General Practice Lawyer
Mr William Lie
is a general practice lawyer. He advices entrepreneurs on business deals, legal
obligations, ownership questions, internal affairs and penal aspects of their
activities and the consequences of such. He does not only advice, he also
prepares the various elements and proposes and implements solutions. If necessary he starts and operates in legal
procedures, both in the Netherlands as well as abroad - for as far as Dutch law
is applied.
There are however
some type of cases in which he has more experience. These cases are briefly
described as follows:
Matching Lawyer,
Bringing Parties Together
Already from the
start of his career William Lie concentrated on what he called, Matching
Activities. He matched international companies to enhance or create markets.
Also financial aspects, such as finding investors for such developments, are
part of his activities. He did this both in real estate as well as in
trade- and production activities. It is not only
finding the business partners, making sure they match, but also structuring the
deal, the financial aspects, including financial partners and investors, as
well as the proper division of the results. Also making sure the companies with
ownership in those structures are managed and placed in such a way that all
interests are suited.
Everything Legal for Ships, the Owners, the
Business, the Crews
Apart from this
William Lie, himself an enthusiastic ocean sailor, is very much involved in the
maritime business, mostly on behalf of players in niche markets, both in Europe
and the America’s. His activities here concern – amongst others – distribution
rights and contracts as far as sales are concerned. But also, production and
insurance can be part of his involvement. With it, comes also the day-to-day
trouble entrepreneurs run into. Such as labour disputes, commercial and
insurance disputes, but also penal liabilities ranging from smuggling to theft.
One aspect of his activities in this
field, is the security at sea. With special attention for security against
violent intruders and piracy.
Cyber - and Data Liability,
both Civil and Penal
From the start
of his professional career Mr William Lie has been involved in cases concerning
tax fraud. Part of his interest in this field has to do with the penal aspects
of economic and financial activities of clients and their business partners.
From this and his experience with ATAR cases (see below) he developed also his speciality in Cyber
Security (also Maritime) and Data Protection. With the implementation of de
GDPR he was educated in the aspects of data protection and functions as DPO.
Furthermore, he is specialised in cyber crime through one of the trainings
programs accepted by the Dutch Bar. And he himself has been educated in the
tools of ethical hacking.
Asset Tracing and Recovery
As William Lie
has experiences in the penal and fiscal fraud domain, following from his
experiences with these fraud cases, he also got involved in the recovery of
assets and valuables stolen or defrauded from investors and the like. He has
helped tracking down valuables worth many millions of Euro’s and succeeded in
assisting prosecutors to arrest and bring to justice perpetrators.
The handling of
this type of cases requires not only an in depth knowledge of the various
aspects of civil and penal law, but also being able to coordinate the players
in the cases, ranging from local and international lawyers, accountants and tax
advisors, to managing the contacts with local police and international
organisations such as Interpol.
One thing above all, is that his legal
activities have an international element to it. Another aspect is that his
legal work is aimed at trouble shooting, more then day to day advise. It is
often case by case based. This also happens if Mr William Lie is asked to
assist another firm – be it a law -, accounting - or tax firm - on aspects the
firm itself his limited time available
wl@wlie.nl
+31 653 140 917
General Conditions
Article 1. Applicability These General Terms and Conditions are
applicable to all client assignments to Mr William Lie, Advocaat. Mr William
Lie is inscribed as civil and penal lawyer in the applicable register of the
Bar Association. These General Terms and Conditions are
applicable to all client assignments given to Mr William Lie, Advocaat. In the
event of any amendment to these General Terms and Conditions by Mr William Lie,
Advocaat, the amended General Terms and Conditions shall apply to all new
client assignments as of the date of written announcement of such directly to
client(s).
Article 2. Assignments All client assignments shall be
accepted and carried out exclusively by Mr William Lie, Advocaat.
All client assignments given to Mr
William Lie, Advocaat, shall be governed by Dutch law.
No client assignments given to Mr
William Lie, Advocaat, shall ever conduce to legal advice on foreign law unless
The Netherlands is party to such law or treaties and unless such advice on
foreign law is specifically confirmed in writing by Mr William Lie .
Within the framework of the fulfilment of client assignments, Mr William Lie,
Advocaat, is authorized to call in third parties on behalf of the client. Where
possible this shall be effected in consultation with the client, on the
understanding that selection of bailiffs shall take place without consultation,
in principle. Mr William Lie, Advocaat, is authorized to accept liability
limitations from such third parties on behalf of or at the expense of the
client.
The client shall indemnify Mr William
Lie, Advocaat, against any claims by third parties and the expenses to be
incurred by Mr William Lie, Advocaat, in connection with these claims, if these
are in any way connected with the work carried out for the client.
Client assignments shall be carried out
exclusively for the benefit of the client.
