Disciplinary Board Suspends Prominent Lawyer over Faulty Legal Advice, Excessive Billing
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According to the Disciplinary Board, the lawyer did not sufficiently warn his client of the risks of altering his statement in a sexual offense case.
Legal Profession: A former client of the lawyer couple Geert-Jan and Carry Knoops, an entrepreneur from Gelderland, had filed a complaint with the Dean…
Lawyers Geert-Jan and Carry Knoops receive a severe reprimand from the disciplinary judge, partly due to ‘excessive’ fees.
Lawyer Geert-Jan Knoops has been suspended for four weeks. The Amsterdam Disciplinary Board decided this on Monday. According to the...
The well-known lawyer couple Geert-Jan and Carry Knoops have been severely reprimanded by the disciplinary board of their own profession. The Disciplinary Board has imposed a suspended suspension of four weeks on Geert-Jan Knoops for, among other things, excessive billing.
Disciplinary board suspends prominent lawyer over faulty legal advice, excessive billing
Dutch disciplinary authorities have imposed a conditional four-week suspension on prominent defense attorney Geert-Jan Knoops over two separate misconduct findings: failing to properly warn a client about legal risks tied to changing a statement in a sexual abuse case and excessive billing practices that led to a repayment order exceeding 100,000 euros, de Volkskrant reports.
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