Digging, analyzing and thinking creatively to stretch the boundaries of law: that fascinates me

'I am inspired and practical. The human and social aspect of this profession appeals to me. But I also love the content of the profession. Digging, analyzing and thinking creatively to stretch the boundaries of law: that has fascinated me for more than 30 years and I still haven't had enough.'

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Mirella Hartman

Lawyer-partner

Study
Leiden University,
graduated in 1989

Lawyer since
1990

Mediator since
2018

MfN registered mediator (since 2018)

Grotius specialization course in personal injury
Grotius Academy

Memberships
ASPLSAPEOPIL, AAJ

Ancillary positions
Treasurer of the European Association of Personal Injury Lawyers PEOPIL (since 2022)
Member of the Audit Committee of the Amsterdam Bar Association (since 2018)

Previously:
Member General Board of the European Association of Personal Injury Lawyers PEOPIL (2014 – 2022)
Editor Handbook of Personal Injury, Medical Liability section (2005 - 2014)
'Medical liability' lecturer 2006 and 2012, in-house training SRK
Member of editorial advisory board Newsletter Personal Injury (2005 - 2012)
Editor-in-chief Newsletter Personal Injury, a monthly publication of Kluwer (1997 - 2004)
Lecture "Medical Disciplinary Law" on Dec. 17, 2003, for social insurance lawyers in OSR-verband
Lecturer of Basic Personal Injury Course, 'Medical Liability' section at the OSR at Utrecht (1999 - 2002)
Lecturer of Basic Personal Injury Course 'Practical Introduction to Traffic Liability' at the OSR at Utrecht (1995 - 1998)
Participant focus group meeting March 2006 within the framework of the so-called WODC research (Scientific Research and Documentation Center Ministry of Security and Justice) which took place under the direction of Prof. A.J. Akkermans of the VU, in order to map out what victims and their relatives expect from liability law and to what this expectation is related. Participation was aimed at obtaining input from practitioners and took place in the context of the bill on Affection Damage.
Deelnemer IWMD-bijeenkomsten. Het leveren van input uit de praktijk over controversiële onderwerpen:
* 2007 on the 'patient card'
* 2008 on the 'questioning of medical errors'
Project group advisor GOMA 2009/2010: Edited draft Code of Conduct on disclosure of medical errors, which code of conduct is effective mid-2010.

Register of Jurisdictions
Mirella Hartman has registered the area of law 'personal injury law' in the register of areas of law of the Dutch Bar Association.

By virtue of this registration, she is required to obtain ten training credits in each registered principal area of law each calendar year according to the standards of the Dutch Bar Association.

Blogs by Mirella

Personal injury abroad: what to do?

Letsel in Griekenland Onlangs mocht ik weer gebruik maken van mijn internationale netwerk. Het betrof een zaak waarin een Nederlandse toerist op een Grieks eiland was aangereden.

Injured on a cruise?

After a year and a half, we managed to meet in person with European colleagues in Malaga, where the annual congress of the association PEOPIL was held. Not only European colleagues attended this congress, a number of colleagues from the United States were also present. Three of them even gave a presentation. Through one of them we became a lot wiser about the possibilities of recovering personal injury and death damages (under American law) suffered by cruise ship passengers during a cruise.

Right of the richest

Access to justice must improve, said recently Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen in Nieuwsuur.

Publications

Personal injury.nu April 2022