Third parties cannot derive any
rights from the contents thereof. If the client informs third parties about
results of work carried out by Mr William Lie, Advocaat, the client shall be
held to inform such third parties thereof in writing and client will make
copies of such available to Mr William Lie, Advocaat.
Mr William Lie, Advocaat,
keeps track of personal data in their client records. The records are kept
exclusively at the registered office of Mr William Lie, Advocaat. Upon request
thereto, access may be obtained. For the duration of the legal obligatory period after closing a case,
the file concerned shall be stored in the archives of Mr William Lie, Advocaat,
after which it shall be destroyed without further notice.
Article 3. Remuneration Mr William Lie, Advocaat, is entitled
to a periodical adjustment of the fees applied by Mr William Lie, Advocaat. As
of the year 2025 and until otherwise announced, a standard fee
of €270,00 (two-hundred-and-seventy Euros) ex costs and taxes is
applicable unless an agreed fee structure agreement is closed.
The fee notes to be sent by Mr William
Lie, Advocaat, shall be paid within 14 days, in the absence whereof the client
shall be in default, in which case the client shall be held to reimburse to Mr
William Lie, Advocaat, all judicial and extra-judicial collection charges,
including but not limited to the full legal fees incurred to this end, as well
as the statutory interest.
Mr William Lie, Advocaat, shall at all times be entitled to request advance
payments for work to be carried out and expenses to be incurred. These shall be
set off upon termination of the client assignment or, as the case may be during
the assignment.
Article 4. Liability The liability of Mr William Lie,
Advocaat, shall at all times be limited to the sum insured that shall be paid
in such case under the professional liability insurance policies taken out by
Mr William Lie, Advocaat, in case pursuant to the insurance cover notes. These
insurance policies have limited cover, inter alia with respect to the amount of
the damages and the number of insured events per year. Upon request access may
be obtained to the insurance cover note. Should no payment be made by virtue of
aforementioned insurance policies, regardless of the grounds, the liability of
Mr William Lie, Advocaat, shall be limited to two times the fee invoiced by Mr
William Lie, Advocaat, in connection with the case concerned during a twelve
month period directly preceding the date on which the event leading to
liability occurred.
Should no payment be made by virtue of
aforementioned insurance policies, regardless of the grounds, the liability of
Mr William Lie, Advocaat, shall be limited to two times the fee invoiced by Mr
William Lie, Advocaat, in connection with the case concerned during a twelve
month period directly preceding the date on which the event leading to
liability occurred. In the event that Mr William Lie,
Advocaat, calls in third parties, Mr William Lie, Advocaat, shall
not be liable for failure to perform on the part of such third party except for
failure to perform on the part of Mr William Lie, Advocaat, itself to which the
provisions here above are applicable.
If the client brings legal action directly against a third party, the client
shall indemnify Mr William Lie, Advocaat, against any claims by such third
party in connection with such liability claim as well as against all expenses
to be incurred by Mr William Lie, Advocaat.
Article 5. Disputes All our services are subject to a
complaints procedure as made mandatory by the Bar Association of the
Netherlands. If a complaint is not resolved after being handled in accordance
with the complaints procedure, it may be submitted to the court of law specified
hereinafter.
The legal relationships to which these
General Terms and Conditions apply shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with Dutch law. The competent courts in Rotterdam shall have
exclusive jurisdiction over any and all disputes between Mr William Lie,
Advocaat, and the principal. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding
sentence, Mr William Lie, Advocaat, shall have the right to institute
proceedings in any competent court of the principal's seat or place of
business.
Mr William Lie, Advocaat, holds office
in Rotterdam and is registered with the Commercial Register under number
66804485
In specific cases - such as ATAR,
Matching, Research and Reconnaissance - in which no client/relation has paid
any remuneration or fee, Mr William Lie has the right to use information
received or – found/ recovered in these cases for his own further purposes,
such as publication, his journalistic activities and the like.
kantoorklachtenregeling
Mr William Lie, Advocaat
(behorende bij artikel 6.28 van de Verordening op de
advocatuur)
Artikel 1
begripsbepalingen
In deze
kantoorklachtenregeling wordt verstaan onder:
- klacht:
iedere schriftelijke uiting van ongenoegen van of namens de cliënt jegens de
advocaat of de onder diens verantwoordelijkheid werkzame personen over de totstandkoming
en de uitvoering van een overeenkomst van opdracht, de kwaliteit van de
dienstverlening, de hoogte van de declaratie, het verrichten of aanbieden van
buitengerechtelijke incassowerkzaamheden, niet zijnde een klacht als bedoeld in
paragraaf 4 van de Advocatenwet;
-
klager: de
cliënt, diens vertegenwoordiger of een derde met een rechtstreeks
belang die een
klacht kenbaar maakt;
- klachtenfunctionaris:
de advocaat die is belast met de afhandeling van de klacht.
Artikel 2
toepassingsbereik
1. Deze
kantoorklachtenregeling is van toepassing op iedere overeenkomst van opdracht
tussen Mr William Lie, advocaat en de cliënt.
