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You or your company is accused of a crime?

Jorgen Van Laer and his team (Bannister Lawyers) are ready to advise you and represent your interests.
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4.1 based on 95+ reviews

Not your average law firm

Jorgen Van Laer is ready with a highly specialized team to tackle your case.

When you or your company is accused of a crime, it can have a huge impact. Many questions arise. What about my customers? What about my company and its reputation? What strategy should I adopt during an interrogation and the rest of the proceedings? Can I still negotiate with the prosecution? Could I end up in jail? What financial measures and sanctions are hanging over my head? Can I avoid bankruptcy? In other words, you are worried and you need clear answers and concrete help.

Our mission is to assist you at the highest level.
Pushing legal boundaries is in our DNA.

Our focus
Our expertise is your asset

Because the stakes in such situations are always high, it is crucial that you seek the guidance of specialists from the outset. The attorneys in our corporate criminal law section exclusively handle penal cases and focus mainly on cases involving crimes within the company. As a result, they are fully aware of the latest developments in the field. Expertise and dossier knowledge thus go hand in hand.

Our flexible team of criminal lawyers is easily accessible at our headquarters in Antwerp and further very approachable all over Belgium. For example, it is possible to arrange consultations with a lawyer throughout Flanders, in cities such as Turnhout, Leuven, Ghent, Hasselt,...

Jorgen Van Laer enjoys an excellent reputation with the courts and acts in high-profile cases throughout Belgium. However, the firm is very discreet and only seeks press coverage in criminal cases when it serves the client's interests.

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Nik Spruyt

Wij hadden een prima ervaring met Bannister. Stiptheid, kennis van zaken, duidelijkheid en professionaliteit staan duidelijk centraal bij deze fijne mensen.

Wim van Osselaer

Very professional and friendly lawyers. We have been very well guided in our case. You have been a breath of fresh air for us, thank you!

Senly Luft

Ik raad Bannister Advocaten ten zeerste aan. Ik werd vriendelijk onthaald. Daarnaast heeft men me goed te woord gestaan. En ondertussen werd alles strikt opgevolgd waarvan ik telkens op de hoogte werd gebracht.

How do we proceed?

Bannister Lawyers is a high end law firm with specializations in various branches of law.

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First contact
You contact us with a question or problem. During this initial conversation, we listen to your story, situate the legal framework, and indicate what documents or additional information we still need.
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Thorough consultation
We schedule a consultation, either at our office or through Teams. In that meeting, after an initial study of the initial documents available, we take the time to fully understand the situation, ask the right questions and get the facts straight. A good analysis begins with an understanding of the facts.
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Analysis and initial action
Based on that information, we make a legal assessment of your position. This can lead to the drafting of a notice of default, a proposed settlement or the drafting of a subpoena in order to capture the court.
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Follow-up steps
After that initial action - such as a formal notice - we evaluate together any response or lack thereof. Sometimes an additional letter is sufficient. In other cases, a (legal) procedure is recommended. Everything happens in consultation, with an eye for your goals and interests.
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