Mr Luuk Arends > Dirkzwager > Arnhem, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Mr Luuk Arends

+31 26 368 48 43 arends@dirkzwager.nl

Work Department

Healthcare

Position

Attorney – Partner

Career

Luuk joined Dirkzwager as a lawyer in 2006 and is a partner in the Health Law department. He has been promoted (PhD) in research on: Does the Dutch legislation offer adequate legal protection for psychogeriatric patients when they are being restrained? Luuk is specialized in mental health care, care for the elderly, care for the mentally handicapped, youth care, primary care and privacy issues. He is also well acquainted with new legislation in health care, such as Wkkgz, Wmo 2015, Wlz, Youth Act, Wvggz and Wzd.  He works for mental health care institutions, elderly care institutions, institutions for the mentally handicapped, hospitals, general practitioners, care groups, sector organizations and individual care providers. Within these organizations he assists boards of directors, care managers and care providers with advice and procedures. 

Languages

Dutch, English

Memberships

• Member of the editorial board of GGZ & Recht
• Chairman of the disputes body of De Zorgprofessional
• Member of the Supervisory Board of Verenso, the professional association for Specialists in Geriatric Medicine (more than 1700 members)
• Board member of the University Health Center Heyendael

Education

Dutch Law, University Maastricht