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VOCAL

Welcome to the website of VOCAL – the Victims of Crime Association of Lawyers.

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VOCAL was established in 2015 to bring together lawyers from different countries in Europe to share experiences and ideas about victims’ rights.  

 

It is believed to be the first association of its kind.

About

About.

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VOCAL’s aim is to improve and promote awareness of the legal needs and rights of victims of crime in Europe, including the needs of victims in cross-border cases.

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Since its foundation VOCAL has held a number of meetings, conferences and events throughout Europe and has a growing membership of lawyers who are committed to improving the legal help that victims receive.

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Our membership includes lawyers who represent victims of economic crime such as fraud, money laundering, corruption as well as lawyers who represent victims of offences against the person such as murder, manslaughter, assault and sexual crime.

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Our representative jurisdictions presently include:

  • Belgium

  • Denmark

  • France

  • Germany

  • Italy

  • Jersey

  • The Netherlands

  • Norway

  • Spain

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

  • The United Kingdom

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If you are a lawyer and you would like to become a member of VOCAL then we would  like to hear from you.

What we do.

We are a group of lawyers who specialise in representing victims of crime.

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VOCAL’s lawyers meet and hold training events in different countries in Europe three times a year.

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VOCAL

  • Provides an opportunity for specialist victims’ lawyers to come together to share experiences;

  • Runs educational events;

  • Liaises with and provides assistance to Victim Support Europe.

 

If you are a UK based or European lawyer who represents victims of crime and would like to join VOCAL, we would really like to hear from you.

Our Committee.

EVENTS

Events.

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PAST EVENTS

 

Meetings and educational events of VOCAL have taken place in Amsterdam, Geneva, London, Paris, Oslo, Berlin, Bologna, Antwerp, Rome and Stockholm

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Our past academic conferences have been hosted in the following countries:

 

  • VOCAL conference 14 June 2024, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

  • VOCAL conference 9 June 2023, Jersey, Channel Islands

  • VOCAL conference 17 June 2022, Stockholm, Sweden

  • VOCAL conference 28 June 2019, Rome, Italy

  • VOCAL conference 15 June 2018, Berlin, Germany

  • VOCAL conference 12 May 2017, the Hague, the Netherlands

 

​FUTURE EVENTS

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Our next VOCAL conference will be held in Madrid on 12 - 14 June 2025.

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Contact

Membership.

Any lawyer interested in joining should set out our their experience or interest in representing victims of crime. The VOCAL Committee will review and consider each application.

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The membership fee is 100 Euros per annum.  

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Applications should be sent to:

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C/- VOCAL President​

Karoline Henriksen

Contact: henriksen@henriksenco.no

Web: https://henriksenco.no/kontakt

Contact.

All other queries should be sent to:

 

C/- VOCAL President​

Karoline Henriksen

Contact: henriksen@henriksenco.no

Web: https://henriksenco.no/kontakt

CONDITIONS OF USE Use of this website is governed by the following conditions of use: •All rights, including copyright and database rights and in the content of, and the publications in, this website are owned by VOCAL. •You may download and temporarily store one or more of the pages of this website for the purposes of viewing them. •Any other storage, copying, transmission or distribution of the content of, or the publications in, this website is prohibited without the prior written consent of VOCAL. •You agree to use this website for lawful purposes only in a manner which is consistent with any and all applicable law and regulation in the country in which you access this website. •Your use of this website should not infringe the rights of or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of this website by any third party. •You agree not to import or transfer to this website either directly or indirectly any information or other content which is or may be inaccurate, misleading, defamatory, obscene, offensive or in breach of any intellectual property right, similar right or damaging to the software or performance of this website. •Any dispute arising out of or in relation to this website shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. •If any of these conditions of use is illegal or becomes illegal in the future, it shall not affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any other provision of these conditions of use and its disclaimer. •You are referred to our privacy policy which forms part of these conditions of use. We recommend that you read this statement before continuing to use this website. •These conditions of use may be varied from time to time without notice. •If you are in doubt as to the accuracy and currency of any information posted on or downloaded from this website or if you require further information, please contact c/- VOCAL President

