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
CMR forum shopping
Article 31 of the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) provides a wide choice of jurisdictions in which legal proceedings might be commenced. This includes the courts of a country within whose territory the defendant is ordinarily resident or has his principal place of business, or the place where the goods were taken over by the carrier or the place designated for delivery.
Judicial sale of vessels
The Netherlands is a suitable jurisdiction to enforce claims against ships. The arrest of vessels is a broadly used manner to obtain payment or security for a long outstanding claim. It is not always that vessels are subsequently released. Especially where various parties arrest a vessel there is always a risk that the vessel will not leave port in the same ownership. With a certain frequency seagoing vessels are sold before the Dutch Courts through a judicial sale by public auction.
Ship Arrest in The Netherlands
The Kingdom of The Netherlands is party to several international conventions within the maritime field, including the International Convention Relating to the Arrest of Sea-Going Ships (Brussels, May 10, 1952).
