Lotte Meurkens (R.C.)

Vermogensrecht

Onrechtmatige daad en schadevergoeding

Punitive damages

After studying law in Utrecht (propaedeutic exam: July 2002) and Maastricht (master of laws degrees in European Law School and Dutch Private Law: July 2008), I worked at the private law department as a PhD researcher and subsequently lecturer from 2008-2015. I am assistant professor of private law since February 2016.

In December 2014, I defended my PhD thesis titled ‘Punitive Damages: the Civil Remedy in American Law, Lessons and Caveats for Continental Europe’. From 2012-2023, I have published several contributions mainly in the field of punitive damages in Dutch and international legal literature.

I also worked as deputy judge in the district court Limburg from May 2017 until May 2021. Since April 2022, I am vice-chair and member of the Board of Appeal for Examinations of Maastricht University. I am member of the BSA-/MOMI committee of the faculty since September 2023