Supreme Court decision on notary privilege

Today’s ruling on notarial privilege. Following the cassation appeal filed by Linda van der Hut, the Supreme Court annulled the unfounded dismissal of the complaint on behalf of two non-suspect notaries against the seizure – in a criminal investigation against another notary – of documents containing their names. The court did not provide sufficient reasoning that there are very exceptional circumstances that justify breaking these notaries’ right to privilege. The mere fact that an earlier decision of the court allowed the accused civil-law notary’s privilege to be breached does not suffice.

Read the ruling here. It is also about this ruling but contains a reference to the other ruling.