"Going Back 20 Years in Time": Lawyers Unhappy About Obligation to Reprint Criminal Files Themselves

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Lawyers are reacting with indignation to the decision to require the Antwerp court to submit all documents and conclusions for criminal cases to the registry on paper once again. Until now, digital submissions were permitted and the registry printed everything out, but that has become too much work and too expensive. "Going back 20 years in time; this says it all about the functioning of the justice system currently," commented criminal defense …