Personal injury claims always involve a lot of hassle. Moreover, you'll always be dealing with a professional insurer as the opposing party. They naturally know much more about personal injury than you do. Not to mention the fact that an insurer has a profit motive.
We advise you to always personal injury law firm contact Personal Injury Quality Mark.
The Personal Injury Quality Mark (now the National Personal Injury Quality Mark) sets very high quality standards for participating personal injury firms.
This guarantees you high-quality legal services for personal injury claims, meaning you'll never encounter any unpleasant surprises.
When the first 50 Quality Marks were awarded in 2008, our office was already one of them. Before that, we were already affiliated with the National Personal Injury Experts trade association.
Certified and expert personal injury agency
We prioritize quality service. We are committed, service-oriented , and will defend your legitimate interests tooth and nail. Our legal expertise is top- notch.
Our personal injury lawyers & (registered) experts are members of the Netherlands Institute of Registered Experts (NIVRE) and the Netherlands Institute of Claims Adjusters.
We offer continuous training and education. In addition, we undergo strict annual quality checks to ensure the quality of our services, including our services to you.
Our doctors and registered medical advisors all have a BIG registration and are members of the Working Group of Doctors and Lawyers (WAA).
The Personal Injury Quality Mark is very important
Personal injury can have a major impact on you and your family.
Your injury often has a huge impact on your daily life and that of your loved ones. You and your family are left with your hands full.
That's precisely why it's important to work with a recognized and certified personal injury specialist. We can't emphasize this enough.
By choosing a recognized and certified personal injury firm , you save yourself the misery of incompetent advice, poorly handled cases, and uninterested personal injury specialists.
Being injured is bad enough, so choose a reputable firm. We have over 20 years of experience and have helped over 15,000 people secure fair, maximum compensation.
Always ask for personal injury advice!
We're happy to help, and we'll help you effectively. We'll provide you with advice and support, and we'll defend your interests tooth and nail.
Always ask us for advice. Our advice is always free and without obligation. Afterward, you can decide for yourself what to do with our advice.
You'll know immediately where you stand and what we can do for you. That might be reassuring.
So please contact us directly for advice and a no-obligation consultation. If you'd prefer direct contact, you can do so via WhatsApp or by phone. You can also submit your questions using the form. Whatever works best for you.
About the author
The information on this page was written by Floris de Bruin, a specialist in liability and personal injury. The content of this page fully complies with the requirements of the National Quality Mark for Personal Injury (NKL).
What customers ask
Is your help really free for me?
Absolutely, our help is truly FREE.
Your counterparty is also obligated to reimburse your legal costs (i.e., our firm's fees). This is stipulated by law (Section 6:96 of the Dutch Civil Code).
upfront written cost guarantee with a clear explanation. This also clearly states what you can expect from us and what we can expect from you.
We guarantee that the liable party will reimburse our costs. If they don't, it's our business risk. You'll never receive a bill from us. We promise!
Still unsure? Just contact us. We'd be happy to explain how our cost guarantee works.
If you'd like to learn more about our FREE personal injury assistance, click here. Clarity is paramount!
When can I claim personal injury damages?
You can claim damages for personal injury due to the fault of another person injury (been injured)
Personal injury can be caused by, for example:
In addition, you may think of injuries sustained during:
- organized trip
- unsafe product or
- fall at someone else's home, in a shop or on the street
It's best not to wait too long to file a personal injury claim. It's best to do so immediately after the accident.
Even if it is not yet clear at that time what your injury and its financial consequences consist of.
However, someone else must liable and must have taken out liability insurance for this (AVP/AVB/WA).
However, even if you caused the accident yourself, you can sometimes still claim compensation for personal injury. For example, if you SVI (Passenger Injury Insurance) or SVO (Opzittende Inschadende).
Are you unsure whether and when you are entitled to personal injury compensation?
Don't hesitate to contact us now for a free, no-obligation consultation. It's free , and you'll know exactly where you stand. Afterward, you can decide for yourself what to do with our advice.
What injuries do you treat?
We can actually help you with all types of personal injury
Van der Toorn Personal Injury can help you with all types of injuries. We specialize in handling "serious personal injuries," such as:
- brain injury (ABI)
- spinal cord injury
- burns
- dystrophy
- bone fractures and
- cosmetic injury.
But of course, we are also very happy to be there for you if someone else has sustained an injury. Such as neck injuries, whiplash, back injuries, bruises, sprains, dog bites, temporary injuries, and you name it.
We cannot help with all types of personal injury
The only thing we cannot help you with is personal injury caused by:
- violence
- medical errors and/or
- situations of abuse.
In that situation, we will of course refer you to a party that is specialized in this.
Always request free, no-obligation advice on personal injury claims
Do you have questions about your personal injury? Or are you unsure if we're the right place for you?
