Lawyer · Ghent Bar
A selection of cases and legal matters in which I was mentioned in the media as a lawyer.
12 September 2026 · Nieuwsblad
Nieuwsblad
Witness examination sought and granted; new light on the case in favour of the defendant. After four years of dispute and litigation the driver was acquitted.
2026 · Nieuwsblad / HLN
Nieuwsblad / HLN
As counsel for the driver. The initial charge of attempted homicide was not upheld; reclassification to intentional assault and battery.
16 January 2026 · Nieuwsblad
Nieuwsblad
Traffic case: driver clocked at 170 km/h. Police court: 21-day driving ban and € 480 fine.
2026 · Court of Cassation
Hof van Cassatie
Partial quashing for lack of reasoning; remittal to the Antwerp Court of Appeal.
P.23.0947.N: Source link to follow upon publication.
7 January 2025 · Court of Cassation
Hof van Cassatie
The Court held that forfeiture for unfitness (art. 42) did not fall outside the appellate court’s seisin.
28 October 2025 · Court of Cassation
Hof van Cassatie
Partial quashing because the procedural indemnity on appeal had been incorrectly assessed.
26 June 2025 · Nieuwsblad
Nieuwsblad
Criminal case concerning an organisation alleged to have traded cannabis and cocaine. Assistance to one of the defendants.
2025 · HLN
HLN
Criminal case concerning thefts; on appeal a milder sentence after application of the concurrent-sentencing rules.
29 April 2025 · Court of Cassation
Hof van Cassatie
Review of the conditions for saliva analysis as evidence of driving under the influence. Cassation appeal dismissed.
29 April 2025 · Nieuwsblad
Nieuwsblad
Cases adjourned; later the breach of the reasonable time requirement was raised.
April 2025 · Nieuwsblad / HLN
Nieuwsblad / HLN
The defence challenged the correctness of the investigation; acquittal on all alleged sexual offences.
2024 · Nieuwsblad
Nieuwsblad
Case concerning months-long stalking and hundreds of pages of messages.
2024 · HLN / Court of Cassation
HLN / Cassatie
Ghent Court of Appeal judgment quashed for breach of the evidential value of the earlier judgment; remittal for a new trial.
22 February 2024 · Nieuwsblad
Nieuwsblad
Student helped steal € 168,000 via phishing and theft from the employer; 180 hours’ community service.
2024 · Nieuwsblad / HLN
Nieuwsblad / HLN
A student dispute ended in violence; the victim was assisted by Nelson Vanlocke.
2024 · Nieuwsblad / HLN
Nieuwsblad / HLN
Criminal case concerning improperly collected corona support and financial offences.
25 January 2023 · Nieuwsblad
Nieuwsblad
Charge of attempted homicide not upheld: intent to kill not found plausible.
24 May 2023 · Nieuwsblad
Nieuwsblad
Full acquittal after 68 days of pre-trial detention. Assistance as counsel for the defendant.
10 February 2023 · HLN
HLN
Acquittal sought; the lawfulness of television footage in the proceedings was raised.
2023 · HLN
HLN
Criminal case concerning theft of at least thirteen laptops from students of a Ghent college and university.
2023 · Nieuwsblad
Nieuwsblad
Acquittal on the charge concerning distribution of prohibited images.
2023 · HLN
HLN
Assistance to the rider; discussion of damages and expert assessment after the accident.
2023 · HLN
HLN
Criminal case concerning a brutal theft that disrupted a romantic date at Drongen station.
2023 · HLN
HLN
Assistance to the driver in a fatal traffic accident.
21 September 2021 · Court of Cassation
Hof van Cassatie
A decision altering a more favourable detention order must expressly establish unanimity. Quashed.
March 2021 · HLN
HLN
Acquittal of attempted homicide; 5 years instead of the 10 sought (plus concurrent sentencing).
January–February 2021 · Nieuwsblad
Nieuwsblad
Conviction of a trainee firefighter for arsons he himself helped extinguish.
8 March 2021 · HLN
HLN
Acquittal for lack of criminal responsibility; internment not possible for theft without violence.
13 March 2021 · HLN
HLN
2-month driving ban and € 960 fine.
June–July 2020 · Nieuwsblad
Nieuwsblad
No sentence due to breach of the reasonable time requirement. Assistance to the supervising soldier.
12 June 2019 · HLN
HLN
Sentence of 37 months; assistance to the defendant.
The cases mentioned are briefly summarised based on journalistic coverage. The original articles and images belong to the respective news organisations. Links point to the original publications. Where relevant, the Dutch originals prevail.
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