Hester van der Kaaij’s expertise lies within the area of procedural law and liability law. Within that scope she focuses on class action law suits.
In addition to her work at LexQuire Hester teaches at the faculty of Law at Maastricht University. As such she uses her academic knowledge and contacts in an advisory capacity at LexQuire. She heads the research bureau of LexQuire.
Before she joined LexQuire she wrote her doctoral thesis at Maastricht University in the field of legal theory concerning juridical acts from a cross-boarder perspective.
She currently advises and litigates for foundations that seek damages in class action lawsuits.
Languages
- Dutch
- English
Education
- Bachelor of Laws at the University of Maastricht,
- Master of Laws in Civil Law at the University of Maastricht,
- PhD on the subject of legal acts at the University of Maastricht
Admissions
- Registered with the Dutch bar association (NOvA) as a lawyer since 2016
Hester Van der Kaaij has registered Civil Procedure as main area of law in the register of legal areas of the Netherlands Bar Association.
On the basis of this registration, Hester is obliged to obtain ten training points in each registered main area of law every year in accordance with the standards of the Dutch Bar Association (NOvA).