Laura Kleijne
Specialised in:
Government and Aviation
Call Laura at:
+31 (0)10 209 27 49 or +31 (0)6 29 32 73 93
Education
In 2023, Laura obtained her bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Groningen. In 2025, she completed her master’s degree in Constitutional and Administrative Law at Leiden University.
Lawyer at LVH
Since August 2025.
Function and facts
Laura started as a student intern at LVH Advocaten in early 2025. In August of that same year, she was sworn in by the Rotterdam District Court and has been working as a lawyer at LVH ever since.
Laura graduated with a degree in administrative law and wrote her master’s thesis on the protection of local residents against noise pollution from Schiphol Airport. She also has a special affinity for aviation.
Expertise
Government and Aviation.
Competences
Laura has a wide range of interests, is eager to learn, and enjoys being of service. With a strong sense of justice, she derives satisfaction from advising and assisting clients.
Personal characteristics
Social, empathetic, independent, and proactive
Articles
How does a purchase/contracting agreement work in real estate?
What is a purchase/contractor agreement? When parties agree that one of them will provide a piece of land and construct or finish a building on it for a fee, there is a contract for the purchase of the land on the one hand and a contract for work on the other hand with regard to the building. The part relating to the purchase of the land is governed by the legal rules of sale. On the part that relates to contracting work (building and delivery), the rules of contracting work apply. Therefore, it does not make much difference in practice whether one speaks of two linked contracts (purchase and contracting) or of one compound contract to which the rules for purchase and the rules for contracting apply in part.
What are the rights, obligations and liabilities of contractors and principals in contracting work?
A construction assignment to a contractor is considered a contract for work. This is an agreement whereby the contractor, on the instructions of the client - outside of employment - realizes and delivers a work of material nature. The legal relationship between the client and the contractor is - unless otherwise agreed - governed by the statutory rules for contracting work.
What are the rights, obligations and liabilities of clients and consultants in the commission agreement in a construction process?
At the start of a construction project, a client will often engage an architect, engineer or consultant to help him with the design (hereafter: 'consultant'). The legal relationship between the client and his consultant is - if nothing else has been agreed - governed by the legal rules for the commission contract. These legal rules can be found in the first section of title 7.7 of the Dutch Civil Code (art. 7:400 ff. of the Civil Code). The summary statutory regulation has a general and open character and is largely of a regulatory nature. It is therefore common for parties to make further agreements.
