The new sexual criminal law, which came into force two days ago (on 01.06.2022), is one of the many initiatives on the road to a safer society for our next generations. Tackling sexual crime has been an absolute priority for our government for a number of years now, in the wake of #MeToo....
Episode 10 - Operation Chalice
Operation Chalice. The major investigation into sexual abuse in the Church. Last week, Walter Van Steenbrugge and Christine Mussche were interviewed about it by HUMO. After twelve long years of (thwarted) investigation, the victims they are defending in this case are nowhere. How did it come to this? What is ...
Making a will by a protected person
In order to make a will, in particular a donation or a testament, a person must be competent (Article 1108 of the Civil Code). If a justice of the peace orders the administration of a person's property, this person is considered to be incapable of making a will. This person-related...
George Floyd taught us the power of images, but is filming a police intervention in Belgium a fundamental right or a crime?
The image of 46-year-old George Floyd being choked to death by an unlawful knee strike by a police officer is etched in our collective memory. The 8-minute and 46-second video of the chokehold went viral and, with the Black Lives Matter movement, unleashed an unprecedented wave of protest in the...
Episode 9 - #metoo
Opposite? That is the sharp look of 2 lawyers on current affairs and society. Walter Van Steenbrugge and Johan Vande Lanotte look with one eye at what is going on in our society and with the other at the law. A tweet from Zuhal Demir did not go down well with Walter...
