Specialization
Philip primarily handles employment law matters and also assists his clients with general commercial litigation and liability issues.
Memberships
- Member of the Association of Collection and Litigation Lawyers (VIA)
- Member of the Association of Rotterdam Employment Law Lawyers (VRAA)
- Member of the Dutch Employment Lawyers Association (VAAN)
- Member of the Association of Liability and Insurance Law (VASR)
Background
Lawyer Philip Ekering studied Dutch law at the Free University in Amsterdam. After this study Philip became a lawyer in Rotterdam. Philip has a general (litigation) practice and specializes in employment law. He completed the Postgraduate Course in Employment Law and the Grotius Specialization Course in Business and Liability. After working practically 20 years at his first firm, Philip made the switch to Yur Advocaten in April 2018 and became a partner there.
The Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister)
Area of law according to the Bar: Labour law (arbeidsrecht)
Area of law according to the Bar Association: Contract Law (contractenrecht)
These specialties are also registered under Article 35a of the Regulation on the Legal Profession in the Register of Jurisdictions of the Dutch Bar Association. This registration obliges me to obtain ten training points in each registered area of law each calendar year according to the standards of the Dutch Bar Association.