{"id":4116,"date":"2021-09-14T15:47:19","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T14:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/durnezadv.be\/practice-areas\/traffic-law\/"},"modified":"2022-08-26T15:22:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T14:22:41","slug":"traffic-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/durnezadv.be\/en\/practice-areas\/traffic-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic law"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4116\" class=\"elementor elementor-4116 elementor-3627\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7d8b56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7d8b56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3d335b\" data-id=\"b3d335b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd69444\" data-id=\"fd69444\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abcc2f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abcc2f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We make it our business<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-674669b\" data-id=\"674669b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-145056e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"145056e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7670c96\" data-id=\"7670c96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99240ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99240ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Traffic law<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6416d91 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6416d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1a620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa1a620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Durnez Advocaten has broad knowledge and practical experience concerning the follow-up and handling of traffic violations, traffic accidents, and the related insurance problematic.<\/p><p>You can count on us for questions and procedures concerning:<\/p><ul><li>liability insurance for vehicles, legal assistance insurance, driving without insurance and the particular consequences associated with this<\/li><li>interventions and negotiations with your own insurers, those of the counterparty, the motor guarantee fund, etc.<\/li><li>interventions and negotiations with the public prosecutors\u00b4 offices<\/li><li>the appointment of (judicial) experts with regard to the vehicle damage, physical injuries, etc.<\/li><li>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.)<\/li><li>Arrangements and procedures relating to vulnerable road users (articles 29bis and 29ter of the Motor Insurance Liability Act)<\/li><li>\u2026\u2026<\/li><\/ul><p>We handle such matters from the perspective of both victims and defendants.<\/p><p>We have successfully argued cases several times before the highest courts of appeal.<\/p><ul><li>District Court of Leuven dated 16\/04\/1985, Verkeersrecht 1985, 139 (priority in traffic)<\/li><li>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)<\/li><li>Belgian Constitutional Court dated 13\/07\/01, Rechtskundig Weekblad 02-03.131 (immediate revocation of driving licence \u2013 discrimination)<\/li><li>District Court of Leuven dated 04\/01\/02, Verkeersrecht 02, issue 3, 89 (bike path in poor condition \u2013 liability of the government)<\/li><li>Court of Cassation dated 19\/03\/02, Jura.be \u2013 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)<\/li><li>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 \u2013 probative value of an official police report \u2013 presumption of innocence)<\/li><li>Belgian Constitutional Court no. 154\/2004 dated 22\/09\/04, jura.be and Rechtskundig Weekblad 04-05, 936 (revocation of driving licence).<\/li><li> 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 \u2013 margin of error).<\/li><li>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 \u2013 augmented penalty)<\/li><li><p>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 \u2013 probative value of an official police report)<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We make it our business 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 &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/durnezadv.be\/en\/practice-areas\/traffic-law\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Traffic law<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":4104,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/durnezadv.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4116"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/durnezadv.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/durnezadv.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/durnezadv.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/durnezadv.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4116"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/durnezadv.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4117,"href":"http:\/\/durnezadv.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4116\/revisions\/4117"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/durnezadv.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/durnezadv.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}