Please do not hesitate to ask us for a complete and free, no-obligation personal injury claim consultation.
When should I contact you?
You don't have to! But it's in your best interest to as soon as possible contact
Only then can you be certain that there is someone who thinks solely of your interests . Because that is our job: thinking of *your* interests.
But what is: as quickly as possible?
Sometimes an insurance company will contact you very shortly after the accident. They'll ask how you're doing and also ask for all sorts of other information.
You cannot know whether that insurer is asking “too many questions” from a legal perspective. About your health before the accident and which doctors you visited. You would rather avoid that, wouldn't you? So never wait too long to engage a personal injury firm.
It's also likely that you'll quickly incur significant expenses . Or your incomemay disappear. We'll handle the initial damage payments from the other party. Then you can focus on your recovery.
Would you like to know what's best for you? Don't hesitate to without obligation us
We'll give you right away advice clear. Then you can decide for yourself what to do with it.
If we think we can help you, we will let you know right away.
At the same time, we guarantee that our legal assistance completely free of charge .
To learn more about our FREE personal injury assistance services, click here.
What personal injury compensation amounts am I entitled to?
The personal injury compensation amounts you are entitled to are:
Allowances for additional assistance, such as:
- household help, shopping, taking children to school, etc.
- help in the garden and
- help with the maintenance and painting of your home.
In addition, your personal injury may have consequences for your income, such as:
- income that is not fully paid (self-employed person, temporary worker, zero-hour contract, etc.)
- no more irregular hours allowance
- no longer being able to work overtime
- missed promotions and
- missed pension accrual
Finally, you can consider other equally important personal injury compensation amounts, such as:
- Study delay
- Reintegration costs for guidance to other work
- Costs associated with admission to a hospital or rehabilitation center
- Travel expenses
- Medical expenses
- Non-pecuniary damages
- Economic vulnerability
- Statutory interest
- Furthermore, all costs that you would not have incurred without the accident…
- For example, the wages you did not receive because you could not go to work.
- Gasoline because you had to go to the hospital or the physiotherapist.
- Medicines that were covered by your deductible.
In addition, you are always entitled to compensation for pain and suffering, also known as non-material damages.
This is compensation for "loss of enjoyment of life." Your damages should compensate you for your grief, pain, and anything else that might have made you less happy than before the accident.
Unfortunately, Dutch law is not generous in awarding damages for pain and suffering. Therefore, the amounts awarded in the Netherlands are not considered "fair enough.".
If you'd like to learn more about non-pecuniary damages, click here. If you'd like to learn more about personal injury damages, click here.
Calculating non-pecuniary damages
Calculating non-pecuniary damages:
You are always entitled to compensation for pain and suffering. This is the "non-pecuniary component" of your personal injury compensation.
What is non-pecuniary damages?
Pain and suffering compensation is not in itself a “hard legal term”. It is compensation for damage that cannot be expressed in monetary terms.
So, everything that doesn't fall under additional costs or lost income. It's essentially compensation for your "mental damage.".
How to calculate non-pecuniary damages
People often ask us at the very beginning of their personal injury case how much compensation they are entitled to.
That question is actually impossible to answer. And any personal injury lawyer who claims otherwise is mistaken.
When can you calculate my non-pecuniary damages?
Your compensation for pain and suffering can only be definitively determined at the end of your personal injury case.
Only then will it be known what psychological consequences your injury has had and/or will have for you.
Because it is the psychological consequences that largely determine your compensation for non-pecuniary damages.
Important factors in calculating non-pecuniary damages
Important factors for calculating your non-pecuniary damages include:
- the nature of your injury
- the severity of your injury
- your age
- your gender
- your level of consciousness
- whether you will have permanent scars and where those scars are located
- whether you have physical limitations that affect your quality of life
- how much pain have you suffered and continue to suffer
- how long your recovery period was and
- whether you have recovered at all or whether there is permanent damage.
Indication calculation of non-pecuniary damages:
We cannot predict exactly how much your compensation for non-pecuniary damages will be.
What we can do is give you a general indication of the amount of your compensation for pain and suffering.
If this sounds appealing, contact us today for a free, honest consultation. Afterward, you can decide for yourself what to do with it.
We are happy to help you calculate and claim your compensation for pain and suffering and other personal injury damages, such as your additional costs and lost income.
And if you choose our legal assistance, we guarantee you in writing in advance that our assistance will always FREE .
Calculating non-pecuniary damages? Ask for advice! We're happy to help. Want to know more about calculating non-pecuniary damages? Click here.
Stories from the field
The financial consequences of my spinal cord injury…
I was riding my racing bike with racing handlebars. Perfectly on the bike path.
Someone from a courier service had parked their van halfway in the bike path. I wasn't actually going fast. But because of the steering wheel, I automatically looked down. Because I'd never seen that van before. Then suddenly, there was a loud bang.
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