The advocates listed below have registered the following principal (and secondary) legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal areas:
a. Brigitte Spiegeler is registered for ‘Burgerlijk procesrecht’ (Civil procedural law), ‘Arbitrage’ (Arbitration), ‘Beslag- en executierecht’ (Attachment and foreclosure law), Litigation and ‘Intellectueel eigendomsrecht’ (Intellectual property law);
b. Michiel Heffels is registered for ‘Algemene praktijk’ (General practice), ‘Burgerlijk recht’ (Civil law).
Based on this registration, they are required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.
The following advocates are exempted from the obligation to state a legal specialisation.
a. Ernst van Knobelsdorff;
b. Catherine Gambette.