{"id":2613,"date":"2025-07-14T12:39:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging001.wp-ok.it\/criminal-and-disciplinary-law\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:38:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:38:55","slug":"criminal-and-disciplinary-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.schuermans-law.be\/en\/services\/criminal-and-disciplinary-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal and disciplinary law"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2613\" class=\"elementor elementor-2613 elementor-1428\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220b73d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"220b73d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a5d7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58a5d7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f6177c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f6177c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b929fef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b929fef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schuermans-law.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/single-service-box.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2514\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cde795 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8cde795\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d2d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08d2d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Criminal and disciplinary law<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c756d7d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c756d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0561322 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0561322\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eca4371 sc-standard-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eca4371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Criminal law has undergone a huge development. Even enterprises, directors, employees and independents may be subject to criminal prosecution. The relevant professional body may also initiate disciplinary proceedings based on the same alleged facts.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, in economic criminal law, different legal disciplines may overlap. The broad legal knowledge and many years of experience of Schuermans advocaten are in those difficult and delicate moments of paramount importance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c3493 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38c3493\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be4439 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5be4439\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f15a3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f15a3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194af39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"194af39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In particular, we think about<span class=\"sc-line\">:<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc933ed sc-standard-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc933ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>fraud (among others by directors or employees)<\/li>\n<li>forgery<\/li>\n<li>insider trading<\/li>\n<li>offenses following bankruptcy or seizure<\/li>\n<li>environmental infractions and violations on planning<\/li>\n<li>money-laundering regulations<\/li>\n<li>cash companies schemes<\/li>\n<li>infringements of social criminal law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a49a33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a49a33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9035b sc-standard-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f9035b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Examples<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5330a8e sc-standard-text examples-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5330a8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Criminal defence of several actors (buyer\/seller\/agent) in various cash companies schemes.<\/p>\n<p>Successful defence of a cattle farmer prosecuted for administering banned substances.<\/p>\n<p>Criminal defence of employees and customers of a company prosecuted for violations of the legislation on fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>Civil action against a co-shareholder for fraud and abuse of corporate assets.<\/p>\n<p>Acquittal of a major Dutch cigar manufacturer for alleged breaches of tobacco advertising.<\/p>\n<p>Disbarment of a liberal practitioner for alleged perjury.<\/p>\n<p>Disciplinary defence of a liberal practitioner for alleged forgery.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Criminal and disciplinary law Criminal law has undergone a huge development. 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