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Deliberation about legal privilege

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Netherlands
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December 30 2010

The Ministry of Public Safety and Justice and the Ministry of Finance are currently deliberating with the Dutch Bar Association as to whether the professional privilege of lawyers can be curtailed under special circumstances

Rotterdam District Court convicts former Port of Rotterdam director

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Netherlands
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December 30 2010

On 15 October 2010 the District Court of Rotterdam sentenced a former director of the Port of Rotterdam to a term of imprisonment of 12 months

AFM and DNB publish Q&A on administrative fines levied on individuals

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Netherlands
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December 30 2010

The AFM and DNB have the authority to impose administrative sanctions, including fines, on individuals who have exercised actual control over offences by legal entities or who gave instructions for that purpose

The corruption perceptions index (CPI): 2010 result

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Netherlands
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December 30 2010

The Netherlands has dropped a spot on the annual corruption perceptions index published by Transparency International, now ranking seventh with a score of 8.8

State liability for foreign seizure of assets

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Netherlands
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December 17 2009

On 18 September 2009, the Netherlands Supreme Court held that the State of the Netherlands (the "State") was liable for an unlawful governmental action in a criminal case, particularly in relation to the confiscation of proceeds of crime

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

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

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