Walter Van Steenbrugge and Johan Heymans are partners at Van Steenbrugge Advocaten and lawyers for the relatives of the Belgian victim in the Saipov trial in New York.
New York terror trial begins: how Sayfullo Saipov killed a young mother from West Flanders
The trial of Sayfullo Saipov begins today in New York. Saipov sowed terror in Manhattan on 31 October 2017. He rammed unsuspecting cyclists and pedestrians with his pickup truck. Eight people were killed, including Ann-Laure Decadt from Oostnieuwkerke in West Flanders. The perpetrator of the massacre was a radicalised IS sympathiser
Veterinarian takes own research to court: 'Half findings in Flemish nitrogen dossier are wrong'
'Fifty to seventy per cent of the findings in the Flemish nitrogen file are wrong.' So says veterinarian Peter De Swaef, who is going to court with lawyer Walter Van Steenbrugge. Who is De Swaef and are his claims correct?
Walter Van Steenbrugge invites heroes of Club Brugge from the 70s, 80s and 90s to Ostend
Ostend Belgian lawyer, author and criminal lawyer, Walter Van Steenbrugge, invited the cream of Belgian football from the 70s, 80s and 90s to Ostend on Saturday evening. "I have been a diehard fan of Club Brugge for more than 55 years and regularly do so," he said.
The world must address all human rights violations
The situations in Turkey and China demonstrate the need to enforce recognition of human rights globally by imposing sanctions against all countries that deny them.
