The Christmas break is a great time to relax, reflect and look ahead. Lawlunch focussed this year on the legal developments in the Netherlands regarding trial agreements, cybercrime and legal privilege. Topics that have created lots of discussion amongst the professionals involved. In 2023 these......
Investigative authorities all over the world collect a great deal of criminal data. The Netherlands is no exception. It can include seizures or hacks of large data carriers in the interest of a criminal investigation based on a suspicion of criminal acts. Examples are the......
No one can be forced to cooperate with their own conviction. This principle is known in criminal law as the nemo tenetur principle. An important rationale behind this principle is that a certain amount of force might affect the reliability of a statement, but also......
