Arvin Kolder reappointed as professor Personal injury law

Prof. Dr Arvin Kolder currently holds the chair for special professorship of Personal Injury. As of 1 January 2025, that position will be extended for a second five-year term. The chair, established on behalf of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (LSA) now runs until 1 January 2030.

Multiple roles

Kolder has been a researcher in the Department of Private and Notarial Law of the Faculty of Law since 2006. He has also worked as a lecturer since 2009. He obtained his doctorate in 2018 with a dissertation in the field of liability law. Since 1 January 2020 he was appointed as special professor for his first term of 5 years.

In his role as special professor of Personal injury, Kolder will continue to teach and to conduct and supervise research in this area of law. He also remains closely involved in the annual Personal Injury Congress organized by the UG.

Personal injury

The term ‘personal injury’ refers to the injury or death damages that can result from, for example, traffic or work accidents or incidents of violence. This complex area of law raises many questions within insurance, liability and compensation law. A proper settlement of personal injury is of great importance, both for those affected and for the parties who have to compensate for the damages incurred.

Social and legal importance

The Personal Injury Chair is unique in the Netherlands and underlines the social and legal importance of the topic of personal injury. By granting this chair, the University of Groningen hopes to continue to make an important contribution to the improvement of the settlement of personal injury cases.

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This article was published by the Faculty of Law.