Print Email Facebook Twitter Legal matters related to structural damage in the Netherlands Title Legal matters related to structural damage in the Netherlands Author Boot, W. Terwel, K.C. Strang, H. Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Structural Engineering Date 2015-03-12 Abstract When structural damage occurs and disputes arise, forensic engineers have to search for the causes of this damage to find out who can be held liable for it. Legal systems must provide an adequate, reasonable, effective and complete way to solve these disputes. Each country has its own system with advantages and disadvantages. This paper provides an overview of the Dutch legal system concerning liability, dispute resolution and insurances. These themes will be illustrated by quantitative research data, a comparison between the Netherlands and England and by discussing advantages and disadvantages of rules, such as reasonableness and influences on structural safety. In this way, the aim is to share knowledge and contribute to the discussion regarding the legal and judicial framework relating to structural damage. Subject contractslaw/disputesarbitration/liability To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:a95c0ed0-a19e-45df-a6f2-499bb6795764 Publisher ICE Publishing Embargo date 2016-03-12 ISSN 2043-9903 Source https://doi.org/10.1680/feng.14.00017 Source Proceedings of the ICE - Forensic Engineering, 168 (3), 2015 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights (c) 2015 ICE Publishing Files PDF 320469.pdf 985.16 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:a95c0ed0-a19e-45df-a6f2-499bb6795764/datastream/OBJ/view