PRIVACY POLICY Your privacy and the security of your personal information is important to us. This policy explains how we process your data as part of conducting our business. Data Controller The data controller for this website is VOCAL. Who do we collect information on? This privacy notice applies to: •members •prospective members •third parties and intermediaries which include: othose who are, work for or are agents of, suppliers or service providers who provide goods and services to us ovisitors to our website What constitutes personal information? This means any information about you from which you can be identified. This includes but is not limited to name, address, date of birth and gender. How do we collect and use information about you? We collect personal information either directly from you when you retain us to provide services or use of our website or indirectly from intermediaries, providers of independent or background checks or publicly available sources. By using our website or otherwise contacting us, obtaining services from us or by providing your personal information to us via the contact option on this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this policy. General visitors No personal information is collected about general visitors to our website. The personal information we hold We collect a variety of information from you and about you. The extent of the information collected will depend on a variety of factors including the nature of the relationship between us and the extent of the contact with you, including but not limited to your contact details including your full name, postal address, email or other electronic communication addresses and telephone numbers. How and why we use personal information For each of the purposes for which we process information, we rely on one or more of the following legal justifications: •contractual necessity •legitimate business interest •legal and/or regulatory requirement •consent Automated decision making We do not deploy systems or procedures that make a decision without human intervention. Transfer of information with third parties We may transfer your personal information to others: •For the purpose of providing legal services •To other members or associates of your organisation; •To a regulatory, governmental or judicial authority with whom we are legally obliged to share your information. We will seek to ensure that our suppliers and service providers are contractually bound to process your personal information in line with our policies and that they have adequate measures in place to protect your information from unauthorised access, disclosure, loss or destruction. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal information for their own purposes. We only permit them to process your personal information in accordance with our instructions. GDPR rights Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) you have the right to: •Request access to your personal information. This enables you to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it. You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal information but we may charge a reasonable fee if your request for access is unjustified or excessive. We may also refuse to comply with the request in such circumstances. •Request correction of the personal information that we hold about you. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate information we hold about you corrected. •Request erasure of your personal information. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal information where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it. You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your personal information where you have exercised your right to object to processing. •Object to processing of your personal information where we are relying on our legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground. •Request the restriction of processing of your personal information. This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of personal information about you, for example if you want us to establish its accuracy or the reason for processing it. •Request the transfer of your personal information to another party. •Right to withdraw consent. In the limited circumstances where you may have provided your consent to the collection, processing and transfer of your personal information for a specific purpose, you have the right to withdraw your consent for that specific processing at any time. Once we have received notification in writing that you have withdrawn your consent, we will no longer process your information for the purpose or purposes you originally agreed to, unless we have another legitimate basis for doing so in law. These rights are subject to certain exemptions and conditions. We may decline to comply with any request to delete or restrict the use of your information if we still require that information for any legal, regulatory or contractual reason. Where we are processing your information on the basis of contractual necessity, or legal or regulatory requirement, it is likely that the provision and processing of such information will be mandatory. In addition, in the event that you choose not to provide any personal information or to exercise one or more of the rights above to restrict the processing of your information, this may restrict the services which we are able to provide or we may have to decline to act on your behalf. Security We take our responsibility to secure your information extremely seriously. We have implemented robust systems and policies and procedures to prevent and detect any incidents where your information may be subject to unauthorised access, use or disclosure. In the unlikely event of a security breach, we will take all necessary steps to identify the cause and mitigate the effects. Where necessary, we will also notify you in accordance with our obligations under the GDPR. Retention of data We will keep your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which we have collected it. Who can I contact? If you have any questions in respect of this privacy policy please send your request to c/- VOCAL President. If you are dissatisfied with our response and you wish to make a formal complaint please direct any such complaint to: contact the Information Commissioner's Office (UK) Cookies We do not use “cookies” on customer-facing sections of this website, but we use third party software to track general usage information which may enable us to compile reports that we may use to improve the site. Disclosure VOCAL does not control and is not responsible for the privacy policy of any website or organisation to which this website provides links. By including hyperlinks or connections to such websites we do not imply any endorsement of them or any association with their owners or operators. Whilst we endeavour to safeguard your information we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that you may transmit to us. Disclaimer The materials contained in this website (including any publications or documents) are provided for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal or other professional advice and should not be acted or relied upon as such. Professional advice appropriate to the specific situation should always be obtained. While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained on this website is complete and accurate at the date of publication, VOCAL gives no warranty as to the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of the information contained on this website, and accepts no liability arising from any inaccuracy or omissions in or the use of or reliance on the information contained on this website. This website is subject to the laws of England and Wales and the jurisdiction of courts of England and Wales. Copyright The copyright in the content, design, graphics, layout, visual images and downloadable material on this website is owned by VOCAL. Permission is granted to view, download and print any of the content and downloadable material on this website for personal use only. No other copying, distribution, modification, republication or other use of the content or materials on this website is permitted without the express written permission of VOCAL.

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