Petra Oskam

Medical malpractice / Employers liability / Motor liability & whiplash / Fraud / Accident & health / Coverage disputes.

Petra’s practice is aimed at advising and litigating for insurance companies. She litigates in cases concerning personal injury, liability and insurance. For example, she regularly represents clients in coverage dispute procedures. Thanks to her in-house experience at an insurer, she knows the sector from the inside out and knows how important hands-on advice is for daily practice.

Petra completed the postgraduate LSA/ Grotius Personal Injury specialization course and has been a member of the board of the Vereniging van Letselschade Advocaten LSA (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers LSA) since 2017.

She regularly publishes in journals like the Tijdschrift voor Vergoeding Personenschade (Magazine for Personal Injury Compensation) and the PIV-Bulletin, for example about whiplash cases and fraud in personal injury claims settlement.

She is a lecturer at the Instituut voor Juridische Opleidingen (IVJO) (Institute for Legal Courses) and at VU University Amsterdam for the Deepening Course Liability and Insurance (Verdieping Aansprakelijkheid en Verzekering).

Armand Blondeel, Senior Expert Personenschade a.s.r.

"We have been working with Petra for over 13 years. She has successfully assisted us on Insurance & Liability matters regarding personal injury. She has proven to be extremely pragmatic, responsive, skilled, creative and strategic and has been a great partner in helping us solve all kinds of difficult cases, as well in court proceedings, as in mediation and reaching good settlements out of court. Petra always acts with a good eye for reaching a reasonable solution, doing justice to the case. Her professional work-style combined with her in depth knowledge and human touch make her an excellent sparring partner."

• Assisted a Dutch insurance company in mediation regarding a large claim from a freelancer.
• Litigated for an insurer in a case concerning 'loss of a chance' in case of medical liability.
• Litigated for a Dutch insurer in a personal injury case concerning the appeal to a 'deliberate damage' clause.
• Frequently litigates for insurers in sub-disputes about whiplash, causality and fraud.