Case law

28-11-2022 - On November 22 the European Court of Justice (hereinafter the Court) issued a ruling on the UBO register. The Court concluded that the provision in the European Anti-Money Laundering Directive…

10-03-2020 - The Netherlands Supreme Court dated 9 July 2019, alternative scenario: ECLI:NL:HR:2019:1137 The Court of Appeal based its conviction on the indirect method of proof. In short it means that an…

24-04-2019 - Overijssel Court, 13 February 2018, cash in rolled chicken meat: ECLI:NL:RBOVE:2018:421 The suspect has emerged during a money laundering investigation, aimed at co-suspects in Aruba. The…

24-04-2019 - Court of Justice in The Hague, 15 September 2017: Money laundering by filing a tax return This was a case where fraud in medical expenses was brought to light. False invoices were made up in which…

24-04-2019 - The Court of Appeal of The Hague, dated 24 October 2018, seizure of bitcoins: ECLI:NL:GHDHA:2018:2821 In a criminal case, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service has had to return a large amount of…

24-04-2019 - In November 2017 two investigations dealing with the conversion of criminal bitcoins into cash were brought before a Dutch court. The first investigation covered a drug dealer who operated via…

24-04-2019 - This is an article from our newsletter 2017-1 The 'step-by-step plan' is ECHR proof In previous newsletters we discussed the step-by-step plan the Netherlands can use to prove money laundering…