General Information

Important information about CMS Derks Star Busmann N.V.

Trade Register Registration Numbers
- Netherlands: 30201194
- Belgium: 0877.478.727

VAT numbers
- Netherlands: NL8140.16.479.B01
- Belgium: BE 0877.478.727

Professional organisations
The Dutch attorneys, civil-law notaries, junior civil-law notaries and tax advisers of CMS Derks Star Busmann N.V. are members of their respective professional organisations:

- Dutch Bar Association
- Royal Dutch Notarial Association
- Dutch Association of Tax Advisers

These organisations’ web sites contain the laws and regulations, as well as codes of conduct, applicable to the relevant profession.

In Belgium, CMS Derks Star Busmann N.V.’s attorneys are members of:
- Brussels Bar Association, Dutch-Speaking Section

CMS Derks Star Busmann N.V.’s German attorneys are registered with their respective professional organisations:
- Berlin Bar Association
- Cologne Bar Association

Professional liability insurance
CMS Derks Star Busmann N.V. has obtained professional liability insurance through AON, Paalbergweg 2-4 in Amsterdam (PO Box 12250, NL-1100 AG Amsterdam). The insurance offers worldwide cover.

Complaints
CMS Derks Star Busmann N.V. does everything in its power to be of optimal service to its clients. Nevertheless, it may be that you are unsatisfied with our services and have been unable to resolve this with the professional who handled your case. If such a situation should arise, please contact the Managing Partner, Mr Erik Vorst, at bestuursbureau@cms-dsb.com. In consultation with you, we will try to find a satisfactory solution as quickly as possible.

CMS Complaints Regulations Lawyers (161 kB)

CMS Complaints Regulations Civil Law Notaries (98 kB)

Duty to obtain identification and notify authorities
CMS Derks Star Busmann N.V. is a legal services provider. These legal services are governed by statutory rules, which regard a wide range of issues, including the duty to obtain identification and notify authorities.
Pursuant to a Regulation (Verordening op de advocatuur) promulgated by the Dutch Bar Association, attorneys have a general duty to obtain identification from their clients.
Pursuant to the Act on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financieren van terrorisme, or Wwft), attorneys, civil-law notaries and tax advisers may be subject to a duty to obtain identification and notify authorities. More information on the duties pursuant to the Wwft can be found in the enclosed brochure. Please also visit the web sites of the Dutch Bar Association, the Royal Dutch Notarial Association and the Bureau Financial Supervision.

Brochure client due diligence and reporting ( 335 kB)

Preventing conflicts of interest
To protect our clients’ interests as well as those in the other offices in the CMS global organisation, CMS Derks Star Busmann N.V. applies conflict of interest rules to ensure that no conflicts of interest arise in individual cases. Naturally, these rules are applied before a new client or case is accepted.