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'People get sick from polluted air, water, food. And yet we often act as if nature is something outside of us, which we can ignore and bend to our will. But it's not. Only when we really understand that can we change anything.'

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Victor Vandersmissen

Lawyer

Study
Leiden University and Utrecht University,
2016 graduate in European competition law

Lawyer since
2019

Memberships
Recht voor Klimaat

Register of Jurisdictions
Victor Vandersmissen has registered in the Register of Jurisdictions of the Dutch Bar Association the jurisdiction 'general practice - civil law'.

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

Blogs by Victor

Sick from pesticides. Compensation? 

May 27, 2025

In the news this month: two married couples with Parkinson's who lived (consecutively) in the same home for decades, multiple children with leukemia at one small elementary school, premature births, asthma and cancer. What do these cases have in common? The victims live next to fields where pesticides are used. Pesticides that can cause those conditions. 
 

From field to asthma: what do you breathe when sprayed?

April 29, 2025

In my search for a house in a rural area, I investigated whether there were any fields nearby where poison is sprayed. Because living outside, besides peace and quiet and space, also brings with it concerns about agricultural poisons blowing and ending up in your garden, in your home.
Pesticides are toxins used to control fungi, insects and "weeds," for example, and it is well established that many of them are not harmless to humans either.
For local residents, this poses health risks. What are the consequences for you?

The effects of pesticides on humans and nature 

April 8, 2025

Pesticides, also known as pesticides or plant protection products, are an important part of modern agriculture. They are used to protect crops from diseases, pests and weeds to increase agricultural production, but their use raises questions about their impact on our health.  

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