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Inadmissibility of Public Prosecution Office

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Netherlands
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December 17 2009

On 7 October 2009, the Amsterdam District Court declared the Public Prosecution Office (Openbaar Ministerie) inadmissible in the prosecution of 16 suspects in a drugs-related case

Strengthening the multidisciplinary approach in the fight against organised crime

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Netherlands
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December 17 2009

On 2 November 2009, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Affairs ("Ministers") presented their views to Parliament on how to take decisive action against organised and financialeconomic crime and how to eliminate problem areas that might occur during the exchange of information between the authorities involved

A new financial penalty regime for companies and management

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Netherlands
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July 3 2009

On 23 June 2009, the "fourth tranche" of the General Administrative Law Act (Algemene wet bestuursrecht) was adopted by the Dutch Parliament

Guideline on Investigation and Prosecution of Bankruptcy Fraud

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Netherlands
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July 3 2009

On 1 March 2009, the Guideline on Investigation and Prosecution of Bankruptcy Fraud (Aanwijzing opsporing en vervolging faillissementsfraude; the "Guideline") entered into force

Safeguarding attorney-client privilege: tapping conversations between clients and their lawyers

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Netherlands
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July 3 2009

In September 2008, at the annual convention of the Netherlands Bar Association (Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten), the chairman of the Board of Procurators General discussed the relationship between the Public Prosecution Service and the Bar in relation to the tapping of telephone conversations between lawyers and their clients

Guideline on the confiscation of proceeds from crime

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Netherlands
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July 3 2009

On 1 March 2009, the new Dutch Guideline on the Confiscation of Proceeds from Crime (the "Guideline") entered into force, replacing the former 2005 Guideline

Market abuse case law: the VHS matter

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Netherlands
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July 3 2009

On 3 April 2009, the Amsterdam District Court delivered its decision in the VHS case

The right to counsel during police interrogation: ongoing debate

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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European Union, Netherlands
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July 3 2009

On 27 November and 11 December 2008, the ECHR rendered two decisions which concern a sensitive issue in the Netherlands: a suspect’s right to be represented by counsel during police interrogation

Protection of press informants

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Netherlands
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July 3 2009

On 29 October 2008, the Dutch Minister of Justice presented a bill on the protection of informants of journalists in criminal proceedings (Wet bronbescherming in strafzaken