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13/03/25

Advocaat.be calls for better legal protection for victims of intra-family violence

Advocaat.be reacts with great concern to the recent reports about victims of intra-family violence being unable to rely on their legal aid insurance.

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27/02/25

Those arrested and questioned get faster and more efficient access to lawyer

The new and improved version Salduz-web strengthens the cooperation between the police, the judiciary and the legal profession and ensures a more efficient and user-friendly organisation of legal assistance during interrogations. Thanks to technical improvements, every suspect gets faster access to a lawyer, which improves legal certainty.

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26/02/25

Master's thesis on intelligence and criminal proceedings wins 2024 Scriptieprijs

Advocaat.be presents the Scriptieprijs 2024 to Benoît Van Cauwenberghe for his exceptional master's thesis on the use of intelligence information in criminal proceedings (UGent). His research sheds new light on the role of this information as a starting, targeting and steering tool, as well as evidence in criminal cases. Moreover, he examines the tensions between national security and the right to a fair trial.

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