On Tuesday, October 27, 2015, the Hague court of appeal held that both the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service and the Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service may not tap telephone conversations in which lawyers are engaged. Security Services may only tap conversations if such a measure has been reviewed …
The Hague court ruled in favor of lawyers in the phone call tapping case: State must stop infringing legal professional privilege of lawyers
On Tuesday July 1, 2015, the Dutch district court of The Hague decided that the State should stop tapping lawyers’ phone calls. The current policy is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. The State is given six months to adjust the policy. If this is not fulfilled then the State must …