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
Bank has limited duty of care in respect of the franchisee
On 23 May 2017, the The Hague Court of Appeal gave a judgment in respect of a bank's duty of care regarding an ex-franchisee. In short, the Court of Appeal is of the opinion that it was not established that the bank neglected its duty of care by not warning the franchisee about the poor financial position of the franchiser.
Introduction of the Franchise Act does not produce a rosy future for franchise formulas
I have written about the Netherlands Franchise Code (NFC) before and explained its contents. In that context, I noted briefly that Minister Kamp sent a white paper for the Franchise Act to the Dutch House of Representatives. The white paper concerns special regulations for a franchise agreement and is open for consultation up to 25 May 2017, inviting stakeholders and interested parties to express their opinion.
Netherlands Franchise Code (NFC)
On 12 April 2017, the outgoing Minister of Economic Affairs published a bill which legally embeds the NFC. It is possible to respond to the bill until 25 May 2017. By legally embedding the NFC, the Minister wants to strengthen the position of franchisees and bring more balance to the interests of franchisees and franchisors.
