WHAT CLIENTS SHOULD KNOW IN PURSUANCE OF BOOK III OF THE ECONOMIC LAW CODE
Part I - Compulsory information to be provided to the client
- Your lawyer and his office
You are entrusting your case to Marianne Van Tilborgh, LL.M.
Marianne Van Tilborgh, LL.M. is a lawyer in Belgium, and is registered at the Bar Association of Antwerp.
Marianne Van Tilborgh’s office is established at 2030 Antwerp, Noorderlaan 98.
Marianne Van Tilborgh, LL.M. exercises the profession of lawyer as a partner of the BV HUMANS IN LAW, an association within the meaning of the Rules and regulations of the Order of Flemish Bar Associations of 8 November 2006 concerning partnerships between lawyers and concerning one-man companies of lawyers.
The registered office is established at 2000 ANTWERP, Noorderlaan 98.
Marianne Van Tilborgh’s company registration number is 0732.493.421.
Marianne Van Tilborgh, LL.M. can be reached by email at mvt@essenzia.be.
Marianne Van Tilborgh’s professional liability is insured at Amlin Europe N.V., with registered office at Amstelveen, the Netherlands – Commercial register no. 33055009; Branch office Belgium – Register of Legal Entities 0416.056.358 – Company authorised under code no. 0745. The policy insuring Marianne Van Tilborgh’s professional liability provides coverage in the whole world, subject to clarifications and exceptions included in the third-party liability policy for lawyers.
- Your lawyer and the provided services
Marianne Van Tilborgh, LL.M. provides the following services: legal advice, support in disputes before the court, support in extra-judicial dispute settlement (arbitration and mediation).
In some cases, Marianne Van Tilborgh, LL.M. contracts other lawyers to work on her clients’ cases, but she remains fully responsible vis-à-vis the client.
- For more information or in case of complaints
If you want more information or if you have a complaint, you can reach Marianne Van Tilborgh, LL.M.:
– by post at the following address: Noorderlaan 98, 2030 Antwerp
– by fax to number: 03/234.36.32
– by email to the following address: mvt@essenzia.be
– by phone to number: 03/234.36.34
Part II - Supplementary information - at the client's request
- How much does your lawyer cost?
The fee is calculated at a rate of € 75 to € 220 an hour exclusive of VAT, which varies depending on the lawyer in question’s seniority and the complexity of the case.
Administrative costs are calculated at 16% of the fee and comprise the costs of correspondence, copies, telephone, email, etc. Travel expenses are charged at € 0.45 per kilometre.
These rates are subject to deviating special agreements.
- Professional rules and codes of conduct
Registered as a lawyer at the Bar Association of Antwerp, Marianne Van Tilborgh, LL.M. is subjected to the regulations of the Order of Flemish Bar Associations and the National Order, which can be consulted at http://advocaat.be/Een-advocaat-raadplegen/Wat-is-een-advocaat, as well as the regulations of her Bar Association which can be consulted at www.balieantwerpen.be.
Part III - To be included in every information document in which services are described in detail.
Multidisciplinary activities and multidisciplinary partnerships
Marianne Van Tilborgh, LL.M. is not part of any multidisciplinary activities and/or multidisciplinary partnerships. She therefore does not include any information here in any information documents in which she describes her services in detail.
Part IV - To be specified in every document in which services are described in detail
- Extra-judicial dispute settlement
Marianne Van Tilborgh’s performance is subjected to extra-judicial dispute settlement, specified in the following code of conduct or rules and regulations: Rules and regulations for the collection of fees of the Bar Association of Antwerp of 27 June 2005.
You can obtain more information about the characteristics and application conditions of these regulations on the website http://www.balieantwerpen.be/nl/een-advocaat/erelonen/klachten.
If no solution is found to a consumer dispute within a reasonable period by means of communication with the firm, you can, as the client, call upon LIGECA (ombudsman service – www.ligeca.be) with a view to an out-of-court settlement.
- Complaints
For more information in the event of complaints, please go to http://www.advocaat.be/een-advocaat-raadplegen/Problemen-met-uw-advocaat.