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Stalking under Dutch law is a criminal offence known as belaging, set out in Article

Fraud in the Netherlands is punishable as oplichting under article 326 of the Wetboek van

Filing a police report in the Netherlands, an aangifte, means formally notifying the police of

Money laundering is the process of giving criminal proceeds the appearance of a lawful origin,

Money laundering carries a maximum of six years’ imprisonment in the Netherlands under article 420bis

A preliminary hearing in criminal cases, known in Dutch practice as a regiezitting, is a

A pro forma hearing is a court session in a criminal case at which the

A victim advocate (slachtofferadvocaat) is a lawyer who acts for the victim in Dutch criminal

Murder (moord) is defined in article 289 of the Dutch Criminal Code as intentionally taking

A community service order (taakstraf) is unpaid work imposed as a principal sentence in Dutch

Grounds for exclusion of criminal liability (strafuitsluitingsgronden) are circumstances that make a proven criminal act

Identity fraud in the Netherlands is punishable under article 231b of the Dutch Criminal Code,

A penalty order (strafbeschikking) is a punishment imposed by the Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar Ministerie)

An unconditional sentence (onvoorwaardelijke straf) is a penalty that must actually be served once the

When the public prosecutor decides not to prosecute, or drops a case, that decision is

Dutch drug legislation rests chiefly on the Opium Act, supplemented by the Medicines Act and

You are a suspect in Dutch criminal law as soon as facts and circumstances give

Learn what is criminal law, its importance, key concepts, and how it functions in the

Suspension of pre-trial detention (schorsing van de voorlopige hechtenis) is a conditional release from custody

A decision not to prosecute, known in Dutch as a sepot, means the Openbaar Ministerie