2. Klachten
van een schuldenaar over Mr William Lie, advocaat als verrichter of aanbieder
van buitengerechtelijke incassowerkzaamheden vallen ook onder het bereik van
deze klachtenregeling, als bedoeld in
artikel 4, tweede lid, onderdeel
b, en artikel
13, vijfde lid, van de Wet kwaliteit incassodienstverlening.
3. Mr William
Lie, advocaat draagt zorg voor klachtafhandeling conform de
kantoorklachtenregeling.
Artikel 3
doelstellingen Deze
kantoorklachtenregeling heeft tot doel:
a. het
vastleggen van een procedure om klachten van cliënten binnen een redelijke
termijn op een constructieve wijze af te handelen;
b. het
vastleggen van een procedure om de oorzaken van klachten van klagers vast te
stellen;
c. voorzien in
een wettelijke plicht, behoud en verbetering van bestaande relaties door middel
van goede klachtenbehandeling;
d. medewerkers
te trainen in cliëntgericht reageren op klachten;
e. verbetering
van de kwaliteit van de dienstverlening met behulp van klachtbehandeling en
klachtanalyse.
Artikel 4
informatie bij aanvang dienstverlening
1. Deze
kantoorklachtenregeling is openbaar gemaakt. De advocaat wijst de cliënt bij het aangaan van de overeenkomst van opdracht of de schuldenaar jegens advocaten
bij het verrichten of aanbieden van buitengerechtelijke incassowerkzaamheden
erop dat het kantoor een kantoorklachtenregeling hanteert en dat deze van
toepassing is op de dienstverlening.
2 Mr William
Lie, advocaat heeft via de algemene voorwaarden opgenomen bij welke onafhankelijke partij of
instantie een klacht die na behandeling niet is opgelost kan worden voorgelegd
ter verkrijging van een bindende uitspraak en heeft dit bij de
opdrachtbevestiging kenbaar gemaakt.
3. Klachten
als bedoeld in artikel 1 van deze kantoorklachtenregeling die na behandeling
niet zijn opgelost worden voorgelegd aan de geschilleninstantie van de Orde van
Advocaten.
Artikel 5
interne klachtprocedure
1. Indien een
klager het kantoor benadert met een klacht, dan wordt de klacht doorgeleid naar
Mr Bakhuis, kantoorhoudende te Haarlem bij Flux Advocaten, die daarmee optreedt
als klachtenfunctionaris.
2. De
klachtenfunctionaris stelt degene over wie is geklaagd in kennis van het indienen
van de klacht en stelt de klager en degene over wie is geklaagd in de gelegenheid
een toelichting te geven op de klacht.
3. Degene over
wie is geklaagd tracht samen met de klager tot een oplossing te komen al dan
niet na tussenkomst van de klachtenfunctionaris.
4. De
klachtenfunctionaris handelt de klacht af binnen vier weken na ontvangst van de
klacht of doet met opgave van redenen mededeling aan de klager over afwijking
van deze termijn met vermelding van de termijn waarbinnen wel een oordeel over
de klacht wordt gegeven.
5. De
klachtenfunctionaris stelt de klager en degene over wie is geklaagd
schriftelijk op de hoogte van het oordeel over de gegrondheid van de klacht, al
dan niet vergezeld van aanbevelingen.
6. Indien de
klacht naar tevredenheid is afgehandeld, tekenen de klager, de klachtenfunctionaris
en degene over wie is geklaagd het oordeel over de gegrondheid van de klacht.
Artikel 6
geheimhouding en kosteloze klachtbehandeling
1. De
klachtenfunctionaris en degene over wie is geklaagd nemen bij de klachtbehandeling
geheimhouding in acht.
2. De klager
is geen vergoeding verschuldigd voor de kosten van de behandeling van de
klacht.
Artikel 7
verantwoordelijkheden
1. De
klachtenfunctionaris is verantwoordelijk voor de tijdige afhandeling van de
klacht.
2. Degene over
wie is geklaagd houdt de klachtenfunctionaris op de hoogte over
eventueel
contact en een mogelijke oplossing.
3. De
klachtenfunctionaris houdt de klager op de hoogte over de afhandeling van
de klacht.
4. De
klachtenfunctionaris houdt het klachtdossier bij.
Artikel 8
klachtregistratie
1. De
klachtenfunctionaris registreert de klacht met daarbij het klachtonderwerp.
2. Een klacht
kan in meerdere onderwerpen worden ingedeeld.
3. De
klachtenfunctionaris brengt periodiek verslag uit over de afhandeling van de klachten
en doet aanbevelingen ter voorkoming van nieuwe klachten, alsmede ter
verbetering van procedures.
4. Minimaal
eenmaal per jaar wordt de verslagen en de aanbevelingen op het kantoor
besproken en ter besluitvorming voorgelegd.
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