Trial by jury is unknown in the Netherlands. District Courts have jurisdiction in all civil cases where claims exceed the sum of 10,000 guilders, in divorce and bankruptcy cases, and in criminal proceedings relating to almost all felonies and those misdemeanors not dealt with by the Cantonal courts. Most lawyers practice as both Advocaat and Procureur, although their functions are very distinct. It is the function of the procureur to represent parties in civil matters, but only in one District Court and its court of Appeal, where they have a monopoly right of audience. However, a procureur is confined to written proceedings.
Specialist notaries undertake all notarial work.
However entire libraries are filled with information about Dutch law and we would probably miss what you are looking for. However there are some areas of law that generate so many questions that we will try to give some more general information about them. If you have a question about Dutch law you can go back to the previous page and read about the procedure.