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Traffic law

Durnez Advocaten has broad knowledge and practical experience concerning the follow-up and handling of traffic violations, traffic accidents, and the related insurance problematic.

You can count on us for questions and procedures concerning:

  • liability insurance for vehicles, legal assistance insurance, driving without insurance and the particular consequences associated with this
  • interventions and negotiations with your own insurers, those of the counterparty, the motor guarantee fund, etc.
  • interventions and negotiations with the public prosecutors´ offices
  • the appointment of (judicial) experts with regard to the vehicle damage, physical injuries, etc.
  • arrangements and procedures before the Police Courts (Dutch- or French-language), concerning both civil and criminal proceedings (e.g. involving speeding, unintentional assault and battery, alcohol intoxication, drunkenness, drug use while driving, hit-and-run, repeat offences, etc.)
  • Arrangements and procedures relating to vulnerable road users (articles 29bis and 29ter of the Motor Insurance Liability Act)
  • ……

We handle such matters from the perspective of both victims and defendants.

We have successfully argued cases several times before the highest courts of appeal.

  • District Court of Leuven dated 16/04/1985, Verkeersrecht 1985, 139 (priority in traffic)
  • Correctional District Court of Leuven dated 22/06/99, Rechtskundig Weekblad 00-01, 665 with note by F. Goossens (probation in connection with traffic offences)
  • Belgian Constitutional Court dated 13/07/01, Rechtskundig Weekblad 02-03.131 (immediate revocation of driving licence – discrimination)
  • District Court of Leuven dated 04/01/02, Verkeersrecht 02, issue 3, 89 (bike path in poor condition – liability of the government)
  • Court of Cassation dated 19/03/02, Jura.be – road traffic, Arr.Cass. 2002, issue 3, 830; http://www.cass.be (23 April 2002); Pas. 2002, issue 3, 756; T.Strafr. 2003, issue 1, 30 (immediate revocation of driving licence)
  • Cass. (2nd division) AR P.02.1583.N, 8 April 2003 (L.P.), Arr.Cass. 2003, issue 4, 917; http://www.cass.be (23 May 2003); Pas. 2003, issue 4, 764; Verkeersrecht 2003, issue 7, 253 (proof in criminal cases – probative value of an official police report – presumption of innocence)
  • Belgian Constitutional Court no. 154/2004 dated 22/09/04, jura.be and Rechtskundig Weekblad 04-05, 936 (revocation of driving licence).
  • Court of Cassation (2nd division) AR P.20.0528.N, 6 October 2020 (K M L V D B), https://juportal.be (8 October 2020); RW 2020-21 (summary), issue 23, 898 and http://www.rw.be/ (30 January 2021), note -; VAV 2021, issue 1, 51 (alcohol and drug tests – margin of error).
  • Cass. (2nd division) AR P.20.1294.N, 16 March 2021 (D. F. C. D. K.) https://juportal.be (12 April 2021) (loss of the right to drive – augmented penalty)

  • Cass. (2nd division) AR P.02.1583.N, 8 April 2003 (L.P.) Arr.Cass. 2003, issue 4, 917; https://juportal.be (23 May 2003); Pas. 2003, issue 4, 764; Verkeersrecht 2003, issue 7, 253 (proof in criminal cases – probative value of an official police report)