The Case of LuxLeaks
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 49.757909729448876
Longitude: 6.0825533946913115
- Country Location (Lié Case Law)
- Luxembourg
- Decision Date
- 29 juin 2016
- Case Status
- On Appeal
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Criminal Sanctions
- Suspension of conviction issued against individual exercising FoE
- Keywords
- Political Expression
- Whistleblowing
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Case Summary
A Luxembourg Court handed down suspended jail sentences and fines in the trial of Antoine Deltour and Raphaël Halet, two French whistleblowers who were former employees of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) responsible for exposing Luxembourg’s giant system of tax avoidance for multinationals. Columbia Global Freedom of Expression could not identify official legal and government records on the case and information on the case was derived from secondary sources. Global FoE notes that media outlets may not provide complete information about this case. Additional information regarding legal matters will be updated as an official source becomes available.
- Case Significance
The decision does not establish a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
- Source Name and URL
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression