mr. (Evelien) ES Engelhard

- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
- engelhard@law.eur.nl
Profile
Title of research: A Comparative Study on Improvement Initiatives to the Personal Injury Claims Process in Different Jurisdictions. A Search for Success Factors
Promotor: Prof. mr. S.D. Lindenbergh
The value of comparative legal research has long been recognized by academics: it can aid legislators in producing new laws, but also in solving problems in a legal system by scrutinizing (superior) solutions introduced by other countries, as a response to the occurrence of similar issues. The potential of comparative legal research has, however, not been fully utilized (yet) in every nation. The extrajudicial personal injury claims process in adversarial legal systems such as the Netherlands,…
Title of research: A Comparative Study on Improvement Initiatives to the Personal Injury Claims Process in Different Jurisdictions. A Search for Success Factors
Promotor: Prof. mr. S.D. Lindenbergh
The value of comparative legal research has long been recognized by academics: it can aid legislators in producing new laws, but also in solving problems in a legal system by scrutinizing (superior) solutions introduced by other countries, as a response to the occurrence of similar issues. The potential of comparative legal research has, however, not been fully utilized (yet) in every nation. The extrajudicial personal injury claims process in adversarial legal systems such as the Netherlands, for example, has a multi-issue character. Problems concerning this process include the quality and education of professionals dealing with these claims, the psychological burden the process entails for victims - often resulting in secondary victimization - and its protracted duration. Although several countries have experienced similar issues and addressed them by introducing several solutions, few comparative studies have been conducted on the improvement of the personal injury claims process. This research therefore aims to identify 'succes factors' in handling personal injury claims, by investigating the existing problems and by scrutinizing the solutions introduced to address these problems in different jurisdictions. The countries included in the comparative study are the Netherlands, England, Ireland and the United States.
Evelien (1990) studied law at the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Lund University (LU). She holds a LLM degree in both private law and criminal law. In September 2014 she started her PhD research on improvement initiatives to the personal injury claims process in different jurisdictions. She is also involved in a European research on the processes by which claims for damages in respects of personal injuries are resolved in practice, funded by ECTIL: ‘A Socio-Legal Analysis of Personal Injury Claims in Three Countries’. Furthermore, she is a member of the research programme BACT’s (Behavioural Approaches to Contract and Tort) support team.
- E.S. Engelhard (2018). Het Michigan-Model. Een andere aanpak van medische aansprakelijkheidsclaims in de Verenigde Staten. PIV Bulletin, 2018 (3), 33-37.
- M.R. Hebly & E.S. Engelhard (2017). Besluit vergoeding affectieschade. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Burgerlijk Recht (NTBR), 2017 (10), 303-305. [go to publisher's site]
- E.S. Engelhard & S.D. Lindenbergh (2016). Culturen van letselschadeafwikkeling. Indrukken uit een vergelijkend onderzoek naar de wijze van afwikkeling van letselschades in Engeland, Noorwegen en Nederland. Tijdschrift voor Vergoeding Personenschade (TVP), 2016 (4), 88-99. doi: 10.5553/TVP/138820662016019004002
- E.S. Engelhard, M.R. Hebly & I. van der Zalm (2015). De shockschadevordering in het strafproces. Tijdschrift voor Vergoeding Personenschade (TVP), 2015 (4), 87-96. doi: 10.5553/TVP/138820662015018004001
- I. van der Zalm, M.R. Hebly & E.S. Engelhard (2015). Wetsvoorstel schadevergoeding zorg- en affectieschade: verbetering van de positie van slachtoffers en naasten. Ars Aequi, 2015 (2), 93-105.
- E.S. Engelhard, M.R. Hebly & S.D. Lindenbergh (2015). Gelijkheidsperikelen in het schadevergoedingsrecht. Over de betekenis van het gelijkheidsbeginsel bij de vaststelling van verlies aan verdienvermogen. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Burgerlijk Recht (NTBR), 2015 (9), 257-265.
- E.S. Engelhard (2016). Noot bij: Rechtbank Zeeland-West Brabant. (2015, december 23), Ja 2016-89. ECLI:NL:RBZWB:2015:8736
- E.S. Engelhard (2013). Overheidsingrijpen in de letselschaderegeling. Een vast uitgangspunt of gelegenheidspolitiek? In Politiek Privaatrecht. Den Haag: Boom Juridische Uitgevers
- E.S. Engelhard (2016, maart 3). The Personal Injury Claims Process: Comparing Legal Cultures (The Netherlands). London, Seminar British Institute of International and Comparative Law.
- E.S. Engelhard (2016, december 6). Presentatie resultaten onderzoek 'A Socio-Legal Analysis of Personal Injury Claims'. Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Aansprakelijkheid & Verzekering Symposium.
- E.S. Engelhard (2016). Eigen-schuldverweren bij civiele vorderingen in het strafproces: onevenredig belastend? Noot bij: Rechtbank Limburg 26 april 2016, ECLI:NL:RBLIM:2016:3527 en ECLI:NL:RBLIM:2016:3517. (blog). Personenschade Updates. (available: 12 Sep 2016). [go to publisher's site]
(external) researcher
- University
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- School
- Erasmus School of Law
- Department
- Civil Law
- Country
- The Netherlands