Trial: citizens can go to a 'regular judge' in the event of a dispute between neighbours, wages or rent

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Trial: citizens can go to a 'regular judge' in the event of a dispute between neighbours, wages or rent

Citizens will soon be able to go to four courts in the Netherlands for a simpler handling of a dispute with the neighbours, a rental dispute or a traffic fine. As of 1 March, the subdistrict courts of The Hague, Rotterdam, Overijssel and Zeeland-West-Brabant will have a so-called 'regular judge' who can make a ruling on a conflict without it costing a lot of money and having to submit a lot of legal paperwork. The government has decided to exper…