On Tuesday, 25 March 2025, Ms Florence Butin, President of the Court of First Instance, accompanied by Ms Elise Mellier, her Legal Advisor and Head of Office, was warmly received by Ms Robine de Lange - Tegelaar, President of the Hague District Court and Ms Margreeth Dam, head of the civil law department, along with Mr Edger Brinkman, Senior Judge at this Court and Presiding Judge of the UPC local division in The Hague. 

This meeting led to a very frank and fruitful exchange of views on the respective judicial frameworks, the management of national judges partly appointed to the UPC and potential ways to facilitate and enhance mutually beneficial cooperation between the UPC and the Hague District Court.