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Overzicht van de huidige juridische bijstand in België/Vlaanderen

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22/01/24

Advocaat.be encourages voters: make a democratic choice

Advocaat.be will screen the rule of law in political parties' election programmes for the upcoming elections. With this initiative, Advocaat.be wants to contribute to awareness about the importance of equal treatment by the government and the right to a fair trial, which is essential for maintaining and strengthening the rule of law.

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21/12/23

Lawyer trainee training reform: Advocaat.be shares concerns and seeks accessible and quality training

The Flemish Association of Students (VVS) has criticised plans to reform the professional training of trainee lawyers. Advocaat.be shares the students' concern that, in principle, the profession of lawyer should be accessible to any law graduate. Indeed, the preliminary draft law on modernising the legal profession stipulates that this professional training will take the form of a complementary study, which will precede the start of the actual trainee legal profession.

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2/11/23

DVZ must provide lawyers with the direct contact details of its officials, the court has ruled.

In a recent ruling, the court ordered that DVZ lawyers must provide the direct contact details of its officials. The court thereby acceded to our demand and Mr Kati Verstrepen, lawyer in immigration law.

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